Americas: Owens-Illinois, eCullet JV opens recycled glass processing center in Portland
Joint venture (JV) company Glass to Glass by Owens-Illinois (O-I) and eCullet has opened a recycled glass processing facility in Portland.
The facility will use...
Americas: AIOE, Ecodesk to improve supply chain transparency for sustainability goals
The Alliance for Innovation & Operational Excellence (AIOE) has formed a partnership with Ecodesk, a cloud based platform for enhancing global supply chain sustainability.
This...
Americas: PMMI Research finds Mexican packaging machinery market remains strong
After a slow recovery period, Mexico’s packaging machinery marketplace is coming back strong, according to PMMI’s 2013 Mexico Packaging Machinery Market Study, published in...
Americas: DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers raise prices on specialty ethylene copolymer resins
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a price increase in the range of $0.10/lb. ($0.22/kg) to $0.15/lb. ($0.33/kg) in North America on all grades...
Americas: Scholle Corporation, IPN form a company
Performance packaging companies Scholle Corporation and IPN have agreed to combine their businesses to form a new diverse performance packaging company, employing over 2,000...
Americas: Novelis to sell North American consumer foil business to Reynolds Consumer Products
Novelis Inc., an aluminum rolling and recycling company says it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its North American consumer foil...
Americas: Miller Lite launches limited edition beer can
Light beer Miller Lite has released the limited-edition Original Lite Can on January 1, 2014, an updated version of the iconic packaging that changed...
Americas: Husky concludes first ever World Tour
Husky Injection Molding Systems has wrapped up its first ever Husky World Tour 2013, a series of customer events the company has hosted over...
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: Pro Mach to acquire capping equipment company Andre Zalkin
Pro Mach, Inc. has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Ets. Andre´ Zalkin & Cie, a global capping machinery manufacturer based in...