Bottling, Canning & Cartoning
Europe: Carlsberg embarks on three-year project with partners to create wood-fiber bottles
In its participation in a panel on Wasteless Supply at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Carlsberg announced a ground-breaking agreement to develop...
World: Sidel reports record year for dry preform decontamination technology
2014 has proven a record year for sales of Sidel’s Predis dry preform decontamination technology.
The company says its worldwide sales for the year practically...
Europe: Esterform acquires packaging company Constar
Esterform Packaging Limited has acquired the business of Constar UK based at Sherburn-in Elmet near York.
Esterform manufactures 1.5 billion polyethylene preforms and containers from...
Americas: Sleever International launches recyclable LDPET bottle sleeves
At packaging exhibition Emballage 2014 in France, Sleever International launched a low density polyethylene (LDPET_) solution that allows bottles decorated with either a total...
Americas: Ball, ASI, industry release standard for sustainable aluminum production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), in collaboration with Ball Corporation and other aluminum industry leaders, recently introduced new, comprehensive criteria for a global standard...
Americas: Sidel wins patent claims against US company
Sidel has for the third time enforced its intellectual property (IP) rights on the same key innovation.
The patent claims made by Sidel against the...
Europe: Valio sells plant-based packaged products in Finland
Finnish dairy producer, Valio, is selling its products to consumers in carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials from Tetra Pak in Finland from...
Americas: Chromatic Technologies launches sunlight-activated inks for beverage cans
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has introduced Sunlight Inks for decoration applications in the can manufacturing industry worldwide.
In August 2014, the company launched the inks...
Americas: Husky to exhibit at NPE 2015
Husky Injection Molding Systems will at NPE 2015 (March 23 – 27, Orlando, Florida) showcase a HyPET HPP5 system – a fully integrated injection...
Asia Pacific: Rengo’s JV buys 90% stake in Indonesian plant, names subsidiary in Japan
Thai Containers Group Co., Ltd. (TCG), a joint venture between Japanese company Rengo and SCG Paper Public Company Limited (a subsidiary of The Siam...