Bottling company Coca-Cola Femsa plans to increase its investment in the Philippines operations to $1.7bn by infusing $500m by the end of 2015. The company will use the funds to upgrade its existing facilities and to establish ...
Manufacturers of beverage filling and packaging lines Krones has revived its subsidiary Kosme, which manufactures machines and technologies for the lower output range. As a part of the restructuring, Kosme has discontinued its operations ...
Tags: Krones, Subsidiary, Packaging
Packaging solution providers Amcor has launched a new range of coloured closures for wine bottles that will be made available in the next two weeks. The new range of closures will be available in 24 different colours for its Stelvin ...
Tags: Amcor, Wine Bottles, Packaging
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 ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, invest, Agriculture
Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, has announced that it was awarded a major project in Ikeja, Nigeria, by the Nigerian Bottling Company, a member of the Coca-Cola HBC, one of the world’s largest bottlers of ...
Tags: Sidel, Coca-Cola Contracts
To help bottlers offer health-conscious consumers a bold cola flavor with only half the calories, Royal Crown Cola International (RCCI), a division of Cott Beverages Inc., recently launched RC Cola Neo, a full-flavor, mid-calorie cola, at ...
hosted by Sidel, took place in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 25 and 26. More than 120 attendees from Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa met to discuss the need for sustainability to assure the future of the bottled beverage industry. ...
As the company was looking for a sound investment, it decided to invest in two Sidel Matrix blowers over two years. The investment allowed Alpla to produce bottles for the full range of Coca-Cola branded products on behalf of client ...
Tags: Alpla Mexico, Packaging
The results of a new study released by the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) show that the amount of water used to produce bottled water products is less than all other types of packaged beverages. On average, only 1.39 liters ...
Mountain Valley Spring Company has bottled natural spring water in Hot Springs, AR since 1871 and is the oldest continuously operating bottled water company in America. As a brand, Mountain Valley is enthusiastically associated with award ...
Tags: Glass Co-Packing, Glass, Packaging
US monoethylene glycol contracts are set to move higher in September, with multiple producers planning to increase prices, sources said Thursday. MEGlobal is raising its North American Benchmark price to 60 cents/lb ($1,323/mt), a 3 ...
Tags: monoethylene glycol
Closure Systems International (CSI) has introduced its new Flex-Chuck, which is said save save bottlers time and money by reducing inventory and solving various application issues. The Flex-Chuck design uses an internal array of multiple ...
Coca-Cola's bottling franchise Nairobi Bottlers has unveiled a new KES1.2bn ($14m) preform manufacturing plant at Kangundo Road in Kenya. Aimed at addressing the increasing demand for plastic bottled products, the facility will take the ...
Omni mini XP is an ultra-lightweight, one-piece and linerless 28-mm closure, compatible with the 1881 bottle finish. Weighing less than 2 grams, this closure offers high-quality capping application performance, CO2 retention, impact ...
Global c manufacturer Bericap has announced the development of a new press-on closure EV 28/26, which is suitable for the light-weight bottle neck PCO 1881. The new product has been launched in a bid to support companies working in ...
Tags: HDPE Caps, Bottle Necks