PaperWorks Industries, a US-based paperboard packaging supplier, has invested in a new sheet-fed lithographic press for installation at its facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, to enhance its folding carton printing capabilities. The ...
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A subsidiary of Graphic Packaging has completed the acquisition of Spanish carton manufacturer Norgraft Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Norgraft, which aims at food and household goods markets, operates two converting plants in ...
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Soup company Yorkshire Provender has selected Robinson Packaging to re-introduce its porridge range. Yorkshire selected Robinson’s standard 365ml tamper evident pot and lid moulded in clear PP to use in the food to go and meal deal ...
Carton packaging producer Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is demonstrating its FruitPack range of sustainable fresh produce packaging solutions at this year’s UK Produce Industry Fair. The FruitPack range of packaging ...
Graphic Packaging International (GPI) said it will introduce a new packaging machinery system and robotic integration capabilities for the beverage industry at drinktec 2017 event in Germany. The company is also unveiling other machinery ...
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WestRock has purchased Australian paperboard-packaging manufacturer Hannapack for A$75m ($59m) to expand its consumer packaging portfolio. Hannapack, which was established by Charles Hanna in 1967, provides folding cartons to a range of ...
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US-based paperboard packaging firm Zumbiel Digital has installed Kodak Prosper 6000S simplex color inkjet web press for use in packaging applications. Based in Hebron of Kentucky, Zumbiel offers a range of packaging solutions to the ...
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Eukalin Special Adhesives has joined the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), the North American association for paperboard packaging manufacturers and their suppliers. Founded in 1904, Eukalin is a family owned and operated adhesives ...
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Seaboard Folding Box, a portfolio company of private equity firm Charter Oak Equity, has acquired paperboard specialist Imperial Packaging for an undisclosed price. Based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Imperial Packaging manufactures folding ...
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Stora Enso is set to invest around €9m into its consumer board mills in Finland and Sweden, as part of its efforts to commercialise microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) in paperboard packaging. The firm will invest in consumer board ...
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Stora Enso will invest a total of approximately EUR 70 million in a new polyethylene (PE) extrusion coating plant and an automated roll warehouse (ARW) at Imatra mills in Finland. Extrusion coating is a process used to enhance the ...
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Rigid plastics, flexibles, and board, metal and glass packaging will drive industry expansion across the next five years. In global researcher Smithers Pira's report, called The Future of Global Packaging to 2020, it states that the $839 ...
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Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, hired Lisa Graessle as the company’s Northern Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Her primary role is to focus on Ossid's existing customer base in the region covering - Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North ...
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U.S. demand for adhesives and sealants is forecast to increase 2.8 percent per year to 6.4 billion pounds in 2019, valued at $12.8 billion. A turnaround in construction activity, combined with the expanding use of adhesives and sealants ...
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A new study by the consultancy provider showed Europe’s flexible packaging market was down from 2.1% by value and 1.8% by volume in 2012. Declining demand in a number of national markets, principally France and Italy, and the ...