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
With immediate effect, the polyCarbonate-based Alcom LDM (Light Diffusion Matt) from Albis Plastic will be used in the R. CarbonatE Alcom LED production line at Rober Kunststoffe. This specialist for extruded and transparent Plastics, ...
Tags: glazing materials, lighting sector, Lights
Rodda’s was founded in 1890 and over 120 years later now has a global reach selling a range of dairy and gift products. In working with Rodda’s Par-Pak has come up with a solution that is easy to merchandise with simple shelf ...
Tags: shelf space, gift, dairy, Packaging
Drumheller Packaging is expanding its facility in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a $360,000 corporate investment that is expected to create 20 new jobs. Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) and Coahoma County provided assistance for the ...
Tags: Drumheller Packaging, facility, Agriculture
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 ...
UK-based supplier and contract slitter of flexible packaging materials Lean Flexibles has installed a X6 slitting machine from Universal Converting Equipment. The machine has helped the company to minimise job set up times, produce ...
Tags: Lean Flexibles, Slitting Machine
Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture
Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute and the Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI), both from Germany, have developed an antimicrobial treatment for wool and other textiles containing wool. Many of the antimicrobial ...
Tags: antimicrobial treatment, textiles containing wool, Textile
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
US-based food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has completed the previously announced acquisition of natural and organic food producer Specialty Commodities (SCI) for $191m. Specialty Commodities processes and ...
PolyOne Corporation, which offers specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, said it has debuted OnCap UV technology for fibre and textile applications. According to PolyOne, manufacturers of geotextiles and house wraps ...
Lebanon’s natural mineral water bottlers and distributors Tannourine Water will increase its production capacity with the installation of a Sidel Matrix Combi water line. The new Sidel water line has a capacity of producing ...
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
EasyPak, a packaging thermoformer, plans to expand its facility in Massachusetts, US, with a total investment of about $7.5m. Out of the total investment, EasyPak plans to spend $2m on facility expansion. The remaining $5.5m will be spent ...
Darling Ingredients, a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a wide range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, ...