Americas: Ampac sells produce packages enabled by Dow technology in North America
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics says flexible packaging converter, Ampac, is now a licensee of PacXpert Packaging Technology.
Authorized to sell packages in North America,...
Europe: Sirane unveils Ice-Mats that chill seafood while being transported
A new addition to Sirane’s Sea-Fresh range has been designed to help maintain the freshness of live seafood during transportation – and increase its...
Europe: KHS unveils flexible systems for labeling PET bottles
KHS’ Innoket 360 and compact Innoket 360 S (with an output of up to 50,000 polyethylene terephthlate bottles per hour) have now been...
Americas: Crown Holdings to acquire Mexican EMPAQUE from Heineken
Crown Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EMPAQUE, a Mexican manufacturer of aluminum cans and ends, bottle caps and glass bottles...
Europe: Nampak Plastics wins award for Infini bottle
UK-based Nampak Plastics has received the Farm Business Cream Awards for Packaging Innovation, with its Infini bottle from Cream Awards.
Now in its second year,...
Asia Pacific: TricorBraun opens office in India
Packaging company TricorBraun has begun operations in India with the opening of TricorBraun-India, Pvt. Ltd. in Mumbai, India.
“We have experienced excellent growth in India...
Europe: SIPA introduces weight filler for edible oils in PET bottles
The new Flextronic W from SIPA is a weight filler that is ideally suited to filling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles with edible oils.
The company...
Europe: BASF, Omya work on coat-ready barrier solutions
BASF and Omya are working on coater-ready barrier solutions for paper and cardboard packaging.
In future, this will provide a service for customers who for...
Americas: Sonoco awards rigid plastics facility for landfill-free status
Sonoco's Pinckney Paragon rigid plastics facility in Union, US, has received a Bronze Sustainability Star Award in achieving landfill-free status.
The award marks a milestone...
Europe: Krones subsidiary buys SAP company for intra-plant logistics
Syskron Holding GmbH, the subsidiary specialising in intralogistics of Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, has purchased a 100% stake in the Triacos GmbH company.
By buying...