US-based private equity investment firm TPG Capital has completed the previously announced acquisition of Chinese cosmetics packaging company HCP from members of the founding Chen family for about $500m. HCP has manufacturing facilities ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/3/2012 9:53:42 AM Endangered Species Chocolate, which donates 10 percent of its net profits to species and habitat conservation efforts, expects more than a 230 percent boost ...
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Pro Mach Inc. has acquired KLEENLine Corp., a leading provider of sanitary production solutions including conveyors, material handling equipment, vision systems, robotics, automation controls and systems engineering services. KLEENLine, ...
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Integrated packaging products and solutions provider Pro Mach has acquired Federal Manufacturing, a US-based rotary liquid filling packaging machinery provider, for an undisclosed sum. Pro Mach president and CEO Mark Anderson said the ...
ID Technology, a division of Pro Mach is set to demonstrate several lasers from its extensive range of laser coders at Pack Expo from 28-31 October 2012 in Chicago. According to the company, laser coding on corrugated cartons is the ...
Integrated packaging products provider Pro Mach has expanded its sanitary production & material handling capabilities for primary packaging with the acquisition of the US-based KLEENLine. Pro Mach president and CEO Mark Anderson said the ...
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New York-based Kraft has teamed up with Crayola for a joint promotion to replace Kraft and Polly-O brand string-cheese pouches with colorful crayon boxes. Aimed at purchasers of both string cheese and Crayola crayon products, its primary ...
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Swiss provider of Polyfoil tubes Neopac has collaborated with cosmetics packaging company HCT for its patented cool tips in Europe and the US. The company has also widened its range with the Polaris product line, allowing for new design ...
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AptarGroup has signed an agreement to take over the Stelmi Group for an enterprise value of approximately €165m (approximately $207m). The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the ...
The market for primary packaging materials for microwavable products, valued at $1.2bn, is estimated to grow at 9.4% a year till 2016. This was revealed in according to a newly released market research and intelligence report from Allied ...
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19 November 2012 has seen the start of work for a new production plant in Zhangjiagang, China for the pharmaceutical packaging leader Stevanato Group, based in Piombino Dese, Padua (Italy). The multinational company, which expects to end ...
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SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging Russia has announced plans to support young professionals in the Russian pharmaceutical industry and offer a variety of comprehensive development programs.In addition,the company will be offering new jobs at ...
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Parenteral packaging supplier SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging has announced plans to continue its growth in Russia by increasing the production capacities at its plant in Zavolzhe,Russia by more than 50%. SCHOTT board of management ...
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West Pharmaceutical India Packaging, an indirect subsidiary of West Pharmaceutical Services has commenced the construction of its new packaging facility in Sri City, India, which will manufacture pharmaceutical packaging components. The ...
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Aquafresh Ultimate,the new''Whole Tooth Protection''flagship brand for GlaxoSmithKline(GSK),is the result of a close collaboration between GSK in-house PacXperience&Consumer Healthcare Futures and strategic brand innovation&design ...
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