Tetra Pak has announced €30m investment to expand its packaging material converting factory in Texas to facilitate its business growth in the US and Canada. The investment will be used for modernization in the factory located in ...
Ecolab has unveiled new food safety and water management solutions at Drinktec 2017, which was held during September 11-15 in Munich, Germany. At the trade fair, the company demonstrated new dosing pumps with advantage of precision, ...
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Fiber-based packaging solutions provider Evergreen Packaging has debuted fully renewable carton at the Natural Products Expo East trade show, held in Baltimore, Maryland, US. The company states that the new packaging product highlights ...
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Constantia Flexibles has invested approximately €6m to meet increasing demand for specialty laminates with high property barriers for confectionery, coffee, dry food and snacks as well as processed meat industries. The company ...
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Packaging solutions provider Coveris has invested in two Hosokawa Alpine coextrusion lines to expand its business in food and consumer sectors across the UK. Coveris signed an agreement with KPMG, the administrators of Gelpack Excelsior, ...
Petrochemical firm Braskem has renewed a long-term agreement with Sojitz Pla-Net to supply green plastic. Under the deal, Braskem will continue to supply I'm greenT Polyethylene (green plastic), which is a polymer made from renewable ...
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India-based flexible packaging firm Uflex has introduced new low opacity, good gloss white and anti-static twist wrap polyester film. The new Flexpet F-WTG-AS has been developed to be used for candy and confectionery brands, helping to ...
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Domino Digital Printing Solutions is introducing a new fluorescent security ink for its K600i piezo drop on demand ink jet printer at Labelexpo Europe 2017. The UV80CL ink will be useful for security printing and brand protection, ...
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Flexible packaging firm Uflex has unveiled new aseptic filling machine, Asepto Smart 78, at this year’s PackEx India event. The event has been conducted from 21 to 23 August in New Delhi. The new advanced filling machine has a ...
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Scientists from the Turkey-based Sabanci University have developed a new clay-based antimicrobial packaging film to enhance the shelf life of perishable foods. The new packaging film, which will be presented at the 254th National Meeting ...
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Investment holding firm Long4Life has agreed to acquire South-Africa based contract packaging firm Inhle Beverages for around R360m ($27.2m). Based in Heidelberg of Gauteng, Inhle is specialized in the canning and bottling of carbonated ...
Constantia Flexibles’ film-based product CompresSeal has won German Packaging Award 2017 in sustainability category. The award will be officially handed over to winners at a gala event in Berlin, Germany, on September 26. ...
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Sun Chemical has acquired US-based Joules Angstrom U.V. Printing Inks for an undisclosed sum. Based in Ohio, Joules Angstrom manufactures UV printing inks for converters in the commercial, packaging and specialty markets. The ...
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Spectra Packaging has created new packs for BetterYou’s magnesium oil spray products using its Tubular design. The 100ml packs, made with high-density polyethylenein (HDPE), were adapted and tooled to accept tamper evident spray ...
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Hayssen Flexible Systems has introduced a vertical form-fill-seal bagger, which offers several options for packaging pet food, snacks, and confectionary and bakery items. The DoyZip 380 machine offers customers with simple solutions to ...