The Micro 3D Printing and Packaging segment will sit alongside four other divisions: Print Systems; Enterprise Inkjet Systems; Software and Solutions; and Consumer and Film. Kodak chief executive Jeff Clarke said: “Kodak has an ...
Stora Enso's CKB 195 g/m2 board was developed for use as a top liner for corrugated materials, boxes and displays. The new 195 g/m2 grade is ideal in combination with other materials because of its sleek surface and high efficiency in ...
Tags: corrugated materials, displays, Packaging
US-based producer of innovative custom-engineered components, products, and specialty packaging UFP Technologies has opened a new facility at El Paso, Texas. With this facility, the company has expanded its North American operations for ...
The Crewe-based business is to be managed by investment firm Sullivan Street Partners, and employs over 100 staff, producing printed cartons, leaflets and labels. The transaction was an undisclosed fee. Medica has a strong heritage of ...
Tags: Medica Packaging, cartons
HP and Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) have announced that they will collaborate to develop new roll-to-roll inkjet solutions for the high-volume corrugated packaging market. The co-developed solutions will be marketed under the HP brand and ...
Tags: HP, roll-to-roll inkjet solutions
Amcor's statutory profit for the year ended 30 June 2014 from continuing operations was $737.00 million, a surge in profit of 24.6% over the previous year's result - $589.20 million. Earnings per share (EPS) was boosted by 24.7% to 61.1 ...
US-based engineered and applied products manufacturer TriMas has acquired India-based Lion Holdings for $27m in cash, expanding its packaging footprint. TriMas will include the newly acquired business in its packaging segment. TriMas ...
Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) has designed new bottles for Lucas Bols' Damrak Dutch Gin. The new bottles, which have been developed as part of a line extension, include 70cl and 1-litre sizes for foreign markets, ...
Tags: Bottle, Packaging, Printing, Packaging Bottle
Demand for active and intelligent packaging in the US alone is forecast to expand 8.0% annually to US$3.5 billion in 2017. It is the fastest growing packaging segment worldwide. Food and beverage made up 65% of demand in 2012. That is ...
Tags: Intelligent Packaging, Packaging, Food and beverage Packagingc
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is set improve the efficiency and environmental performance of Tambrite packaging board by reducing the basis weight. The manufacturer will introduce the new, lower grammage range Tambrite ...
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Germany-based press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) has expanded its presence in the flexible packaging segment with the acquisition of Italian press manufacturer Flexotecnica. Following the transaction, the integrated company ...
Tags: flexible packaging, Packaging
Packaging equipment manufacturer Pro Mach has acquired the US-based shrink wrapping and bundling machinery manufacturer Tekkra Systems for an undisclosed value. Following the transaction, Tekkra will join Pro Mach's new Flexible Packaging ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Equipment
British specialty plastics supplier Essentra has completely acquired the Ireland-based folding cartons manufacturer Dakota Packaging for an undisclosed amount. Dakota, which supplies printed, folding and litho-laminate cartons to the ...
Ball Corp., one of the world's leading suppliers of metal packaging, introduced its Matte & Gloss printing technology for impact extruded aerosol cans and beverage bottles at the 28th FEA International Aerosol Congress in Madrid. By ...
Tags: Matte&Gloss Printing, Ball Corp
Orders for its products in the first six months of the year approached €300m due to its strengths in packaging printing. A €10m pre-tax profit generated in Q2 reduced its pre-tax loss from €18.8m at the end of March to ...