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Europe: Schuler boosts can-making capabilities with bodymaker
Japanese canmaking company Universal Can Corporation (UCC) has obtained a license where it can offer bodymakers, neckers-flangers and light testers for beverage container makers.
This...
Europe: Flint Group’s system creates flat top dots for flexible packaging
Flint Group introduces nyloflex FTF Digital – an inherently flat top plate with special, textured surface for flexible packaging.
The company says flat top dot...
Europe: ChemChina completes takeover of KraussMaffei Group
China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) has successfully completed the acquisition of the KraussMaffei Group from Onex Corporation.
All relevant regulatory approvals have been achieved....
Americas: CROWN says cans help specialty drinks brands expand reach in Brazil
Brazilian Packaging Association ABRE in December 2013 said the average number of beverage cans used in 2012 per consumer in Brazil rose to 103,...
Americas: International Paper buys Carolina Brand
International Paper has finalized the previously announced sale of the Carolina coated bristols brand to MeadWestvaco (MWV).
As part of the sale agreement and to...
Europe: VVT researchers develop OLED flexible light-emitting surfaces for advertising, packaging
Based on OLED technology and implemented using a printing machine, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has provided an opportunity to create patterned...
Americas: Amcor designs PET beer bottles
Amcor has designed New Age’s Salzburg craft beer PET bottles with a crown metal cap, replicating the standard glass bottle.
The PET containers are...
Asia Pacific: Using solventless, water-based lamination adhesives
Preferences for lamination adhesives used in flexible food packaging, such as stand-up pouches (SUPs), wrappers and bags, are shifting away from traditional solvent-based products....
Americas: Crown company releases pre-portioned ground coffee in a can
La Colombe Coffee Roasters and Crown Beverage Packaging North America release the MiniVault, a pre-portioned single-use can that delivers café quality ground coffee to...
Asia Pacific: Packaging chemicals-food risk is low, states study
A three-year project looking at the risk of chemicals migrating from packaging into food has determined that the chemicals investigated are not a concern...