American paper and pulp giant International Paper has recorded a net profit of $80m, compared to the $209m the company earnt in the first quarter of this year. Last year, during the same period, the company earned $40m. The earnings ...
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) has reported sales of $1.6bn for the second quarter of this year, compared to $1.4bn for the same period last year. The company reported a net income of $143m for the period, compared to $115.9m in ...
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Finland based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has agreed to sell its 35% stake in Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP) to the majority share holder Packages Ltd for €6m. Bulleh Shah Packaging, based in Pakistan, is a joint venture ...
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Schwan’s Company has acquired from Better Baked Foods and Drayton Foods from NE Foods. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. The acquisition represents the second in as many months for Schwan’s as it works to increase ...
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New figures have revealed that UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 66%. The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE ) UK said it was a 16-fold increase on 2006 levels ...
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Berlin Packaging has launched a newly-designed website for Freund Container & Supply, a division focused on convenience quantities of packaging and industrial supplies. Built to provide an unparalleled user experience,FreundContainer.com ...
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New York-based meat processor Marathon Enterprises is recalling over 7 million pounds of hot dog products over contamination with extraneous materials, particularly small pieces of bone. According to the US Department of ...
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The Hive smart home brand now has two pay-monthly smart home services thanks to today’s launch of Hive Home Check. Centrica, the firm behind British Gas, has launched a new subscription service through its Connected Home brand, in ...
RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...
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Tesco unveiled an array of exclusive products at their Christmas in July showcase as own-brand Carousel expands into new categories. Tesco is significantly expanding its Carousel own-brand range of toys, listing them among its predicted ...
Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Cortec has installed a new advanced box making machine, which will allow to produce CorrTainer corrosion protection boxes at various sizes. The company has installed the new machine at its Eau Claire facility in Wisconsin, US. The ...
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Checkpoint Systems has unveiled its MicroFlex solution at NRF Protect 2017, a RF label that is designed to help retailers reduce external shrink on traditionally hard-to-protect merchandise. With the majority of retailers choosing to ...
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The joy of shopping for Ikea furniture mainly comes from roaming around a series of perfectly Scandi mock-rooms and pretending they’re yours for the day, finishing off with a plate of meatballs and some Daim cake, then going home with ...
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UK-based resource management firm Veolia has introduced a new coffee cup recycling solution, in a bid to reduce cup contamination and increase recycling rates. The solution has been designed based on coffee cup disposal habits and trials ...
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