Rigid plastic packaging company Paccor Packaging Solutions is all set to invest GBP9.4m (€11m) in its Dutch food service division. Paccor claims that the investment is part of its strategy to become a player in rigid food packaging ...
Klockner Pentaplast, a producer of rigid polyester films has added the new PentafoodBPET films to its existing range of Pentafood film product line for frozen food applications. Designed to be used in conditions as low as -20° C, the ...
Doing more in a shorter period of time is a requirement many businesses are faced with today. In order to keep their competitive edge and satisfy customers, plastics thermoforming company The LINDAR Corp. needed to reduce turnaround time ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
Packaging and pressure sensitive materials supplier in the US, Bemis has acquired all of the common stock of Foshan New Changsheng Plastics Films (NCS) in China. Bemis president and chief executive officer Henry Theisen said the ...
Petrochemical producer Total has launched the new Polypropylene Lumicene Random, which helps converters to address new challenges in food packaging. Based on metallocene technology from Total's Refining & Chemicals Division, the material ...
Tags: Copolymer, Food Packaging
US-based private equity firm Arbor Investments has completed the acquisition of Keyes Packaging for an undisclosed amount. Keyes, headquartered in Wenatchee, Washington, is a provider of protective molded fiber and tissue wrap packaging ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Agriculture
In a first for the carton packaging industry, Tetra Pak announced on June 26 that it plans to sign an agreement with Braskem, the largest thermoplastic resins producer in the Americas, for the supply of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) made ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, carton packaging industry, carton packaging
World demand for cups and lids is projected to rise 5.0 percent per year to nearly $26 billion in 2017. Advances will be driven by above average gains for food and beverage packaging cups as well as a favorable outlook for global ...
Gorham Paper and Tissue has appointed German company Commercial Paper Agents (CPA) as its exclusive distribution partner in Europe for its specialty packaging products. Gorham sales and marketing vice president Brian McAlary said, "The ...
Tags: CPA, Gorham, Specialty Packaging Products
Diversified manufacturing and distribution company Pro-Pac Packaging (PPG) has announced the acquisition of the business and assets of Eco Food Pack Australia for an undisclosed value. Eco Food, which develops and sells food packaging ...
Tags: Pro-Pac, Food Packaging
US-based Aqua Based Technologies has unveiled a new eco-friendly, water-based coating Aqualene 5050 that has high oil and grease resistance (OGR) for paper converting, food packaging and food service industries. Designed for use with ...
The Chinese Government has given its final approvals to the BP Global Petrochemicals and its partner Zhuhai Port for the construction of a third purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at Zhuhai, Guangdong. Expected to start up in late ...
Tags: PTA Plant, Petrochemicals
British multinational oil and gas company BP and its partner Zhuhai Port have received final approval from the Chinese Government for the construction of a third purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant, at Zhuhai, Guangdong. PTA is a key ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil, gas
Food packaging manufacturer in the US, Sealed Air has selected Milliken’s Millad NX 8000 clarifier for its new range of lightweight thermoformed Cryovac lidded trays and pots for meats, salads and other fresh produce. With its new ...
Tags: Food Containers, Packaging
HB Fuller, a US-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of adhesives, has added Flextra Fast SF8700/XR1000 to its Flextra Fast laminating adhesives range. The new adhesive is claimed to offer better cure time to fill safely with food, ...
Tags: HB Fuller, Food Packaging