Researchers at the University of the Basque Country in Spain are in the process of developing a new packaging technology using recycled crustacean shells that will help extend the shelf-life of fresh vegetables. According to the ...
Barry Snyder has joined Axalta Coating Systems as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Snyder will report to Axalta Chairman and CEO Charlie Shaver and be responsible for all of the company’s research and ...
Tags: VOC products, alcohol division, Construction
Finland-based dairy producer Valio is now selling its products in Tetra Pak’s carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, becoming the first company in the world to do so. Manufactured completely from a combination ...
Tags: dairy product, Valio, Tetra Pak
Thomas Blaige, chairman and CEO of Blaige & Co., will lead-off activities on Thursday, February 12 at ICE USA 2015 with a keynote address titled, “Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Global Consolidation in Flexible Packaging.” ...
Husky Injection Molding Systems will be showcasing its latest technologies for the beverage packaging, medical and hot runner markets at NPE 2015. The company will exhibit a HyPET HPP5 system running at its booth which is a fully ...
Tags: beverages, sauces, food products, Agriculture
New York-based investment company Gramercy Property Trust has acquired Alpha Packaging’s 211,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Overland, Missouri, for $11m. The property in the St. Louis County, which serves as ...
Tags: food, beverage, pharmaceutical industries, Agriculture
Command Medical Products, Inc. has doubled cleanroom manufacturing space in its Managua, Nicaragua facility. Construction completed on the additional ISO Class 7 clean room (Class 10,000) and the room was certified operational in November, ...
Six years ago, the 5 Gyres Institute formed to answer a question the world had put in its too hard box. Marcus Eriksen, PhD, director of research for the 5 Gyres Institute, explained, “The 5 Gyres Institute’s work began six ...
Saudi Arabia-based food producing firm Savola Group has agreed to sell its packaging unit Savola Packaging group to Takween for $242.46m (910m Saudi Riyals). The complete purchase price will be financed through a syndicate of Saudi banks, ...
Tags: plastic containers, barrels, bottles, covers, Agriculture
Two baby and toddler food companies: Beech-Nut is 123 years old, Rafferty’s Garden is 7. Both lead with peak nutrition claims. Beech-Nut makes glass packaging part of this. Rafferty’s Garden uses flexible pouches. Let’s ...
Tags: glass packaging, baby food, Packaging
Specialty chemical supplier Mayzo Inc. has appointed Van Horn, Metz & Company, Inc. as its North American distributor of additives to the plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, rubber and lubricants markets. “Van Horn, Metz has been ...
Tags: plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, Construction
Packaging solution providers Amcor has entered into an agreement to acquire Chinese flexible packaging business Zhongshan Tian Cai Packaging Company for $34.04m (RMB211m). The company said that the purchase price represents 7.1 times ...
Tags: Chinese Packaging, Packaging
UK-based plastics recycler Jayplas has completed the installation of a new extrusion and printing plant besides creating a new packaging division. These investments are a part of the company's strategy to grow its nationwide recycling ...
Cardia Bioplastics has announced that its Biohybrid technology has been chosen by a leading German consumer goods company for their product packaging. While Cardia did not reveal the name of the company owing to commercial reason, it ...
Mid-market pan-European investor Aurelius has acquired Europe's leading ethical plastic bottle recycler Eco Plastics for an undisclosed amount. With this investment, Aurelius will supply its highly specialised operational improvement ...
Tags: Plastic Bottle, Eco Plastics, Agriculture