Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all paperboard tubes and cores in the United States and Canada by a minimum of 10 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 10, 2017. “This price ...
Tags: Sonoco, Implementing Price, Paperboard Tubes
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero International has agreed to acquire US-based Fannie May Confections Brands from 1-800-Flowers.com for $115m in cash. The deal also includes Fannie May's subsidiaries Fannie May Confections and London ...
FCA US will invest over $1bn in its assembly facilities in Illinois and Ohio to retool them in order to increase production of its Jeep Cherokee and Wrangler. The Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio will receive an investment of $700m, which ...
Comexi, global leader in solutions for the flexible packaging converting industry, has strengthened its commercial team in Italy and Southeast Europe with the incorporation of Andrea Campani as the company’s area manager in this zone. ...
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Brazilian flexible packaging firm Videplast has installed seven AVT Turbo Series 100% inspection systems for high print quality. Five Argus E Turbo inspection systems were installed on various printing presses, while two Apollo Turbo ...
UPM Raflatac is presenting the latest self-adhesive labelling solutions at the Xeikon Café exhibition and conference in Antwerp, Belgium on 28-31 March. The company’s experts will be focusing on Xeikon-compatible print media ...
The Carton Council of North America has announced the success of a program that is using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems to collect cartons more efficiently at the Alpine Waste & Recycling's material recovery facility in ...
Tags: AI-Driven Robot, Beverage Cartons
Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all round composite cans and shaped rigid paperboard containers in North America by a minimum of 5 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 15, 2017. ...
US-based Addivant has introduced next-generation linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) packaging solution, which based on the firm’s nonylphenol-free stabilizer Weston 705. The new solution can be used in food packaging ...
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Cosmetics industry firm Oriflame Products Poland has joined UPM Raflatac's RafCycle recycling program, which recycles and reuses pressure sensitive label waste to create new materials. The partnership supports Oriflame's target to ...
Tags: Cosmetics industry, Packaging
China-based panel makers, in view of fast growing demand, will set up or expand production capacities for AMOLED panels, with eight factories to be completed or expanded in 2020, according to Photonics Industry & Technology Development ...
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Numerical targets to reduce coal and steel production capacity have, for the first time, been set in the annual Chinese government work report. China will reduce steel production capacity this year by around 50 million metric tons and ...
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Glanbia Co-op has proposed to create a strategic joint venture named Glanbia Ireland encompassing Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, Consumer Products & Agribusiness. Glanbia Co-op also proposes a €100m “spin-out” of Glanbia ...
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Give and Go Prepared Foods has closed its acquisition of the muffin business of United Baking and its subsidiaries Uncle Wally’s and Vision Enterprises. Based in Shirley, New York, Uncle Wally’s is a leading pure-play ...
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CDF Corporation, a manufacturer of drum liners, pail liners, intermediate bulk container liners, bag in box liners and flexible packaging, has achieved SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 2 Certification at both manufacturing facilities. The ...
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