Berry Plastics, a manufacturer and marketer of value-added plastic packaging and engineered materials, has announced the introduction of its latest innovation in the medical tapes industry. The new 3537A, a breathable flexible film tape, ...
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Rigid plastics firm Pact Group has bought the Viscount Plastics division from Linpac, for an undisclosed sum Australia-based Viscount Plastics, with its production facilities in Australia, New Zealand, China and Malaysia, manufactures and ...
Ireland continued to exceed used packaging recovery and recycling goals of EU by recovering and recycling 652,000t in 2011, a rise of 4.1% compared to 2010, according to Repak. According to the industry funded organization Repak, ...
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Ever since the introduction of the unique substance called Plastic,it has always been a thing of controversies and discussion.Right from the manufacturing of the material till the stage of its disposition and degradation-environmentalists ...
In half-year results published this morning, for the six months to 31 October, the group posted a 62% year-on-year rise in revenue to £1.67bn, while pre-tax profit rose 62.5% to £106.1m. The increase was driven by the ...
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At the end of June 2012, Wrap launched the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement with the broad aim of reducing food and associated packaging waste. But what does this mean for the foodservice packaging sector and what steps can be taken to ...
Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is recalling Macro Wholefoods Market Organic Biodynamic Almonds due to Salmonella contamination. According to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the product being recalled was sold in ...
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South African flexible plastic packaging solutions manufacturer Nampak Flexible has received its Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Services (OHSAS) 18001 accreditation. According to Nampak, the OHSAS 18001 specification, which ...
US private equity firm Sun Capital Partners has received approval from the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of UK's Rexam Personal and Home Care Packaging Business for $459m. Rexam, which manufactures Red Bull and Pepsico ...
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Plastic packaging manufacturer Petainer's kegs are helping Brewster's maintain their taste and quality. Made of PET, Petainer 30l kegs are resistant to oxygen pick-up, and they are lighter in weight than metal containers, said the ...
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The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it has distributed more than 10 billion recyclable PlantBottle packages across the globe The drinks giant has recently published its 2011-2012 global sustainability report. It said that it had ...
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Kl ckner Pentaplast has announced the extension of its PentaformSmartCycle film product line to include Pentaform SmartCycle PET films comprising 100% post-consumerrecycled (PCR) content. According to the German packaging films producer, ...
Private equity firm Cyprium Investment Partners has exited its minority investment in Imperial Bag & Paper, a wholesale distributor of paper and plastic packaging for the foodservice industry and retailers across the US. Imperial Bag & ...
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Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is recalling Homebrand Choc Eclairs nationally as the product contains undeclared allergens – peanut and gluten, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The product ...
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Plastic packaging company Quinn Plastics & Packaging said it has acquired a Kiefel KMD 85 thermoformer in an effort to become a major player in rigid food packaging. The machine is the first major investment by the company into packaging ...
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