Healthcare products company Covidien has added a new surgical device, designed to repair a torn meniscus tear in the knee, to its line of sports surgery devices. Designed for intuitive use, the AS Meniscal Repair device features needles ...
Amcor Rigid Plastics has supplied hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to Old South Foods, a bottler and co-packer of restaurant foods to replace its 16oz barbecue sauce decanter from glass. According to Amcor, the ...
North American supplier of packaging, closures and related services, Berlin Packaging has acquired the United States Container Corporation (USCC) a distributor of industrial and rigid packaging, California. USCC, founded in 1956, is a ...
Tags: packaging, Berlin Packaging, USCC, acquisition
Falken Tyre, the US-based car and truck tire manufacturer, has launched its new range of 'WildPeak All Terrain' tyres in the UAE. The new tires, which are coupled with two stiff, extra wide steel belts for safety, features a symmetric ...
Tags: car and truck tire manufacturer, on-road and off-road handling
Photonic BioSystems has developed an oxygen-sensitive dye that can be incorporated into product packaging to evaluate the quality of food and beverages. When the dye is illuminated by a UV laser light, it produces a red emission. However, ...
Avery Dennison has unveiled a Prime Film Portfolio of BOPP and Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) films attached with the new S7000 adhesive. The portfolio comprises clear, white and metalized facestocks on PET liners. The adhesive delivers ...
Tags: Film Portfolio, PET liners, adhesive
German producer of rigid films Kl ckner Pentaplast Group is all set to add to its global production capacity in Asia, the US and Europe with an investment of $51.8m. The expansion includes facilities in Suzhou, China; Cotia, Brazil; and ...
Tags: Film Capacity, shrink-label films, packaging applications
Among the major schools of traditional Chinese embroidery, Jing Xiu handicraft is at the risk of disappearance and has been listed as works of China's own Intangible Cultural Heritage (a list ensuring that China's best culture tradition is ...
Germany-based labeling paper producer UPM has been awarded the EU Ecolabel recognition for adhering to its compliance with rigid environmental criteria concerning energy consumption and chemical waste levels, in addition to air and water ...
Tags: Ecolabel, labeling paper, paper mills
Plastic packaging company Quinn Plastics & Packaging said it has acquired a Kiefel KMD 85 thermoformer in an effort to become a major player in rigid food packaging. The machine is the first major investment by the company into packaging ...
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US-based Berry Plastics together with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that the company will reopen its Madisonville, Kentucky, manufacturing facility to increase its production capacity. Berry Plastics chairman and CEO Jon Rich ...
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Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced an agreement to acquire Ruby Macons, an Indian producer of corrugated packaging materials. Terms of the deal were not revealed. MWV chairman and chief executive officer John Luke ...
Silgan Containers Manufacturing in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, US has announced its decision to relocate its production line to another one of its manufacturing facilities. The company, which manufactures metal food packaging, is set to ...
Finland-based Huhtamäki has received statement of objections from the European Commission (EC) regarding alleged anticompetitive behavior in the markets of plastic trays, which are used for retail packaging of food materials, such as ...
Tags: statement of objections, packaging, markets of plastic trays
RPC Superfos has established a North American sales office in a bid to expand its plastic packaging solutions beyond Europe. The company has combined its knowledge and experience to take up the challenge of entering the North American ...