Packaging firm Sonoco has agreed to acquire US-based Highland Packaging Solutions for about $150m in cash. Based in Plant City of Florida, Highland Packaging manufactures thermoformed plastic packaging solutions for fresh produce and ...
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Ecolean is planning to showcase filling machines designed for liquid food industry at the upcoming Anuga FoodTec 2018 event to be held in Germany. Ever since 2000, when Ecolean first showcased its lightweight packaging solutions, the ...
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Food packaging and processing firm Tetra Pak has acquired Germany-based Big Drum Engineering for an undisclosed sum. Based in Edertal, Big Drum is involved in the supply of filling machines for the ice cream industry. The company is ...
Smurfit Kappa has produced 150th automatic Bag-in-Box filling line machine for the liquid and semi-liquid industry. The automatic web filling line, which was used for Bag-in-Box and Pouch-Up products, was manufactured by Smurfit ...
Smurfit Kappa is set to exhibit its complete Bag-in-Box packaging solutions at this year’s Pack expo event in Las Vegas, US. The event will take place from 25 to 27 September at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Pack expo Las Vegas ...
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Chinese engineering firm Truking Group has agreed to acquire 75.1% stake in Romaco Group from German private equity company Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG). Romaco, which employs about 550 people, provides packaging and processing ...
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Carton packaging and filling machines provider, SIG Combibloc has launched new Combidome carton bottle for low-acid products such as milk and plant-based dairy alternatives. The new Combidome bottle has been selected by US-based Steuben ...
SIG Combibloc has introduced a new composite structure, known as combibloc RS, for carton packs designed to further improve system stability during processing. The new laminate, which is expected to contribute to improved environmental ...
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Swedish packaging firm Tetra Pak is set to invest around $110m to build a new regional manufacturing facility in Vietnam. Expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2019, the new facility will be situated near Ho Chi Minh City. ...
India’s flexible packaging materials company Uflex has introduced a new pouch designed for liquids like ghee or clarified butter for longer shelf life. The Profile Pouch with sonically sealed spout features three ply structure ...
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Brazilian dairy cooperative Cooperoeste has begun packing its Terra Viva UHT milk into 1 litre carton packs from SIG Combibloc, following its investment in a filling machine from the European packaging equipment manufacturer. Cooperoeste ...
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Brazilian company Vigor, a unit of JBS Group, has selected SIG Combibloc’s CFA 812 filling machine for its new dairy plant in Barra do Piraí. Commissioned in June 2016, the $40.5m plant can process one million liters of milk ...
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Germany-based firm Schubert has introduced new packaging machinery, Flowmodul, for horizontal flow wrap packaging at the FachPack 2016 held in Nuremberg, Germany. The flexible, space-saving solution is designed to allow packaging of ...
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Japanese printing company Dai Nippon Printing has signed an agreement with SIG Combibloc, a manufacturer of cartons for food and beverages, to collaborate in the food and beverage carton business in Japan. The collaboration will leverage ...
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Fiber-based packaging solutions manufacturer Evergreen Packaging has developed a new carton, SmartPak, to meet the increasing demand for different sizes in the market. The SmartPak Cartons has been launched in a new cross-section with 40 ...