Italian flexible packaging company SCEA has invested in BOBST gravure technology. The rapid expansion required SCEA to relocate to a larger production facility in Zevio, near Verona, in 2008 in order to accommodate the increasing number ...
Tags: flexible packaging, packaging
LyondellBasell has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in Netherlands-based plastics recycling firm Quality Circular Polymers (QCP). The remaining 50% stake in the plastics recycling firm will be owned by French water and waste management firm ...
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DS Smith Plastics, Extruded Products Hurbanovo will demonstrate its polypropylene printing and reusable packaging solutions designed for the retail chains, FMCG, and distribution centers, at RetailShow event scheduled to be held in Warsaw, ...
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HP has unveiled new portfolio of solutions for digital printing and embellishment of labels at this year’s Labelexpo event in Belgium. The event is being held between 25 and 28 September in Brussels. The new solutions can be used ...
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Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac has introduced new plant-based PE film for home and personal care applications. Launched in European market, the company’s new RafBio PE film can be used for the squeezable ...
International Paper (IP) has unveiled plans to invest around $300m to convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Alabama, US. The company will convert the paper machine from uncoated freesheet to whitetop linerboard ...
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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have used brewery waste to grow yeast required to make beer. A new process has been invented by scientists to turn spent brewery grains into a product that can ...
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Hybrid Software will exhibit its complete workflow and editing solutions at Label Expo Europe 2017. The increasing demand from printers and trade shops for innovative packaging production software has delivered significant growth for ...
Sonoco has agreed to acquire Clear Lam Packaging for about $170m to expand its global flexible packaging and thermoforming plastics operations. Clear Lam Packaging, which was established in 1969, develops and manufactures flexible and ...
Sun Chemical, along with acpo, will exhibit expanded offering at this year’s Labelexpo event in Belgium to promote smart and cost-efficient solutions for narrow web, flexible packaging converting. The event will take place from 25 ...
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Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire Carton Craft and its affiliate Lithocraft for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Graphic Packaging will purchase all the assets of both firms, helping to expand the operations of ...
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The new range will release alongside the highly anticipated film, Transformers: The Last Knight. Hasbro has revealed a range of new Transformers set to release alongside the new film Transformers: The Last Knight. The range includes the ...
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Swedish label converter LariTryck has invested in Mark Andy’s new flexo press and Digital Series inkjet hybrid press platform to enhance its production capacity. LariTryck had already installed three Mark Andy Performance Series P7 ...
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Solegear Bioplastic Technologies has announced that it has received an increased annual program from a leading US ready-to-eat produce provider that is expected to generate 400% growth in revenue from this customer in the current year. ...
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Due to funding assistance from PowerAmerica – a private-public partnership between the US Department of Energy, industry and academia – Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA, which designs and manufactures what ...
Tags: PowerAmerica, GaN products