Primary fresh food packaging company Linpac has partnered with Saudi Arabia-based Zultec Group to build a new PET thermoforming facility in Jeddah. The proposed facility will supply Linpac branded rigid and flexible packaging materials ...
Ukrainian paint producer Meffert Ganza Farben is creating product differentiation in the DIY sector with the re-launch of its paint in the Paintainer plastic pail from RPC Superfos, replacing the previous metal pack format. In particular, ...
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Blow-molded plastic containers producer Graham Packaging has laid the cornerstone of its new plant at the South Central Kentucky Industrial Park in the US. Sprawled over 245,000ft2, the new unit is expected to generate an employment ...
A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
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US-based flexible packaging products maker Bemis Company has inked a pact for the acquisition of South American rigid plastic packaging business of Brazilian firm Emplal Participa. The transaction, contingent upon customary closing ...
The New Zealand Government has launched a new initiative to supply recycling bins at retail outlets to enable consumers to dump the used soft plastic bags for recycling. Initially put on a pilot mode at New World, PAK'nSAVE and The ...
Denmark-based injection moulded plastic packaging firm RPC Superfos has begun production at its new manufacturing facility in Winchester, Virginia. The plant began with the production of UniPak for pastry company Poppies Intl. Equipped ...
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US-based firm Sealed Air is launching a non-popping variant of Bubble Wrap plastic packaging material. Bubble Wrap contain pockets of trapped air for cushioning fragile items during transit. The new iBubble Wrap is being developed to ...
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Rigid plastic container manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, an arm of Plastipak Holdings, will pump in $9m for raising output capacity at its manufacturing unit in Pineville, Louisiana, in the US. The company, which makes rigid plastic ...
Plastic packaging giant RPC Group is surging ahead with more acquisitions to boost growth. Speaking at a media event in central London this week, chief executive Pim Vervaat said that the company was becoming a leader in plastic products ...
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Austria-based plastic packaging firm Greiner Packaging has grabbed 51% majority stake in Teknik Plastik and Teknik IML, both of them from the Ozata Group, capturing the market for rigid plastic packaging for dairy products in Turkey. ...
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has embarked on a drive against plastic in cosmetics, expressing concern over their potential for polluting the environment. In a report 'Plastic in Cosmetics: Are We Polluting the ...
Plastic packaging and coatings company Coveris Holdings has acquired Elldex Packaging Solutions, a division of Hellaby Holdings, with packaging businesses in New Zealand and Australia. Elldex manufactures and imports HDPE and LDPE ...
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PET packaging specialist APPE will invest £10m in its preform manufacturing platform at Gresford plant in the UK. PET preform production at the plant started 30 years ago. The capital will be used for the installation of five ...
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Canada-based GN Thermoforming Equipment has forayed into the form/cut/stack thermoforming market with the launch of GN800 machine. The GN800 has been developed in collaboration with Italy-based industrial equipment supplier Agripak ...