Industrial, consumer and protective packaging provider Sonoco will be investing $11.8m in building a research and development facility for consumer packaging products in Hartsville. The company has already commenced the construction of ...
Rigid plastic packaging manufacturer will be acquiring the APPE Packaging Division of La Seda de Barcelona Group for €360m. The amount includes a gross up of €65m of accounts payable that will be discounted from the bid which ...
Tags: Plastipak Packaging, Printing
US-based private equity firm Delos Capital has acquired Illinois-based customized and engineered packaging products manufacturer, FCA Packaging, for an undisclosed amount. The company was acquired from a group of private investors and ...
Tags: FCA Packaging, engineered packaging products, Agriculture
UK-based innovative packaging solutions provider KM Packaging Services has launched a new steam venting product. With this new product, the company has enhanced its range of feature-led specialist lidding films, catering to an increase in ...
As the end of 2014 draws near, Canadean forecasts the top trends which will influence consumer behaviour in 2015, and provides an insight into how manufacturers and marketers can target these evolving consumer needs to drive sales over the ...
Tags: craft offerings, FMCG market, Agriculture
The year is drawing to a close but the number of exhibitors signing up for AUSPACK 2015 is still growing. According to Luke Kasprzak, portfolio director – industrial division, exhibition and trade fairs, “AUSPACK 2015 is ...
Tags: exhibition, trade fairs, Packaging
Astor Chocolate has launched the 2015 Astor Chocolate Collection, its own line of branded products that will be available for the hospitality industry. Astor will now add its own name to packages of specialty sweets showcased by the ...
Tags: Chocolate, sweets, Agriculture
Ecolean, a company that develops and manufactures innovative packaging systems for the dairy and liquid food industry, has opened a new office in Dallas, Texas. The company said that the new facility is targeted at gaining foothold in ...
According to Southgate, suppliers of a comprehensive range of quality and innovative packaging equipment and consumables to the packaging distributor trade, Tenza perfectly complements the company’s current portfolio, and will be ...
Tags: Stickfast hotmelt, Packaging
PET and plastic packaging supplier Petainer has been named as the reserve bidder for the purchase of APPE with a bid of approximately €300m. Petainer will be getting financial backing from Next Wave Partners and KKR Asset Management ...
Lebanese mineral water bottler Tannourine Water will install Sidel Matrix Combi line to increase its production. Developed by beverage packaging provider Sidel, the Matrix Combi water line has a capacity to produce 31,500 bottles every ...
Tags: Sidel Matrix Combi line, Lebanese mineral water, Agriculture
Temperature assurance packaging provider Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco, has launched a new shipping solution for temperature-sensitive products called Envoy Direct series. Sonoco has developed the series to reduce dimensional ...
Tags: Shipping Solution, Agriculture
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific is to build a multi-million dollar flexible packaging plant in the Philippines. The new plant will manufacture high performance packaging for a leading multinational consumer brand. Managing director, Ken ...
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The research revealed that the purchasing decisions of almost a four in 10 (38.5%) consumers are effected by innovations such as re-sealability, extended shelf-life, ease of opening and interactive features such as QR codes. Almost a ...
Tags: Purchase Decisions, Innovation, Packaging
Europe recycled close to 65 billion PET bottles in 2013, as per the figures released by European non-profit trade association Petcore Europe. This is a 7% increase in the number of recycled bottles over the 2012 figures. The ...
Tags: PET bottles, Packaging