LyondellBasell has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in Netherlands-based plastics recycling firm Quality Circular Polymers (QCP). The remaining 50% stake in the plastics recycling firm will be owned by French water and waste management firm ...
Tags: plastic products, food packaging
UK-based plastic packaging manufacturer Spectra Packaging has designed new bottles for actor Richard Grant’s Jack Body Wash product. Launched recently, Jack Body Wash uses Spectra’s 500ml Flat Based Boston Round design in PET. ...
Tags: Spectra Packaging, Jack Perfume
Self adhesive labels producer Skanem has introduced new smart labels, which can be used for product promotion, protection and tracking. The solution features RFID, NFC, hidden codes, and machine and human-readable codes. It can be used ...
Tags: Self adhesive labels, labels
US-based specialty packaging and dispensing products manufacturer Comar has acquired Shore Plastic Technologies to expand its design and engineering capabilities to better serve its customers. Design and engineering firm Shore Plastic ...
RPC Bramlage has secured an approval from Ecocert and Cosmos organizations for its standard AirFree packs. The company has also received COTREP (Technical Committee for Plastic Packaging Recycling) certification, which supports the ...
Tags: AirFree Packs, packaging
US-based Alpha Packaging has acquired Graham Packaging’s blow molding facility located in Etten-Leur, Netherlands, in a bid to expand its operations in the European market. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The acquired ...
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Plastic bottle recycling in the US had gone down by 2.4% to a little over £2.9bn in 2016, according to a new industry report. The figures were revealed by Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council ...
Tags: Plastic Bottle, Plastic Recyclers
Coca-Cola Company, along with Coca-Cola European Partners, has launched its first joint sustainability action plan for Western Europe. The action plan iincludes new commitments on drinks, packaging and society in the region. The ...
Tags: PET bottles, Coca-Cola, Packaging
Beatson Clark, a UK glass packaging manufacturer, said it will showcase its products and services at the new Craft Beer Italy conference and exhibition in Milan. The packaging company will particularly showcase its embossing techniques ...
Tags: glass packaging, packaging
Scottish craft brewery BrewDog has launched a limited edition beer to challenge the US Government’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The new beer, Make Earth Great Again, will be served directly from a beer tap built ...
RPC PET Power has expanded its PET jar portfolio with the introduction of new 450ml straight cylindrical jar. The new 450ml straight cylindrical jar has been designed to be used for ice cream Featuring 89mm diameter neck, the new ...
Tags: Cylindrical Jar, Ice Cream
India-based Alpha Plastomers has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new flexible packaging materials and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Alpha provides rigid and flexible plastic packaging solutions for the ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, PET Bottles
Anheuser-Busch has released a new limited-edition 1933 Repeal Reserve, a Budweiser Amber Lager in celebration of prohibition's repeal. Budweiser 1933 Repeal Reserve is inspired by an amber lager created and brewed by Adolphus Busch that ...
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TricorBraun WinePak, North America's leading wine bottle distributor, has hired Steve Grande as a Packaging Consultant, according to Andrew Bottene, Senior Vice President at TricorBraun WinePak. "Steve has a wide and varied base of ...
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Clariant is set to showcase new moisture-control solutions for pharmaceutical packaging at this year’s CPhI Worldwide event in Germany. At the event, Clariant Healthcare Polymer Solutions will exhibit new solutions for controlling ...
Tags: Clariant, Pharma Packaging