UAE-based food packaging firm Al Bayader International has unveiled a new production line at its facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, for the manufacture of tOWERPAC range of food and beverage containers. The new line, which was ...
Tags: food packaging, Al Bayader International, food and beverage containers
Electoral candidates in western Sydney and Newcastle face some stark policy choices about transport infrastructure that will have profound economic and social implications well into next century. Unusual in federal politics, the opportunity ...
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On February 18, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO) announced that its ultra-thin high-strength 1.2 mm 700 MPa hot rolled steel sheet (HRS) is now being applied in the production of containers ...
Tags: HRS, steelmaker, steel
Reumofan Plus USA and Reumofan USA has recalled Reumofan Plus Tablets over labeling issue. The company initiated the recall after finding that the product was distributed in packaging that did not disclose the presence of the active ...
Tags: labeling issue, packaging, box
German retailer Tengelmann, together with its US subsidiary Emil Capital Partners, has acquired a shareholding in chocolate maker Tcho. The retail group has also bought a stake in VariBlend Dual Dispensing Systems, which makes containers ...
Tags: Tengelmann, Emil Capital Partners, Tcho
Around the world almost without exception in the hollow glass field, cullet is used to supplement raw materials in the batch. In fact nearly all modern furnaces require cullet to be present in order to function at all. Cullet is therefore ...
Tags: Cullet Quality, glass field, glass market
National trade association of the metal can manufacturing industry in the US, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has launched a multi-year, fully-integrated campaign 'Cans Get You Cooking' during National Canned Food Month. Funded by CMI ...
Tags: CMI, metal can manufacturing industry, Unseal Power of Cans
US-based container manufacturer Norton Packaging has broken ground for its new facility in Jasper County in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). The company has invested invest $12m in its first ...
The Packaging Conference in Atlanta February 4-6 attracted 28 exhibitors and more than 230 attendees that included me. The three-day run was characterized by stimulating presentations and several energetic speakers and content that centered ...
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Glass containers manufacturer Ardagh Group has developed a new bottle for AB InBev’s Beck’s and Beck’s Blue. The new ultra-lightweight 275ml bottle was produced by reducing the original from 185g to 165g. According to ...
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AUTEFA Solutions is experiencing global growth in the business area of fiber balers, both in the Asian textile markets and as a boost in Europe and North America. AUTEFA has been manufacturing fiber balers and automatic logistics systems ...
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A new container design is set to change the economics of shipping palletised cargo, allowing cargo owners and consolidators to increase significantly the volume of cargo shipped at any one time. UK-based container design company Container ...
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Coke has been joined by Schweppes, Lion Nathan, and the Australian Food and Grocery Council in the Federal Court trying to stop the NT scheme. “Coca Cola is now notorious in Australia for being the driving force behind misleading ...
Tags: Coca Cola, Schweppes, Lion Nathan
The industry's lightest 64-oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle establishes a new standard for the size category. The unique stock container for juices and teas from Amcor Rigid Plastics delivers major sustainability ...
Tags: PET bottle, size category, packaging
Allied Development Corp. has published Barrier Materials for Rigid Packaging 2013 to 2017, a global industry report which provides in-depth analyses of the barrier materials that are used for the production of rigid barrier packages. The ...
Tags: Allied Development, Rigid Packaging, 2012