United Caps, a Luxembourg-based high performance cap and closure systems manufacturer, is set to acquire the plastic closures division of Closures4you. The acquired assets include 28mm caps for re-usable glass bottles as well as for ...
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Private equity firm Genstar Capital has acquired US-based Tekni-Plex from American Securities for an undisclosed sum. Based in Wayne of Pennsylvania, Tekni-Plex produces products, components and materials for healthcare, specialty ...
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ExxonMobil Chemical has started production on new polyethylene line at its Mont Belvieu plastics plant in Texas. The firm commenced production of the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at the plant. ...
Lamb Weston has completed a $200m expansion project at an existing potato facility in Richland, Washington (WA) to increase its processing capacity for manufacturing frozen French fries. The Richland facility, which was built in 1972, was ...
Xerium Technologies has launched new portfolio of press felt technology, Maximus, designed for machines producing containerboard, packaging, and graphical paper grades. The Maximus press felt technology portfolio feature single-base ...
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Refrigerated salad dressing (RSD) brand Litehouse has designed new packaging for its core line of dressings and dips. Litehouse has provided refreshed packaging design for its products based on the consumer research and testing. The ...
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Aurora Plastics has acquired US-based S&E Specialty Polymers for an undisclosed sum. Based in Lunenburg of Massachusetts, S&E Specialty Polymers produces polymers, custom plastics and compounds for use in various applications, including ...
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German luxury automaker BMW will be investing EUR400m to expand its its FIZ research and innovation centre in Munich. The “FIZ Future” masterplan, which was developed as part of an urban development competition, will expand ...
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American Packaging Corporation Story City/Flexo Center of Excellence recertifies STAR designation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as part of the agency’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). The VPP program ...
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Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has laid the cornerstone of its new Center for High-Efficiency Solar Cells, which is financed by a total of €32.6m from the federal government and the state ...
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At LED Japan 2017 in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan (4-6 October), Seoul-based LG Innotek (a subsidiary of South Korean electronics company LG Group) is exhibiting about 30 types of UV LED packages (optimized on the basis of UV wavelength and ...
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Belgium-based VPK Packaging Group has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in corrugated sheet manufacturer CorrBoard UK for an undisclosed price. As part of the transaction, VPK Packaging has agreed for a capital increase and will acquire the ...
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A subsidiary of Graphic Packaging has completed the acquisition of Spanish carton manufacturer Norgraft Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Norgraft, which aims at food and household goods markets, operates two converting plants in ...
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UK-based PCI Pharma Services has acquired pharmaceutical and healthcare contract packaging services provider Millmount Healthcare. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. For more than 20 years, Millmount has been ...
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Skanem Interlabels India has deployed Esko’s ArtPro and Automation Engine software solutions at its Vasai facility, as part of its digitalization strategy. The company has implemented the software solutions to support a fleet of ...