Bottling, Canning & Cartoning
Europe: Coveris spruces cartonboard division with £3M
Coveris has announced a £3 million (US$3.22 million) investment plan for its cartonboard division.
The division, based over three sites in Cambridgeshire, is a supplier...
Americas: Refres Now installs Sidel solution for 40% more capacity
Following a significant investment in the biggest-ever Sidel Combi for carbonated soft drinks in 2011, Refres Now, the Argentinian producer of the Manaos brand...
Americas: RPC companies create DIY cocktail shaker
Two RPC sites are producing a shaker pack that allows consumers to produce the perfect cocktail in the home.
Funkin Cocktails supplies its all-natural syrups,...
Europe: KHS releases new pouching machine
The KHS Group releases its Innopouch IM Focus, a horizontal form/fill/seal pouching machine that packs dry products in single-serve formats with an output of...
Asia Pacific: India gears up for plastic straw ban in soft drinks
Plastic straw ban will have disruptive, albeit short-term impact on India soft drinks industry, says GlobalData.
India is all set to ban the production, import,...
Americas: Coca-Cola Consolidated, MUSC to raise awareness, promote health and wellness in South Carolina
As part of Coca-Cola Consolidated’s ongoing commitment to health and wellness, the company is expanding its partnership with South Carolina hospitals to encourage people...
Europe: RPC Kutenholz custom designs functional, modern bottle for dessert sauce company
Schwartauer’s 2kg Dessert Sauces has donned a bottle by from RPC Kutenholz, which is designed to bring a modernity and convenience to consumers.
It has...
Asia Pacific: Huhtamäki Oyj buys folded carton packaging company in New Zealand for €7M
Huhtamaki has acquired Interpac Packaging Limited, a company based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Interpac manufactures folded carton packaging for the fast-moving consumer goods, retail and...
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...
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...