North American supplier of general line rigid containers BWAY Parent Company through its primary operating subsidiary BWAY has entered into an agreement to be acquired by equity investment firm Platinum Equity for $1.24bn. Under the terms ...
Tags: rigid containers, value creation, investment
Thwing-Albert's FP-2255 will be replaced with a new model the FP-2260 Friction/Peel Tester. The new instrument will now run with MAP-4 materials testing software allowing for more powerful reporting and compatibility with newer operating ...
Manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging products Mold-Rite Plastics has acquired Stull Technologies, a manufacturer of dispensing closures, caps, lids, and packaging components. Thus acquisition of Stull is part of the larger expansion ...
Tags: Stull Technologies, plastic packaging, packaging components
Investment firm Platinum Equity’s affiliate has completed the previously announced acquisition of BWAY, a North American supplier of general line rigid containers for $1.24bn, from Madison Dearborn Partners through a merger. ...
Tags: Bway, rigid containers, general line
Indian based automobile manufacture Mahindra & Mahindra is planning to launch its high-end sports utility vehicle (SUV) SsangYong Rexton on 17 October 2012 in Mumbai, India. According to Mahindra, SsangYong Rexton is expected to be ...
Tags: Mahindra, SsangYong Rexton SUV, India
Baumann Packaging Technology has unveiled its new MKH-4, the next generation of modular designed compact servo-driven cartoner. The new cartoner is equipped with a multi-axis control system which yields increased reliability, flexibility, ...
Global innovation leader Milliken & Company announced that the company has opened a regional headquarters in Shanghai. Leveraging its long presence in the region, Milliken’s new Asia headquarters combines sales, marketing, design, ...
Tags: combines sales, Milliken Company, floor covering design studio
Grupo Phoenix's subsidiary Phoenix Packaging Operations, which manufactures thermoformed rigid plastic packaging, has announced plans to expand its operations in Pulaski County, Virginia, US with an investment of $20m. Phoenix Packaging ...
Tags: packaging, Grupo Phoenix, expand, virginia
Global packaging company Sonoco has provided Melitta USA with new paperboard composite cans made from recycled and recyclable content to replace with traditional metal coffee cans. According to Sonoco, Melitta has converted its 603 and ...
Tags: paperboard composite cans, coffee cans, coffee systems
Health and Disability Ethics Committee of the New Zealand Ministry of Health has granted ethical approval for Living Cell Technologies' (LCT) Phase I Parkinson's disease trials of NTCELL. The company won regulatory authorisation to ...
Tags: ethical approval, Parkinson's disease trials, clinical study
Increase in global manufacturing output, growth in consumer spending on packaged goods worldwide and increasing urban populations are key factors in for an increase in rigid packaging demand, according to a report entitled, World Rigid ...
Tags: Rigid Packaging, packaged goods, pharmaceutical applications
Amcor Rigid Plastics has supplied 200ml barrier polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to spirit company in the US Beam for the launch of its Skinnyminis, a four-pack offering of the Skinnygirl Margarita ready-to-serve cocktail. The new ...
Tags: Pet Bottle, Skinnyminis, PET containers
Australia-based Viscount Plastics has introduced pallets made from post consumer waste. Viscount developed the innovative new pallet, which is environmentally sustainable for the Australian market, according to ferret.com.au. The light ...
Tags: Plastic Pallets, pallets, Viscount Plastics
US-based Clear Lam is rolling out its second bio-based resin for container packaging, besides developing a film-based flexible, stackable container product line, with an aim to replace rigid plastic bottles, glass jars and metal cans. ...
Tags: Clear Lam, container packaging, container product line, food packaging
Swedish truck maker Volvo Trucks has unveiled a new six-cylinder 13-litre (D13) 460hp engine for the company's FH range of heavy trucks, which complies with Euro 6 environmental standards. The new engine offers maximum power output of ...
Tags: Volvo Trucks, D13 460hp engine, heavy trucks, exhaust gas recirculation