Smurfit Kappa has invested in a new 3D virtual shopping environment to analyze and understand shopper behavior and increase the possibilities of virtual reality in retail ready packaging. The virtual shopping environment is expected to ...
Corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa has released its 2012 Sustainable Development Report, which details the continuing progress in its sustainable business initiatives. The report highlights that February 2013 saw the completion of ...
SKG has set out targets to strengthen its sustainable business practices under seven key building blocks including: Chain of Custody, CO emissions, Waste, Water, Health & Safety, Sustainable Sourcing, and Community Involvement. Detailed ...
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Irish paper-based packaging products manufacturer Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has announced publication of its vision on sustainability which creates additional objectives for the business up to 2020. The vision also extends and builds on ...
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Neil Osment Associates (NOA), a business packaging consultancy, has acquired the PRISM name, database, goodwill and intellectual property rights from owner Simon Southern PRISM is a market research and strategic consulting packaging ...
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Posted by Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor -- Packaging Digest, 5/7/2013 2:08:06 PM Smurfit Kappa bag-in-box will showcase its complete range of new and modern flexible packaging, the Pouch-Up?, at the London International Wine Fair ...
In first quarter results published this morning (3 May), the group reported that revenues for the period rose by 4% year-on-year to €1.89bn, while EBITDA profit slipped 2% to €241m. Pre-tax profits, meanwhile, fell to €57m ...
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The paper and corrugated multinational said in a statement this morning that a new paper machine at the mill that will produce 250,000 tonnes of lightweight corrugated case material each year, will now be operational by the fourth quarter ...
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Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has launched the latest version of its InnoBook software tool. According to the company, InnoBook is filled with hundreds of solutions and offers its customers the collective power of over ...
The fire started last Wednesday (17 April) at Smurfit Kappa's recovered fibre yard in Nechells. In a press statement published today (22 April), West Midlands Fire Service said: "Fire crews continued to work hard over the weekend and as ...
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A major fire ripped through Smurfit Kappa’s paper mill on Wednesday night (17 April). Some 9,000 tonnes of cardboard bales were well alight [nearly a quarter of its stock supply], covering seven acres of a 22-acre site. West ...
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West Midlands Fire Service said more than 15 fire engines were at the Smurfit Kappa plant, a mill that packaging papers, in Nechells. About 100 firefighters remain at the scene of the blaze in Mount Street, which broke out shortly after ...
The corrugated giant’s annual report, which was sent to shareholders earlier this week, shows that McGann’s pay packet totalled €2.488 million in 2012, slightly down from the €2.541 million he earned the previous year. ...
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Corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa has invested in a new in-line laminator for its Massa Lombarda plant in Italy. According to the Irish company, the machine is said to be suitable for solid board as well as carton board in single ...
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The firm said that its new machine was suitable for both solid board and carton board in single and double wave. World first In a statement, Smurfit Kappa added: "This is the first installation in the world of an in-line laminator in ...
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