European packaging firm DS Smith has opened a new specialty packaging plant in Kielce, Poland. The new 5,000m² facility has been developed to produce advanced corrugated cardboard packaging for the automotive industry. DS ...
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Saudi Arabia-based chemicals firm Sabic has added PP- Ultra Melt Strength (UMS) resin to its global foam portfolio. The new generation of melt strength polypropylenes, Sabic PP-UMS has a melt strength of more than 65cN with improved ...
Finland-based consumer and specialty packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has completed the sale of its film unit to DBAG Fund VI, a fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs for around €141m. With the sale of the unit, Huhtamaki will be ...
In July 2014 Huhtamaki announced that as a result of its growing strategic focus on food packaging it had started to evaluate options regarding its films business. The annual net sales of the films segment were €187m in 2013 and the ...
Tags: Films Business, Packaging
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
Finland-based packaging supplier Huhtamaki has announced plans to sell its films business segment, in order to concentrate more on food packaging. The company's latest decision comes on the heels of evaluating options pertaining to its ...
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Candler, N.C.-based Jacob Holm Industries (America) Inc. — the U.S. subsidiary of Switzerland-based spunlaced and composite nonwoven roll goods manufacturer Jacob Holm & Sons AG — is investing more than $45.9 million over the ...
Tags: Textile, composite nonwoven
PolyOne has begun construction on a new state-of-the-art facility in Pune, India, that will manufacture specialty materials, including solid masterbatch, liquid colorant and additives. The facility will operate development labs and the ...
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US-based specialized polymer materials manufacturer PolyOne is all set to expand its business operations in India. According to the company, construction of the new plant has already been started at Pune in Indian state of Maharashtra for ...
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Grand Rapids, Mich.-based X-Rite Inc. has introduced the Ci6x line of handheld spectrophotometers for color measurement of materials including textiles, automotive, packaging, plastics and paints. The Ci6x spectrophotometers supply ...
Tags: Textile, spectrophotometers
German packaging materials producer for automotive companies Lindoerfer + Steiner has announced plans to set up its new custom packaging facility in Spartanburg County with an investment of $400,000. Lindoerfer + Steiner will set up its ...
Tags: Automotive Packaging, Packaging
Nexen Group,Inc.announces it will be showcasing its innovative motion control products at the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show,taking place September 10th through the 15th at McCormick Place in Chicago.IMTS is one of the ...
The U.S. plastics industry is continuing its long climb out of the depths of the great recession, with an expansion in 2011 expected to be followed by more growth in 2012, but looming threats and unanswered questions have created a market ...
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Global injection molding machine maker Engel Holding GmbH plans to open a technical center and seminar center near the Mumbai International Airport in India. The center will be used for machine demonstrations, customer trials, ...