Voith has been awarded a contract by Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsn's to supply a fully equipped XcelLine board machine. As part the contract, Voith will deliver the machine with an annual capacity of 550.000t. The ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball is planning to cease production at its beverage packaging plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, US in mid-2017. Commissioned in 1978, the Reidsville plant was acquired by Ball in 1998 as part ...
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UK-based sustainable packaging provider Petainer has introduced new rental agreements to enable its customers to access its petainerKeg blowing and filling lines. Manufactured from highly engineered advanced polymers, the petainerKeg is a ...
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SABIC plans to display an array of innovative packaging products and materials at the K 2016 trade show in Düsseldorf. Despite all available modern technology, about one-third of food produced today for human consumption still is ...
Amerplast has launched new AmerGreen brand, as part of its effort to provide better services for the flexible packaging industry. AmerGreen features three components, including an advanced flexible packaging system that expands the shelf ...
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Germany-based rigid industrial packaging firm Mauser Group has unveiled new packaging solutions for industrial and dangerous goods. The company is exhibiting fire-resistant composite IBCs, ISO containers for loading, high-performance ...
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US based manufacturer of metal decorative and industrial tins Independent Can (ICC) has signed an agreement to acquire specialty tin division from Ball Corporation, a sustainable packaging solutions provider, for approximately $25m. Under ...
US-based beverage can manufacturer Ball Corporation has received an approval from the European Commission (EC) for its proposed £4.4bn acquisition of Rexam. The move marks the final regulatory clearance in Europe for the company to ...
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US-based Dow Chemical Company has developed new recyclable stand-up pouches using the RecycleReady technology. Made with Retain polymer modifiers, the stand-up pouch features barrier film that can be recycled in a polyethylene recycling ...
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US based sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball Corporation has partnered with Faultless Starch/Bon Ami to launch two-piece tinplate aerosol can in the US market. The team will offer the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami's products in the ...
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Netherlands-based shelf life extension technology company PerfoTec has introduced a groundbreaking packaging solution for flowers, that will make the use of water in the supply chain redundant. Explaining the technology, Bas Groeneweg, ...
Axon, powered by Pro Mach, demonstrates at Expo Pack 2016, May 17-20 in Mexico City, shrink sleeve labeling technology that enables more productive and sustainable packaging operations. Axon displays the company's most technically ...
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US-based private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has agreed to provide €100m debt and equity financing to sustainable packaging provider Petainer UK. The funding will be used by Petainer to finance its capital structure and ...
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Amcor will discuss its approach to sustainability and highlight a broad range of innovative packaging solutions at the SustPack 2016 conference planned to be held from 11-13 April at McCormick Place in Chicago. Under its theme of ...
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The future of the Packaging Council of Australia (PCA) is currently up in the air. David Carter, Chief Executive Officer of the PCA told PKN that memberships to the council have dropped to levels which have forced him to announce an ...
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