US-based automaker Chrysler is planning to halt the production at its Mack Avenue Engine II plant in Detroit in September 2012. Following the closure of the plant, the 3.7-litre V-6 engine which is currently used in the Jeep Liberty and ...
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Carter’s Inc., the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, reported its third quarter 2012 results. “We are reporting a record level of sales and earnings in our ...
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Closure manufacturer in the US, Portola Packaging has announced plans to close its Portola Tech International cosmetics closure and container manufacturing unit in a bid to concentrate on its growing beverage closure and bottle business. ...
Zeller Plastik, France a GCS brand has announced the launch of a new lightweight snap hinged dispensing closure, Touareg for tubes. The new 35mm diameter closure completes the range from 30mm to 50mm tubes in the Supersoft family range. ...
US-based packaging products maker Weatherchem has invested significantly toward its eventual target of becoming landfill-free, as the firm claims it takes environment seriously. In the recent past, Weatherchem installed new electric ...
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Spain-based Vilas del Turbón has selected Bericap’s Galileo range of closures for its gourmet still water filled in 0.5 and 1l PET bottles. The closures have been made from patented technology for molded hinge closures, which ...
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Norwegian manufacturer of jams and ready meal products Stabburet is all set to re-launch its Nora’s Homemade jam featuring Orbit Closure from Crown Food Europe – Cans and Closures, a business unit of Crown Holdings. The Orbit ...
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German closure producer Bericap has announced the commercial availability of its DoubleSeal 38mm cap technology in the North American market. The design supports the finish when compared to traditional two-piece closures that cannot hold ...
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Nampak Closures has created a new screwcap for South Africa-based Graça’s wine bottle as a replacement to the existing traditional cork closure. The 30 x 50mm length closure has a 30 x 60mm wine finish. The new closure comes ...
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Italian company Sacmi has installed a complete line for the production of CSD caps (PCO1810) for Globe Soft Drinks production unit AST Beverage in Bangladesh, as part of a contract. The new line has an output rate of 60,000 pieces an hour ...
Tags: Soft Drinks production, CSD caps, continuous compression molding
London Oil Refining Company has teamed up with Global Closure Systems’ Zeller Plastik UK, to develop a headstand valve pack for its new range of Astonish household cream cleaning products. The Bradford-based company's headstand ...
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Greggs, a bakery products makes in the UK, has partnered with Sherwood Press Group to create new packs for cupcakes. A Korsnas Artisan board was used for print while Gratterpalm designed the graphics. Sherwood Press packaging design and ...
Germany-based Poly-clip System has introduced the clip-tube, a new packaging as a cost-effective alternative to tubes. The clip-tube is a tubular package clipped on each end, supplemented by an extrusion nozzle on a threaded end piece and ...
Swiss food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has introduced the new Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Mid LightCap 24 carton packaging that features the company’s lowest cost screw cap which offers consumers increased functionality. ...
US-based pork processor Smithfield Foods is set to initiate its previously announced closure of its meat facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, which produces deli meat and hot dogs. The company noted that the layoffs will first begin in ...