Norske Skog has announced its consent to divest 51% of the shares in Norske Skog Pisa in Brazil to Papeles Bio Bio, which is controlled by a consortium of Chilean investors Group BO/Pathfinder, for $41.3m. According to the Norwegian ...
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US-based producer of folding cartons Graphic Packaging International is set to close its plant in Gillingham, UK leading to the loss of 170 jobs. The plant, which manufactures food cartons, was earlier owned by Contego and was part of a ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, Packaging
Two giant private equity groups, Blackstone and Carlyle, are among companies believed to be preparing bids for cartons giant Chesapeake, according to media reports. The Sunday Times (19 May) reported that Blackstone and Carlyle are ...
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The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) bestowed its Product of the Year Award on Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for a microwaveable bacon package for Embotits Espina, a ...
Tags: AIMCAL, Bacon package, Graphic Packaging International
Menasha Packaging, a packaging firm based in Wisconsin, US, plans to invest $6m to expand its food packaging business. As a part of the expansion, the company will purchase high-volume printing press from Germany-based Heidelberg ...
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Pro Mach's ID Technology acquires Logmatix The ID Technology division of Pro Mach Inc. has acquired Logmatix Labels & Tags Inc., a provider of identification products, services and support. With the acquisition, ID Technology aims to ...
Tags: Pro Mach, ID Technology, Logmatix, Packaging
Packaging solutions provider Graphic Packaging has completed the previously announced acquisition of A&R's European Beer and Beverage packaging business, A&R Carton for euro 26m. The combination of Graphic Packaging's European packaging ...
The deal, which was first announced in November, will see four Contego facilities – in Leeds and Gillingham in the UK, Hoogerheide in the Netherlands and Portlaiose in Ireland – transfer to the US-based cartons giant. It then ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, Fair Trading, cartons, food packaging
UK-based Contego Packaging has finalized sale proceedings of its food and beverage Cartons business to Graphic Packaging Holding Company. According to the company, the acquisition, which received approval from the Office of Fair Trading ...
Tags: Contego Packaging, sale proceedings, Graphic Packaging Holding Company
AM Menasha Packaging, a manufactur3-pack specialty carton received a Gold Award.er of high-end graphic packaging and merchandising products, won two awards for entries in the 69th annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition. ...
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 ...
US-based packaging provider Graphic Packaging has signed an agreement to acquire a UK-based packaging provider Contego Cartons. Graphic Packaging will pay about £71m in cash and about £10m in the form of other net liablilties ...
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Global high performance materials company Ahlstrom has announced the increase of prices on its specialty paper materials produced by the Label and Processing Business Area, due to the recent rises in raw material and energy costs. ...
Tags: Paper Materials, performance materials, flexible packaging
The deal, announced this morning, will give Graphic Packaging a stronger foothold in the European market and will add to its beverage cartons operations. For Contego, the sale of the business – which has sites in Leeds and ...
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Graphic Packaging has announced an agreement to acquire the Food and Consumer Carton business of UK's packaging company Contego Cartons for £81m. Graphic Packaging president and chief executive officer David Scheible said the ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, folding carton facilities, paperboard