The plastic pots for Simpson’s of Manchester’s Christmas Puddings that are being sold exclusively through Spar supermarkets for the 2014 season have been supplied by RPC Bebo UK. Simpson's which is a family-run business ...
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West Yorkshire-based thermoformed packaging specialist Leeds Vacuum Formers (LVF) has invested about £530,000 in two new pieces of machinery to increase its capacity by 25%. The investment will also help in creating five new jobs in ...
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India-based extrusion machine manufacturer Rajoo Engineers will be working with Netherlands-based Meaf Machines to produce sheet and thermoforming equipment. Meaf will provide product design, technical know-how and critical components to ...
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British beef supplier Dovecote Park has selected thermoformed packaging provider Leeds Vacuum Formers (LVF) as the sole supplier of bespoke packaging, a move that will double the latter's output to nine million meat trays annually. A ...
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Healthcare packaging company Nelipak announced that it has completed the acquisition Debond (dba Flexpak), for an undisclosed amount. Nelipak will operate the acquired business under the name of Nelipak Healthcare Packaging. Flexpak ...
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BGF, a UK-based independent firm that helps Britain’s smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested £5m in packaging manufacturer Plastique. The investment will allow Plastique to expand its Polish facility to accommodate ...
Placon, a US-based thermoformed packaging products manufacturer, has introduced new Crystal Seal Tamper-Evident plastic thermoformed food containers, which are 100% recyclable. The new containers are available in seven sizes ranging from ...
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Custom and stock thermoformed packaging products manufacturer Placon has announced the launch of its new anti-fog lid technology on its complete line of recyclable PET cold deli food packaging products. According to the US-based company, ...
UK-based Charpak has unveiled its latest patented packaging innovation, Twist-Loc. Twist-Loc is a unique combination of an rPET Dome with a specially designed and cut Cakeboard which locks in to the dome. The new packaging allows the ...
Global consumer packaging group Rexam has concluded the previously announced sale of its High Barrier food container business to a Silgan Holdings’ subsidiary for $250m. The food container business of Rexam provides thermoformed ...
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Thermoformed packaging products designer and manufacturer Placon has unveiled its new corporate rebranding effort for its medical division at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Placon claims that the decision to place the medical division under ...
Supermarket chain in the US, Weis Markets has partnered with custom thermoformed packaging solutions supplier Clearly Clean Products to develop new meat trays that are 100% recyclable. The new modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays are ...
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Thermoformed packaging products designer and manufacturer in the US, Placon has announced the launch of its new divided containers, which contain up to 100%, food-safe, post-consumer recycled materials. According to the company, the Fresh ...
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Plastic Ingenuity, a US-based custom thermoformer has teamed up with the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) to fund a grant program to collect and process PET thermoformed ...
Tags: Pet Recycling Program, PET thermoformed packaging, recycling facilities
US-based private equity firm Mason Wells has closed the acquisition of Mullinix Packages, a sustainable packaging solutions provider in the US. Mason Wells senior managing director Tom Smith said post acquisition, Mullinix is now owned by ...
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