Graphic Packaging board of directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable on 5 January 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 15 December 2015. Graphic Packaging, ...
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British supplier of specialty plastic, fiber, foam and packaging components Essentra is investing in the expansion of its facility in Newport. As part of the expansion, the company will purchase a 225,000ft2 site adjacent to its existing ...
Innovia Films and Bio4Pack have jointly developed a new bio based packaging laminate structure using former's NatureFlex flexible packaging film. The companies have used compostable cellulose NatureFlex NK Matt film as the outer layer for ...
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British establishment W&R Barnett has bought a 60% stake in Logson Group, a group of corrugated packaging companies in the UK. Logson Group consists of four brands including Board24, Boxes and Packaging, Jardin Corrugated Cases and ...
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Leading global fresh food packaging supplier, Linpac and new partner Zultec Group joined forces at Gulfood Manufacturing to demonstrate their strengthened capabilities to customers across the Middle East. It was the first time the two ...
Plessey today announced the launch of its range of LED filaments, manufactured with the company’s MaGICTM GaN-on-Silicon LEDs. The filaments are designed for the surging filament bulb market where these replacement lamps have far ...
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The electronic smart packaging market will grow rapidly to $1.45 billion within 10 years, according to new projections. Researcher IDTechEx said an ageing population and changing lifestyles would mean greater demand for packages that ...
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Worldwide Dispensers of North America, a unit of DS Smith's plastics division, has launched a new front push dispenser for bag-in-box wines and other flexible packaging applications. The new Mustang front push tap is said to offer ...
Ecolean is expanding its footprint to Japan in a bid to cater to the increasing demand for lightweight and convenient packaging solutions with low environmental impact. As part of the expansion, the company opened a new office in the ...
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At Luxe Pack Monaco 2015, Metsa Board showed its natural paperboards made for packaging luxury products sustainably, while enhancing brand values. Its versatile range includes products especially developed for the addition of special ...
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The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
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Essentra has signed an agreement to acquire the pharmaceutical packaging assets of Kamsri Printing & Packaging for an undisclosed consideration, funded from the company’s existing facilities. Completion of the transaction is ...
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Packaging machinery company Ulma Packaging has expanded its product range with the introduction of a new vertical flowrapper. The new VTC 740 vertical packaging machine is an improved version of vertical wrappers under the VTC 700 range. ...
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The legal US cannabis industry is valued at $2.7 billion as of 2014 up 74 per cent from 2013, making it the fastest growing industry in the U.S. over that span (according to ArcView Market Research). As the market grows, so does the need to ...
Transparent packaging provider Stager has acquired Inovac, a thermoforming company in Czech Republic, for an undisclosed amount. With the addition of Inovac, Stager expands its service and product range, as well as bolstering its presence ...
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