Saudi Arabia-based Alkhabeer Capital has acquired majority stake in UAE-based corrugated and flexible packaging products provider Express Publishing and Investment (EPIL). With the transaction, the Saudi firm expects to expand value of ...
Tags: Packaging Firm, flexible packaging
The importance of plastic in our everyday life is self evident by the fact that we are surrounded by plastic products all around. Everything starting from a pen, food packet, chair, bottles, containers, etc. is made up of plastic. The ...
Tags: plastic, Coloring Plastics
The unique beer bottle created last year to celebrate the 170th birthday of the original Pilsen lager beer Pilsner Urquell, has won the current award WorldStar 2014 at the international competition WorldStar Packaging Awards 2014. This ...
US-based bio-fuel manufacturer Virent has collaborated with petroleum alternatives licensor Renmatix to convert affordable cellulosic sugars to renewable chemicals and bio-based packaging materials. Under the partnership, Renmatix will ...
Tags: Packaging Materials, Packaging
Dietary supplements are dominating the shelves of pharmacy retailers, with brands vying for the attention of health-conscious consumers. In fact, industry experts report that approximately 50% of American adults take dietary supplements. ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
The adult soft drinks sector is a burgeoning market. As Packaging News reported earlier this year, volume sales of adult drinks increased by 14.8% in the 12 months to September 2012. It comes as no surprise then that an increasing number of ...
Tags: adult soft drinks, Packaging, Printing
Boxed beverages, like juice-boxes, have been around since the mid-60s. Children have been drinking juice out of cardboard squares lined with plastic or aluminum for years. This hybrid, multi-layer construction makes recycli ng the ...
China-based Wuxi Glory Plastics has extended its product line with the launch of a new collection of tablet bottles. Available in different shapes and sizes, the new bottles are said to be made from durable materials and manufactured in ...
Tags: Plastics, Tablet Bottles
Ardagh claimed three of the top prizes at the annual UK Packaging Awards presented at a glittering ceremony in London. Josh Brooks ( Event Organiser) Robert Fell (R&D Manager, Aerosol & Speciality Containers, Ardagh, Crosmières), ...
Tags: decoration, vehicle-glass
With so many identical products in the market, packaging is one thing that differentiates one from another. It is also a major marketing technique used by the manufacturers to promote their product visibility. Using attractive packaging is ...
Plant "Iristonsteklo" seeking a way out of a difficult situation. For three years, the company is working at half capacity. This was due to the fact that closed many alkogolproizvodyaschie production. As a consequence - the plant has lost ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Glass
"The glass component of recycling is long overdue," says City Councilor Miguel Silva, chairman of the South Central Solid Waste Authority (SCSWA) board. "This will be a community effort and it will be up to the community to make it a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Glass Recycling, Glass
Georgia governor Nathan Deal announced that Mohawk Industries will convert two manufacturing facilities in Dalton and Rome, creating 420 new jobs and investing about $85 million into the two conversion projects over the next two years. ...
Tags: Mohawk, conversion projects, creating new job, floor covering industry
Rehrig Pacific Company, a leading manufacturer of reusable transport packaging systems for grocery, retail, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, agriculture, and recycling and waste industries has released a study in partnership with Clemson ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Packaging Machinery
In newspapers' race for digital revenue, being small is no excuse not to run fast. Many community newspapers, typically dailies and weeklies running south of the 50,000-circulation mark, have been as aggressive in their pursuit of digital ...
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