Bottling, Canning & Cartoning
Asia Pacific: Chinese bottler selects Ineos’ material for packaging
Tibet Qomolangma has selected Ineos Styrolution's K-Resin KR03 material to package its Qomolangma Glacier mineral water bottle cap packaging in Tibet, China.
The styrene-butadiene-copolymer grade...
Americas: Ball to build plant in Mexico
Ball plans to build a two-line beverage can manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico. This location, which complements Ball's North American metal beverage packaging footprint,...
Europe: Cabka-IPS exhibits collapsible container at show
Cabka-IPS will present its collapsible storage and picking container with a new feature - an active-lock closure mechanism at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from...
Europe: Tetra Pak launches consumable for filling machines
Tetra Pak has launched a range of hot-melt adhesives and lubricants specifically formulated for use with its filling machines.
The adhesives, developed in partnership with...
Europe: Krones acquires beverage pallet handling company
Krones has acquired 100% of the shares in Schaefer Förderanlagen- und Maschinenbau GmbH, Unterföhring, Germany.
Schaefer has since 2014 been focusing on engineering and after...
Europe: Sidel services unit to encourage producers to manage parts inventory better
Sidel has rolled out a new spare parts service that aims to lower costs for beverage producers by encouraging them to take a more...
Europe: RPC opens foam modeling studio
RPC has built a purpose-built foam modelling studio that will enable its designers to rapidly make mock-ups of packs in order to test and...
Europe: Barry Callebaut’s Barista range packed using Uni Packaging solution
The B2B beverage division of Barry Callebaut – global manufacturer of chocolate products,
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK, has used the expertise of leading flexible packaging...
Europe: Sonoco buys composite can maker for €286M
Sonoco has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), an European provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers.
The...
Europe: Dairy producer installs fifth machine from Oystar Gasti
Finnish dairy producer Valio has added its fifth Combiseptic 81-series cup filling and sealing machine manufactured by Oystar Gasti.
With an output of up to...