UK-based packaging solutions provider Proseal has designed and installed a blueberry punnets packing system for berry and stone fruit providers Berry Gardens to increase the production speed and accuracy as well as reduce product waste. ...
Packaging company PPi technologies has invested $5.4m on a new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Sarasota. The new plant will help the company tackle the increase in demand for filling pouches. The facility demonstrates machines ...
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Quad/Graphics is expanding its digital print capacity with the recent acquisition of the world’s first HP Indigo WS6800 digital press. With this investment, the company plans to grow its variable data and short-run print ...
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Bosch packaging technology will launch its V55 external coffee protection valve to meet the growing demand for high quality coffee in North America. The solution is applied on coffee packaging to check the possibilities of ...
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Europe recycled close to 65 billion PET bottles in 2013, as per the figures released by European non-profit trade association Petcore Europe. This is a 7% increase in the number of recycled bottles over the 2012 figures. The ...
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While this decline was spread across all three market sectors — light metal packaging, steel drums and similar containers, and other containers (of a capacity exceeding 300 litres — it was most substantial in the light metal ...
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Omnicell has completed the acquisition of UK-based SurgiChem, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bupa Care Homes (CFG), following approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK. CFG will now be integrated with Omnicell's ...
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New Zealand-based flexible packaging manufacturer Elldex Packaging is upgrading and replacing its existing manufacturing facility with a new 5,000 m2 factory in Christchurch’s Dakota Park. The company claims that the factory will be ...
Graphic Packaging International, an American paperboard producer for beverages and other consumer goods, will invest $41.5m in the company’s paper mill in West Monroe for upgrading machinery. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and ...
The results, for the three months and six months ending 30 June 2014, revealed robust capital structure with annualised cash interest reduced to €135m Additionally, interim dividend increased by 50% to 15.375 cent, which SKG said ...
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Many procurement managers have quickly realised the importance of focusing on packaging solutions that better protect against damage, especially for those looking to transport consumables like food and drink. The manner in which a ...
With benefits such as decreased production and material costs, use of recycled materials, and lighter, smaller package design, Versatile Packagers says the Sustainable Packaging model is a revolutionary concept, satisfying the needs of both ...
The basic elements of beauty packaging – color, shape, materials and dispensing systems – are in constant motion, changing to meet the demands of fashion and function. What remains consistent is the feeling consumers have of ...
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UK-based rigid plastic packaging provider RPC Group has selected Kyriba to provide its Kyriba Enterprise SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) treasury management system. The system will enable RPC to improve its cash visibility, reduce ...
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Child-resistant packaging solutions provider Kush Bottles has announced the launch of a new exit packaging solution for cannabis edibles. The Satchel, which allows dispensary owners and operators to provide an exit package, has been ...
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