Packaging solution providers Amcor has entered into an agreement to acquire Chinese flexible packaging business Zhongshan Tian Cai Packaging Company for $34.04m (RMB211m). The company said that the purchase price represents 7.1 times ...
Tags: Chinese Packaging, Packaging
Netherland-based packaging company Budelpack Poortvliet has acquired a new Bosch machine for the vertical forming, filling and sealing of transwraps as well as stand-up, block bottom and quadro-sealed pouches. The company already has a ...
Diversified packaging company Sonoco has developed plant-based plastic bottles for Ecover's new home care line. Ecover has launched its popular green brand in North America after joining Method in 2012. The new look is the celebration ...
Tags: Ecover, Sonoco, Plastic Bottles
Finland-based paper and packaging company Powerflute has acquired core and coreboard manufacturer Corenso for €102.3m. Powerflute had previously announced that it would invest around €81m in the acquisition. However, the ...
Plastic container manufacturer SIPA has acquired all processes related to the production of injection-stretch-blow molding (ISBM) equipment at Italy-based PET packaging company Automa for an undisclosed amount. The company said that ...
Tags: ISBM Equipment, Agriculture
Packaging company Smurfit Kappa has published an analysis which says that companies are missing out on significant opportunities in fighting for shoppers' attention and market share in European supermarkets. The report 'Marketing on the ...
Finland-based packaging company Huhtamaki will be selling its films business to German private equity company Deutsche Beteiligungs for $175m (€141m). Huhtamaki is known for supplying paper cups to McDonald's. The company stated ...
Tags: food packaging, Films Segment, Agriculture
Australia’s Pratt and Israeli statesman Peres team together for India’s next food and water revolution Australian billionaire paper, packaging and recycling magnate Anthony Pratt has partnered with former Israeli President ...
PET and plastics packaging company Petainer has launched its new PET solution, the petainerKeg Linestar, at BrauBeviale 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany. The new solution features a redesigned outer shell which helps it to fit specifically on ...
Tags: PET and plastics packaging company, redesigned outer shell, Agriculture
Global packaging company Smurfit Kappa has opened a Bag-in-Box plant in Spain for about €28m that produces both taps and bags under one roof. Also, the plant showcases the world's latest performing features in Bag-in-Box ...
Tags: Bag-in-Box plant, taps, Agriculture
US-based Liqui-Box, a liquid packaging company, has opened a new facility in China. With this new 120,000-ft2 facility, Liqui-Box expects to reach its growing customer base in Asia markets. ChinaDaily quoted Liqui-Box Asia-Pacific ...
Plastics and packaging company DS Smith’s Plastics Division has added a new fold-flat plastics container, Duca-Pak, to its Uni-Pak family which produces durable, foldable containers. These plastic containers recently won the ...
US-based buyout firm Lindsay Goldberg will sell German packaging company Weener Plastik for approximately $500m (€400m), as per a report by Reuters. Reuters quotes that rival buyout firms including CD&R, Ardian, Charterhouse and ...
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Austria-based packaging company Greiner Packaging has commenced operations of its first US manufacturing facility in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania. Having hired 36 people initially, the company plans to increase the number to 200 ...
Global packaging company Sonoco has announced that it has acquired Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group for $360m (€286m) in cash. Weidenhammer specializes in producing composite cans along with composite drums and rigid ...