Jakob Mosser is to leave the Schur Flexibles Group, who founded the company in 2012 and has managed the company as CEO since that time. Following the company’s successful expansion, he provided support last year in the sale of the ...
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Packaging and coatings solutions manufacturer Coveris has developed a new multi-layer film for British consumer co-operative, the Co-op. The Co-op recently announced that it plans to have 80% of its own-brand packaging recyclable by 2020. ...
American Packaging has broken ground on a new 350,000ft2 manufacturing facility in Monroe County, New York. The company is investing around $170m to develop the facility, which will allow to create up to 260 permanent jobs, in addition to ...
Tags: Packaging, packaging converter
Plastic processing equipment maker Milacron has exhibited its advanced injection molding machine portfolio at Chinaplas 2017 event in Guangzhou, China. At the event, the company exhibited Ferromatik 160 Series machines, which provides ...
Big 3 Precision has partnered with Fuseneo to combine design and manufacturability in the development of injection blow and injection stretch blow molded products. Big 3 Precision is engaged in the designing and manufacturing of injection ...
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Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm specializing in middle-market investing, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Pexco and successfully merged the business with PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”), a ...
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Flexible packaging firm ProAmpac will showcase its advanced packaging solutions at this year’s Interpack event in Germany. The event will take place from 4 to 10 May in Düsseldorf. ProAmpac will exhibit its EZY Pro10, which ...
Finnish paper and pulp firm Metsa Board has invested €38m in a new extrusion coating line at its paper mill in northern Sweden. The new line at the company’s Husum mill is now producing initial orders. It has an annual capacity ...
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Specialty packaging and labeling films manufacturer Jindal Films Europe is further expanding its metallizing capabilities at its site in Brindisi, Italy. This new capacity comes after the successful installation and start-up of another ...
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Flexible packaging firm ProAmpac has acquired US-based Trinity Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Armonk of New York, Trinity provides flexible packaging solutions to the lawn and garden, food and specialty industrial markets. ...
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Cosmo Films has unveiled plans to install a new production line at its Waluj plant site in Aurangabad, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cosmo Films will invest up to Rs250crores ($37m) to build the new production line, which ...
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Specialty chemicals maker Clariant is offering improved formulations of Cesa-extend masterbatches for restoring key material properties to recycled condensation polymers such as PET, PLA, and polycarbonate for high-value packaging ...
The installation of a new 6-inch (150mm) Davis-Standard extruder and strategic line upgrades have enabled Mid South Extrusion of Monroe, Louisiana, to improve throughputs while delivering a broader slate of HDPE procession options. The ...
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Mid South Extrusion, a US-based converting and process films supplier for packaging industry, has installed a new 150mm Davis-Standard extruder to improve throughputs and expand film manufacturing capabilities. The firm has also made ...
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Private equity firm Kohlberg & Company has agreed to acquire Pexco, a North American specialty plastics manufacturer, from Odyssey Investment Partners. Upon completion of the deal closes, Pexco will merge with Kolhberg portfolio company ...
Tags: Kohlberg, specialty plastics