We all need to eat – and that means we all need food packaging, with most of us handling some form of food pack several times every day. Whether it’s the cereal box at breakfast, the sandwich packet at lunch, perhaps a snack in ...
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According to Experian, which conducted its research on behalf of law firm Irwin Mitchell, UK manufacturers were the target of 236 deals in the third quarter of 2014. The total number of deals in 2014 now stands at 619, 28% more than the ...
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Smurfit Kappa said the new board reduces migration of any organic substances by 99%, and has been tested for a shelf life of more than 12 months. The activated carbon layer in the recycled board keep pollutants within the material and ...
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The chocolate pralines are crafted in Europe, and special attention has been taken post production in designing and packaging. The design and manufacture of the packs was a joint collaboration with Pearlfisher, AiR Innovation, Multi ...
The investment targets increased capacity and improved quality of the output of cartonboard and liquid packaging board, and includes a rebuild of the board machine at the Frvi mill as well as a capacity upgrade of the Rockhammar pulp mill. ...
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Swedish manufacturer of renewable packaging material BillerudKorsn's is investing close to SEK900m ($126m) to expand its mills at Frvi and Rockhammar. The investment will comprise increasing the capacity and improve output quality at the ...
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Packaging company Coveris has acquired UK-based flexographic print specialist Learoyd Packaging for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is expected to support and strengthen Coveris' UK flexible packaging offering through advanced ...
Paper and board packaging is the most widely used packaging material in the UK. It has been growing year-on-year since 2009 and in 2013 increased by 1.8% in 2013. Its forecast is healthy too – a growth of 6.3% is expected over the ...
This is according to a new report from business intelligence provider Key Note, which said paper and board packaging remains the most widely used packaging material in the UK. The Packaging (Paper & Board) 2014 report warned, however, ...
Packaging firm Delta Packaging plans to open a new 10,000m2 production facility in Katowice, Poland. Katowice facility will house rotary flexographic and sheet-fed lithographic printing technologies, in-line functional barrier coating ...
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Flexible packaging manufacturer Coveris has acquired Cambridgeshire-based St. Neots packaging to expand its cartonboard business. The latest acquisition is expected to support the long-term plans of Coveris for growth in new as well as ...
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US-based Minerals Technologies (MTI) has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Zhengda Paper Group to build a satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant in Zhejiang Province, China. Expected to be operational in the fourth quarter ...
Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...
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Finland-based packaging solutions provider Mets Board is set to introduce Carta Allura, a new cartonboard, which has been designed especially for luxury packaging. According to the company, the new cartonboard features smoothness that ...
Austria-based packaging solutions provider Mayr-Melnhof Karton (MMK) has introduced new coated recyclable cartonboard grade 'FOODBOARD' for food packaging. FOODBOARD includes an ecologically sensitive and consumer-friendly barrier ...
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