Metsta Board has announced its plans to increase the prices of all Kemiart white-top kraftliner grades by Euro 50/t in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The price increase, which is effective for deliveries as of 8 April 2013, is needed ...
Tags: kraftliner prices, Board supplies paper, retail packaging
Folding carton printing and converting company Printed Specialties has selected Epicor to replace its existing estimating software system with the Epicor AVP. The US-based company, which offers retail packaging and packaging services to ...
UK-based meat processing company Cranswick Country Foods is set to establish a new pork packing plant in Hull, a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. This move comes after the company secured a 30m contract to supply pork products ...
Tags: Foods, pork packing plant, meat processing
UK-based Delta Packaging has announced that it will install Speedmaster XL 106-6LYYL press at Belfast retail packaging plant by the end of January 2013. The new six-color press with double coating units is the company's fourth B1 litho ...
UK-based GWP Group has announced the launch of its brand new website to showcase its packaging products and services. GWP marketing manager Matt Dobson said the company sells standard corrugated cardboard cases as well as retail ...
Tags: packaging products, packaging services, GWP
The breakthrough carbon neutral bag is being offered by Stirling Fildes, an Australian-owned pharmacy labelling, printing, packaging and consumables company. Australian Paper created the carbon neutral MG bleached paper for bags last ...
Tags: carbon neutral bag, packaging, paper bags
Today Wacom announces Bamboo Stylus feel, a new addition to the Bamboo Stylus family that features two digital pens with Wacom's patented EMR (Electro-Magnetic Resonance) technology for tablets that integrate Wacom feel IT into their ...
Tags: Wacom, Bamboo Stylus feel, digital pens, EMR technology, tablets
As consumers increasingly look for economical ways to live, and gravitate towards unique retail experiences, "bring your own packaging" (BYOP) has gone from kooky concept to a credible retail business model. For many brands, the idea of ...
Plastics thermoforming manufacturer in the US Lindar has selected IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software, as it offers an industry-specific manufacturing ERP system from one central vendor. IQMS vice president Glenn Nowak said the challenges ...
US-based UFP Technologies is set to introduce its new molded fiber (pulp) packaging solutions. The 100% recyclable fiber is made solely of newspaper and water. Molded fiber has been recognized as the egg-carton material and is considered ...
Tags: UFP, new molded fiber, packaging solutions
Finland-based Huhtamäki has received statement of objections from the European Commission (EC) regarding alleged anticompetitive behavior in the markets of plastic trays, which are used for retail packaging of food materials, such as ...
Tags: statement of objections, packaging, markets of plastic trays
UK-based Glossop Cartons has announced the installation of a second Mitsubishi printing press at its Glossop, Derbyshire premises. The four-color Mitsubishi D3000LX B1-format litho press incorporates inter-deck UV drying, end of press ...
Tags: cartons, printing press, Mitsubishi, printed
Linkx Systems has collaborated with Unilever Foods UK to develop a new cook-in sauce packer and overhaul, refurbish a volumetric filling machine that had been in storage at Unilever. The new packer for cook-in sauce sachets, which ...
Tags: Linkx Systems, Unilever Foods, packer, overhaul
US-based Thilmany Papers, the provider of specialty packaging, pressure sensitive, and industrial and technical papers has launched its Palette brand of colored papers. The Palette papers are available in five paper finishes, machine ...
US-based GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has released a report on the opportunities and challenges for using recycled fiber in packaging, after recognizing the growing interest in increasing recycled content in ...