Centrale del Latte d’Italia, the third largest dairy in Italy, has introduced Elopak's carbon neutral cartons. In March the dairy launches its fresh milk products from regional brands Latte Tigullio and Tapporosso in 1 litre and ...
Spanish containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer Europac Group has acquired packaging plant in the town of Lucena, in Cordoba, for €9.8m to boost its packaging operations. The firm acquired two companies that jointly own ...
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German private equity firm, Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is looking to have a major presence in the European chilled convenience product market after agreeing to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer through its top-up fund, DBAG Fund VII. ...
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Pernod Ricard has completed the sale of Domecq brandies and wines to Bodega Las Copas, a joint venture between Emperador Group and González Byass, for €81m. The sale includes Pernod Ricard’s portfolio of brandies ...
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Japanese beer maker Asahi Group said it will take on EUR7.4bn in bank loans to finance its purchase of SABMiller's former Central & Eastern European beer assets. Asahi said its board agreed to the loan, from Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui and ...
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German authorities have raided Audi’s offices and homes of several officials over the emissions test cheating scandal by its parent firm Volkswagen. The authorities allege that Audi engineers and managers might have installed the ...
The European Commission has approved German plans for an infrastructure network for charging electric vehicles throughout the country. The German government plans to invest €300m over four years to the increase access to high-speed ...
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German chemical company BASF is building a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. The development is a part of the company's €200m global investment plan to boost its plastic additives business. With an ...
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UAE-based Amira Nature Foods has acquired a portfolio of packaged specialty rice brands from Euro Basmati in Germany for an undisclosed price. The acquired brands include Al Amir, Al Hakim, Bano, Dalia, Hanna and Shah Pari which have ...
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Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced it will raise prices by €60 per tonne (£50 / tonne) on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the Company's European regions. The price change is effective with shipments on or after 17th March ...
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Wine, spirit and cider producer Distell has partnered with Stock Spirits to improve spirit range in the UK. The partnership, which will take effect from 1 June 2017, will strengthen the relationship between the two companies. Several ...
UK’s Goplasticpallets has invested in a thermal printing machine to meet the increasing demand for branded totes and trays. The company plans to produce boxes with printed identification markings in smaller quantities. While, ...
Constantia Flexibles Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging products and labels, surpassed annual sales of two billion euros in 2016 , the first time in its history. The company also achieved record ...
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Flexible packaging and labels provider Constantia Flexibles Group has purchased a new printing technology for installation at its manufacturing site in Louvain, Belgium, in a bid to boost its pharmaceutical packaging business. The firm ...
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German luxury car-maker BMW plans to launch 40 new or revised models under its brands BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce by 2018 as it looks to compete against its rival Mercedes. The company will focus on top end and premium segments in its ...
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