Few companies in the UK have come together to start work on a two-year project called 'Reflex,' with the hope of significantly improving the recyclability of flexible packaging and diverting more of it away from the landfill. The project ...
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Diversified packaging company Sonoco has developed plant-based plastic bottles for Ecover's new home care line. Ecover has launched its popular green brand in North America after joining Method in 2012. The new look is the celebration ...
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US-based buyout firm Lindsay Goldberg will sell German packaging company Weener Plastik for approximately $500m (€400m), as per a report by Reuters. Reuters quotes that rival buyout firms including CD&R, Ardian, Charterhouse and ...
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The beverage packaging industry in North America is expected to touch $26.3bn in 2015, according to an assessment by PMMI, the association for packaging and processing technologies. According to the report "Beverage Packaging -- An ...
US-based rigid packaging company TricorBraun has commenced Indian operations with an aim to cater to the growing need for rigid packaging products in the second largest Asian market. The company has opened TricorBraun-India in Mumbai, ...
South Africa-based paper and plastic packaging manufacturer and paper recycler Mpact has unveiled plans to commence a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant for about $33.03m (ZAR350m). The new plant is expected to process close ...
Quiksilver has launched its newly designed AG47 collection of Boardshorts, made from recycled fibres. Each Boardshort is made from approximately 11 plastic bottles. These fibres brand named Repreve are recycled from materials like plastic ...
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US-based automated packaging system manufacturer NJM Packaging has introduced its new bottle unscrambler at the Pack Expo. The new UNISORT 32 bottle unscramble is claimed to be ideal for manufacturers of pharmaceutical and ...
Global drinks major Coca-Cola has announced plans to invest over $8.2bn in Mexico, under a partnership with eight local bottlers. As part of the investment plan, Coca-Cola will add new production lines, refrigeration equipment, trucks ...
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Portugal-based PET bottles producer Gepack has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Arizona, US. In the later part of the year, Gepack USA will construct a 12,000ft2 facility near Phoenix in Peoria of Arizona. The ...
The FMCG giant, one of the UK’s biggest users of packaging, has released its latest sustainability update which said it used around 178,000 tonnes of packaging, including glass, aluminium and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, ...
North American custom and stock plastic packaging manufacturer Placon has launched new Crystal Seal reFresh PET packaging containers line. The new line of tamper-evident, recycled PET thermoformed food containers are suitable for fresh ...
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Castle Harlan, the New York-based middle-market private equity firm, announced that Castle Harlan Partners V has agreed to sell Pretium Packaging to Genstar Capital, a private equity firm based in San Francisco. Pretium Packaging, ...
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Using the latest and economical and practical technology, Baumann design innovative, easily installed, low-maintenance case packing and case handling systems to meet specific requirements. All equipment is constructed from stainless ...