Middle-market private investment company Highlander Partners has acquired Gimbal Brothers, a manufacturer of gummy vitamins and gourmet jelly beans. Highlander Partners has also formed Bettera Brands to pursue confection and snack ...
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Spanish containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer Europac Group has acquired packaging plant in the town of Lucena, in Cordoba, for €9.8m to boost its packaging operations. The firm acquired two companies that jointly own ...
Tags: Integrated Packaging, packaging
South Africa-based label printer Universal Labels & Packaging has purchased a new flexo press from printing and converting machines firm MPS Systems to boost operations. The purchase of MPS EF 430 flexo press, which marks fourth MPS ...
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Real Good Food announced that it has acquired an 84.33% stake in Brighter Foods for total consideration of up to £9m, on a cash and debt free basis. The two companies announced a new partnership to build on the success for the Wales ...
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Showa Denko (SDK), Showa Aluminum Can (SAC) and Carabao Group have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and sell aluminum cans in Thailand. The joint corporation is part of CBG’s plan to meet its increasing demands ...
Tags: Showa Denko, Aluminum Cans
Mars has announced plans to reinvest $70m in its US supply chain, with the creation of around 250 jobs at sites across the country. The company said the move will ensure that over 95% of its chocolate products for the US are made here. ...
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The UK Government has launched the first competition to access funding from its £100 investment program supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). According to the Business, Energy and ...
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The Nintendo Switch has been a huge success, but its first month on sale hasn’t exactly been free from troubles. Despite outselling the likes of the PS4 and Xbox One in certain markets, the hybrid console’s first weeks on sale ...
Pretium Packaging has acquired Patrick Products, a supplier of packaging and container for the janitorial, automotive, and household chemical market sectors. US-based Patrick is engaged in the manufacturing of rigid blow-molded plastic ...
B&G Products is manufacturing its own unique food pouch for local partners Sirane and TCL Packaging in the retail trade. This is a follow-up to the export trade mission which saw us visit Chicago as part of the Department for ...
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US automaker Ford Motor is investing $1.2bn in three manufacturing facilities in Michigan to prepare for production of the new Ranger and Bronco vehicles. Of the total amount, the automaker plans to invest $850m on Michigan assembly plant ...
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The Packaging Systems Division of SSI Schaefer Systems International, a leader in reusable packaging systems, has expanded production capabilities with a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico. SSI Schaefer Packaging, ...
Tags: Reusable Packaging, Fabrication
Pac Machinery has installed new bag-making capital equipment at its Converting Technology division in Milwaukee, US. The installation is a part of the company’s effort to support growing demand for custom pre-opened bags on a roll ...
Gallus is joining forces with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) to exhibit at this fair. Industrial zero-defect production will be explored in detail under the banner “Zero-Defect Packaging”. In a production ...
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Five Argus E Turbo inspection system from AVT and Two Apollo Turbo systems have been installed at Videplast in Brazil. Both systems are part of AVT’s Turbo Series, a set of solutions specifically designed for packaging applications ...
Tags: AVT, Turbo systems