US-based Berry Plastics together with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that the company will reopen its Madisonville, Kentucky, manufacturing facility to increase its production capacity. Berry Plastics chairman and CEO Jon Rich ...
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Molded fiber packaging is increasingly being pursued by several firms as a means of improving sustainability initiatives. Philips Consumer Lifestyle has reportedly adopted the usage of newspaper material for better economy, according to ...
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RPC Superfos has established a North American sales office in a bid to expand its plastic packaging solutions beyond Europe. The company has combined its knowledge and experience to take up the challenge of entering the North American ...
Plastic packaging products manufacturer in the US, AEP Industries has announced that the company, along with its Canadian subsidiary AEP Canada has agreed to acquire the films business from Transco Plastics Industries for about $5.3m. The ...
Flexible packaging producer Colormasters is all set to open two new manufacturing facilities in Albertville, US. According to Colormasters, a new blown-film extrusion plant is under way on Smith Road, which will allow the company to ...
Reusable plastic packaging systems provider in the US, Buckhorn is set to launch a collapsible 60-gallon plastic drum, designed for the food, powder and liquid handling markets. The new recyclable drum has a 24" x 20" x 40" footprint and ...
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The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has released a new report which informs that the recycling efforts by Canadians have increased the amount of post-consumer plastic packaging being recycled across the country. Moore ...
Cleaning product company Method is all set to launch its two-in-one hand and dish soap in new bottles made from a combination of plastic recovered from the ocean and post-consumer recycled plastic. Method co-founder and chief greenskeeper ...
Tags: Plastic Bottles, Household Cleaning Products, recycled plastic
Manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging products Mold-Rite Plastics has acquired Stull Technologies, a manufacturer of dispensing closures, caps, lids, and packaging components. Thus acquisition of Stull is part of the larger expansion ...
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Packaging company in the US Bemis is set to close its two twin cities plants in the US, one in St Louis Park and the other one in Minneapolis by 2012 end. The plants which manufacture flexible packaging for food under the Curwood brand ...
Phoenix Industries, a plastics products maker in Sri Lanka has laid the foundation stone for a new LKR350m ($3m) plant in Horana, which will supply the packaging needs of the fast moving consumer goods company Unilever's Sri Lanka unit. ...
Grand Foods is recalling Mint Tr Kuru Nane (Tr) – dried mint in Australia over Salmonella contamination concerns, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The product was sold in 200g packages at Grand Foods ...
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Eco-conscious cleaning product company Method is launching bottles made from a blend of plastic recovered from the ocean and post-consumer recycled plastic, as part of its effort to promote sustainable packaging. This limited edition ...
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Grupo Phoenix's subsidiary Phoenix Packaging Operations, which manufactures thermoformed rigid plastic packaging, has announced plans to expand its operations in Pulaski County, Virginia, US with an investment of $20m. Phoenix Packaging ...
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US-based Universal Protective Packaging (UPPI) and Belgium-based ANL Plastics have completed an agreement for the production, sales and marketing of custom, thermoformed HDPE fragility packaging solutions. As per the agreement, ANL ...
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