DS Smith has completed the acquisition of North American packaging company Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC) for an undisclosed amount. The CCC, which is a family-owned business, has around 190 employees across its four operations in ...
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OptiGroup has acquired businesses in Romania and Finland to expand its operations of the industrial and safety solutions segment. Proxima Tapes and Proxima Comserv provide industrial packaging sales and services to the customers in the ...
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DS Smith Plastics Division’s Injection Moulded Products has introduced a new bulk-dispensing container, Stackabox Hybrid. The company’s Stackabox line of bulk dispensing containers will allow to dispense, store and transport ...
DS Smith Plastics, Extruded Products will showcase its reusable packaging solutions at the Empack Madrid event in Spain. At the event, DS Smith Plastic will exhibit reusable packaging solutions developed from polypropylene sheets. With ...
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DS Smith Plastics, Extruded Products Hurbanovo will demonstrate its polypropylene printing and reusable packaging solutions designed for the retail chains, FMCG, and distribution centers, at RetailShow event scheduled to be held in Warsaw, ...
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Belgium-based VPK Packaging Group has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in corrugated sheet manufacturer CorrBoard UK for an undisclosed price. As part of the transaction, VPK Packaging has agreed for a capital increase and will acquire the ...
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Hong Kong-based pork supplying giant WH Group said that its subsidiary Smithfield Foods will acquire 100% stake of two Romanian packaged meats manufacturers Elit and Vericom for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will further expand ...
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Coca-Cola HBC has invested €7m to upgrade to its bottling plant in Timisoara, Romania. The high-speed bottling line, compatible with 330ml and 500ml formats, will enable the company to reach a capacity of 90,000 bottles an hour. ...
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Plastic packaging solutions provider Alpla has agreed to acquire Italian firm Propack for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2002 and based in Ostellato, Propack manufactures high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate ...
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Plastic packaging solutions provider Alpla has acquired Gehl Foods’ bottle manufacturing facility located in the US state of Wisconsin. Situated 30 miles north of Milwaukee, the West Bend standalone facility features around ...
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Frigoglass SAIC has announced unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2017 First Quarter 2017 Highlights Sustained growth momentum in Europe driven by increased sales to Coca-Cola bottlers and breweries Double digit ...
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Media reports suggest that Australia has won a landmark trade case related to plain packaging of tobacco products. A ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) yet to be published but leaked to a section of the media reveals that the ...
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Japanese beer maker Asahi Group said it will take on EUR7.4bn in bank loans to finance its purchase of SABMiller's former Central & Eastern European beer assets. Asahi said its board agreed to the loan, from Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui and ...
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Constantia Flexibles is planning to close its plant in Bucharest in Romania in a bid to optimize its film-based flexible packaging, manufacturing footprint in Europe. Expected to be finalized by July 2017, the manufacturing site closure ...
ICFF, North America’s one of leading design fairs for interiors, will be taking place from May 21 to 24, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. Heading into its 29th year, ICFF NYC 2017 is seeing a record number of ...
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