Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) manufacturer Phoenix Technologies International is expanding its facility at Bowling Green in the US state of Ohio to add a new wash line. The new line will enable the firm to expand into ...
Finland-based global supplier of pressure sensitive label materials UPM Raflatac has launched a selection of label stock products for wet wipes applications in Europe. The company has released adhesives combined with Clear and White PP ...
US apparel marketer Gap Inc said it has been honoured for the ninth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute in recognition of fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at every level of the company. According to a Gap press ...
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will feature a new generation of coatings for the protection of monobloc aerosol cans and aluminum and plastic tubes during the Aerosol and Dispensing Forum in Paris, ...
Packaging firm Vetroplas has launched a new range of tubes using in-mould labelling technology in the UK. The tubes have been designed by the company's Franco-Spanish tube manufacturing partner CTL/Tuboplast. With this launch, ...
Cargill India is set to commence production at its INR5bn ($78.8m) maize milling unit in Karnataka in June 2015. The plant, which is said to be the company's first maize unit in India, will be capable of processing around 800 tonnes of ...
Tags: bakery, confectionery, snacks, beverage, Agriculture
Japanese retail packaging is as culturally unique to Japan as its language, traditional dress and customs, and it took four days at Tokyo Pack 2014 to begin to make sense of characteristic traits in pack construction and consumer ...
Tags: retail packaging, Packaging
Plastic container manufacturer SIPA has acquired all processes related to the production of injection-stretch-blow molding (ISBM) equipment at Italy-based PET packaging company Automa for an undisclosed amount. The company said that ...
Tags: ISBM Equipment, Agriculture
NYSE-listed and clothing retailer, Gap Inc has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share for holders of the Company’s common shares. The dividend will be paid on or after January 28, 2015 to shareholders of record at the ...
Country of origin matters to consumers. Recent research carried out by Perception Research Services found that the perceptions of a country in consumers’ eyes can have a significant influence on consumer behaviour towards a product ...
Tags: Country of Origin
AC Simmonds - a company focused on acquiring businesses for expansion and development in sectors like international food, oil and gas, mold remediation, waste management, renewable energy, leisure and the entertainment industry - has ...
Tags: AC Simmonds, Plasticap, Printing
Rigid packaging manufacturer Silgan Holdings has acquired all the assets of US-based metal container manufacturers Van Can Company for about $40m. The transaction included the sale of two metal container manufacturing facilities. While ...
Rigid plastic producers Amcor Rigid Plastics will soon operate an on-site production facility within Method’s manufacturing facility in Chicago to produce 100% PCR polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Method produces ...
Tags: Amcor, Pet Production Facility, Packaging
According to Visiongain, a British market research firm, the global flexible packaging market has reached some US$143.83 billion, mostly driven by growing sales of consumer products in emerging nations. In the next decade, the firm ...
Members of the Australian packaging supply chain voiced their opinion on the need for cross-company collaboration at a joint AIP/APPMA meeting held in Melbourne last night. The group of over 80 packaging professionals had gathered to hear ...