Fully renewable food carton packaging on trial in Finland Global packaging company Tetra Pak has launched new carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, with the first product to use the packaging available in retail shops ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Packaging
A new printing technology dubbed ‘Sunshine’ has been introduced from the stable of Amcor’s folding carton business, a division of global packaging major Amcor Group GmbH, which offers a highly reflective metallic effect ...
Rock-Tenn Company has collaborated with US-based global packaging company MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) to create a combined company of packaging (NewCo) in a transaction with an equity value of $16 billion. Under the terms of the ...
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX: CNN) has signed a terms sheet with privately held Stellar Films Group (Stellar Films) under which a merger of the businesses of the two groups is proposed. What is the goal? The idea is to create a ...
Tags: Bioplastics, Films, Packaging
Global packaging company Smurfit Kappa has opened a Bag-in-Box plant in Spain for about €28m that produces both taps and bags under one roof. Also, the plant showcases the world's latest performing features in Bag-in-Box ...
Tags: Bag-in-Box plant, taps, Agriculture
Global packaging company Sonoco has announced that it has acquired Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group for $360m (€286m) in cash. Weidenhammer specializes in producing composite cans along with composite drums and rigid ...
DuPont has opened its doors for the 27th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation and entry forms are available here. Wondering if you should enter? Brand owners, retailers, packaging designers, converters and technology providers from ...
Global packaging company Tetra Pak has announced the launch of what it said is the first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. Tetra Pak said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have ...
Adam Hillier, strategic sourcing manager – global packaging at Mars Drinks, said the relationship between Mars Drinks and RPC Tedeco-Gizeh was continuing to grow. "Not only does RPC Tedeco-Gizeh consistently get the fundamentals ...
Yorkshire design and branding agency working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sub brand. Leeds-based design and branding agency Analogue has just completed work on its third global packaging project for Nickelodeon. The firm has created ...
Tags: Analogue, Nickelodeon, Toys
2013 Global Packaging & Printing Imports & Exports 2013 Global Paper pulp, paper and paper products (HS: 48) Imports & Exports (By import/export value) 2013 Global Paper pulp, paper and paper products (HS: 48) Major Import Countries ...
Global Packaging Machinery (HS: 842230) Annual Import Value from 2009 to 2011 The total imports value grew year by year from 2009 to 2011; the imports value was 7.66 billion dollars in 2011, a growth of 23.9% year-on-year. Major ...
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Black Printing Ink (HS: 321511) Major Import Countries from Jan. to Nov. in 2012 (Sort by import value). Countries/Regions Import Value (USD thousand) Year on Year Germany ...
The World Bank Group’s political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will work in collaboration with Turkish flexible packaging company Elif Global to expand the latter’s ...