A report from the nonprofit organisation, As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), reveals that while there is a rise in the use of plastic packaging across the US market to meet the needs of fast food and consumer ...
Tags: plastic PET bottles, Agriculture
Menasha has completed the acquisition of PearceWellwood, a corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturer and supply chain solutions provider based in Canada on undisclosed terms. PearceWellwood will now operate as part of Menasha ...
Tags: plastic packaging, value system, Agriculture
Canada-based specialty label and packaging solutions provider CCL Industries will be investing in a new plant to produce aluminum slugs used in the impact extrusion process to make aerosol cans, tubes and bottles for consumer packaged goods ...
Tags: CCL Industries, aluminum slugs
Growth will be driven by consumer and producer preferences for stand-up pouches over more traditional rigid packaging. The adoption of pouches with higher value features in developed markets — such as the US, Canada, Western Europe, ...
Tags: Pouches Packaging, Pouches
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has completed its previously announced acquisition of the North American and Asian print businesses of AGI-Shorewood Group (ASG) to expand its global network and customer base. ASG, which is a portfolio ...
Future Group, a leading Indian multi-format retailer, has chosen dunnhumby, one of the leading global providers of social marketing and advocacy experts, merchandising analytics software, and advertising technology, as its customer science ...
Tags: social marketing, dunnhumby, Apparel
AGI Global Holdings Coöperatief and AGI-Shorewood Group US Holdings, which together form ASG, will sell their North American and Asian print businesses to Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) for an undisclosed amount. With this ...
Tags: Print Businesses, Multi Packaging Solutions, Agriculture
Green Bay Packaging has bought Midland Container and Great Lakes Packaging from Chicago-based Arbor Investments for an undisclosed amount. Both the companies that were owned by Midcon Holdings specialize in manufacturing custom point ...
Global manufacturers of specialty label and packaging solutions CCL Industries (CCL) has acquired UK-based Label Connections for approximately $2.4m. Label Connections designs, manufactures and markets a range of pre-die cut pressure ...
Menasha Packaging Company, which specialises in graphic packaging and product merchandising solutions, is investing about $5m to expand its Hartford facility. This expansion will help the company create about 70 jobs. The Neenah-based ...
Tags: Menasha Packaging, Expansion, Packaging
The future looks bright for the Chilean economy which in recent years has benefited from rising exports and foreign investments. This new optimism has had a positive effect on the country's packaging market, reveals new report from ...
Rigid plastic producers Amcor Rigid Plastics will soon operate an on-site production facility within Method’s manufacturing facility in Chicago to produce 100% PCR polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Method produces ...
Tags: Amcor, Pet Production Facility, Packaging
C-Vale will use Zip-Pak Brazil’s flexible packaging solution for its Aurora Auroggets line to enhance the quality and freshness. Zip-Pak worked in collaboration with Plastrela which is the convertor and supplier of the resealable, ...
Tags: Zip-Pak Packaging, fasteners
The Chinese bakery and cereals market – already the largest in volume – is set to become the second most valuable by 2018, as more urban dwellers consume pick-me-up snacks on-the-go, according to new findings from global market ...
Tags: bakery market, cereals
Hain Celestial Group has reported strong fourth-quarter and fiscal-year sales and higher profits, mainly aided by distribution gains, new products and international acquisitions. Net sales for the fourth quarter ended 30 June totaled ...
Tags: Hain Celestial, Sales, Food