Ardagh Group has secured US regulatory approval and completed the previously announced acquisition of Anchor Glass Container in the US for $880m (€721m) from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. The deal ...
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Flint Group has announced the launch of its new series of solvent flexo lamination whites, OmniLam PT for the North American flexible packaging market. The OmniLam PT series of lamination whites has good opacity, bond strength, and print ...
Graphic Packaging has announced an agreement for one of its subsidiaries to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage packaging business in Europe for €26m. The A&R Beer and Beverage packaging business includes two folding carton ...
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Elmwood was tasked with creating an emotional connection with consumers and the new packs include the strapline ‘At the heart of your home’. In addition, the packaging incorporates the “sensory moments we all savour such ...
Flexible pouch packaging provider Cheer Pack North America has awarded a contract to the US-based producer of insert molded and assembled products, Plainfield Precision to manufacture caps and straws. The Cheer Pack pouch is made up of ...
Norway-based developer of printed electronics, Thin Film and Bemis have signed an agreement to develop a flexible sensing platform for the packaging market. According to Thin Film, the new category of packaging can collect and communicate ...
MuCell Extrusion has concluded an agreement with Styron to acquire access to Styron’s portfolio for extrusion of Styrenic resins. With the agreement, MuCell and its customers get exclusive rights to the Styron patents related to sheet ...
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The news comes as the paper and corrugated giant posted a lower-than-expected profit last week due to weak sales of consumer packaging in North America and Asia. International Paper said growth will be driven by cost savings projects and ...
Bosch Packaging Technology, a supplier of process and packaging technology, has opened a new 34 crores (€5m) manufacturing facility in Verna, Goa, India. The 33,000ft2 facility is designed to fulfill capacity expansion and meet ...
Large format prints of ever increasing size, special effects with metallic inks, excellent print results on a wide range of materials including glass, metal or plastic: The technical developments in the print sector continue to ...
Integrated specialty paper company in the US, Twin Rivers has announced the expansion of its Acadia Natural paper portfolio, in a bid to address the market need for environmentally-responsible packaging. Acadia Natural, a fully recyclable ...
German company Henkel and Nordson in the US have established a global alliance on new technology development for the packaging market worldwide, in a bid to provide benefits to their customers. As part of the alliance, which focuses on ...
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Packaging firms are increasingly adopting the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP that was developed jointly by Fraunhofer FEP and Biofilm. The project partners included Applied Materials, hallow cathode ...
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US-based Ecology Coatings, a producer of solvent-free coatings and Whitlam Label will team up to develop a sustainable labels program that aims to provide a new, sustainable labels solution to replace conventional plastic laminate films ...
Tags: Ecology Coatings, Whitlam Label, Sustainable Labels Program
US-based Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC), along with its Indian joint venture, Harita NTI has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian conglomerate, ITC to develop and commercialise new biopolymer paper ...
Tags: Green Packaging, consumer goods packaging, paper products