On 2 December 2012,the ITME 2012 in Mumbai opened its doors to textile professionals.Numerous visitors have since become thoroughly acquainted with the highlights of the innovative product range exhibited on the Rieter booth. Customer ...
Global technology solutions provider JBT has announced that its JBT FoodTech business has signed a contract worth more than $5m with a North American food processor. According to the company, its business will supply and install two ...
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French vegetable processor Bonduelle has booked an increase in full-year earnings, with sales growth outside of Europe offsetting weakness on the continent while cost cutting initiatives and lower financing costs boosted the bottom line. ...
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Sirane, a UK-based packaging firm, has claimed that its new corn-based food packaging cans increases the shelf-life of brassicas by almost twice. The company claimed that during trials, cauliflower and broccoli - which usually get spoiled ...
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Campbell Soup is all set to release its limited-edition series of 4 Warhol-inspired cans with new labels. The Warhol-inspired tomato soup, which will retail for $.75 per 10.5oz can, will be available at Target locations starting September ...
TerraCycle celebrated a new milestone, after the company’s recycling fundraising Brigade programs hit the 10 million mark in terms of the number of pieces of waste packaging saved from UK landfill. Launched in the UK in 2009, ...
TerraCycle has announced that the Activia Yogurt Brigade recycling fundraising scheme reached the 500,000 milestone. Launched in the UK in September 2010, the scheme has been designed to save empty Danone Activia and Shape yogurt pots as ...
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US private equity firm Sun Capital Partners has received approval from the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of UK's Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business for $459m. Rexam, which manufactures Red Bull and Pepsico ...
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Craft brewery in the US, Sprecher Brewing is set to launch its Special Amber and Root Beer in new 12oz metal cans supplied by Crown Holdings’ business unit CROWN Beverage Packaging North America. The metal cans were manufactured in ...
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North American packaging recycler, Sonoco Recycling, a unit of Sonoco has announced that Sonoco CorrFlex's Winston Salem, North Carolina facility has secured a silver-tier Sonoco Sustainability Star Award for diverting a minimum of 95% of ...
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Unilever and Royal FrieslandCampina announced their partnership with a new agreement to collaboratively work together on development and innovation as well as promoting sustainable production, packaging and logistics. The Joint Business ...
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Rexam, a global consumer packaging company, has launched its first Sustainability Report, which has also been recognized by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Rexam chief executive Graham Chipchase said the firm has an important role ...
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that over 31,000 tons of plastic, paper, metals and glass were recycled during 2011 by seventy-seven western Massachusetts municipalities. The recyclables were ...
Ball has announced plans to end production at its two beverage packaging manufacturing plants in US to consolidate the company's 12oz beverage can and end production capacity. Production will be terminated at Ball's metal beverage ...
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Speaking exclusively to Packaging News, SCA Recycling UK business development director Simon Barnes said that 'rightweighting' (lightweighting) is the key to good design. He said an example of bad packaging would be a pack that used ...