The multinational has agreed to sell the Van der Windt Group, which has operations in Netherlands, Belgium, England and Ireland, to Dutch distribution business the Paardekooper Group for €68.5m. In North American, meanwhile, ...
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Innovia Films and Sappi Fine Paper Europe have collaborated to create new compostable packs in response to a new EU Packaging Directive set to come into effect in 2014. According to Innovia, the directive will place the responsibility for ...
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Flexible packaging converters Exopack and Kobusch have signed an agreement with PerfoTec to offer new packaging technology that extends the shelf life of produce. The new alliance will allow Exopack and Kobusch to expand their existing ...
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Flexible packaging converters Exopack and Kobusch have entered into an agreement with the Netherlands-based PerfoTec to offer new packaging technology that extends the shelf life of produce. The agreement will allow Exopack and Kobusch to ...
US-based Label Technology has installed a Martin butt splicer on a new MPS EXL660 flexible packaging press. According to Martin Automatic, the splicer equals the productivity specifications of the 10-unit, 26-inch digital servo drive ...
Henkel will introduce a full range of new adhesives and coatings portfolio for the flexible packaging industry. The company will introduce its new solvent-free laminating adhesives from the Liofol LA 7777 family that are suitable for high ...
US-based Pacificolor has announced the addition of a Kodak FLEXCEL NX Wide System, in a bid to expand its flexible packaging capabilities. The new FLEXCEL NX is incorporated with the complete DEGRAF 500 Series Plate Exposure and ...
US-based private equity firm Kinsale Capital Partners has acquired Managed Packaging Systems in Hartland for an undisclosed value. Corporate Finance Associates advised the packaging company with regard to the acquisition. Corporate ...
Lumicene Supertough 32ST05 metallocene polyethylene (mPE) film offers a unique opportunity for flexible packaging converters to achieve films that are up to 25% thinner and stronger than existing solutions for film on the market. It is a ...
Germany-based company Rotocontrol is set to introduce its new systems at Propak Africa, taking place from 12 to15 March 2013 in Nasrec, Johannesburg. Rotocon, the local agent for the company in South Africa, will demonstrate RSC 340mm web ...
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PaperWorks Industries has announced the sale of its flexible packaging assets to Exopack, a $900m flexible packaging converter. PaperWorks Packaging Group sales senior vice president Lisa Pruett said in the coming months, the company ...
Packaging manufacturer North State Flexibles plans to expand its operations in Greensboro, North Carolina, US with an investment of over $6m over the next three years. The expansion is expected to create 41 new jobs in the region. The ...
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Dent Resistant - Compact Formpack Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles Award: Silver - Technical Innovation Package Description: Amcor's newest Formpack can be inserted without denting into an overpack designed for child resistance or ...
Packaging company Amcor Flexibles has bagged two awards at the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Annual Achievement Awards held on 26 February 2013, in Naples, Florida. The company received the Gold Award in the 'Packaging ...
Packaging manufacturer North State Flexibles has announced plans to expand its operations in Greensboro, North Carolina, US with an investment of over $6m over the next three years. The City of Greensboro, Guilford County, and the State ...
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