Bottling, Canning & Cartoning
Americas: Bud Light celebrates music with can designs
Beer company Bud Light has announced an exclusive partnership with Mad Decent Block Party across the US and Canada, which includes the limited release...
Europe: Belgian researchers suggest cost-effective PLA production
Biodegradable drinking cups or vegetable wrapping foil: the bioplastic known as polylactic acid (PLA) is already a part of our everyday lives.
And yet, PLA...
Americas: Liquid Light, Coca-Cola partner on plant-based bottle
Liquid Light has signed a technology development agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to accelerate the development of Liquid Light’s technology, which can make mono-ethylene...
Europe: Oerlikon, Chinese company enter JV on polycondensation production
Oerlikon's Manmade Fibers Segment has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Chinese company Huitong Chemical Engineering Technique pertaining to polycondensation plants.
The JV will...
World: Oman beverage producer installs Sidel system
Oman Refreshment Company (ORC), a franchisee of PepsiCo International, has acquired a new production line from Sidel to its production capacity.
The company focuses on...
Europe: KHS lauded for being innovative at German Summit
The KHS Group received the Top 100 Award for its successful innovation management at the 2015 German SME Summit in Essen, Germany.
KHS says it...
Americas: NJM Packaging releases in-line capper at US show
NJM Packaging will introduce the redesigned beltorque high-speed capper at Pack Expo Las Vegas/Pharma Expo in September 2015.
Equipped with the servo-driven, patent-pending cap elevator-feeder,...
Americas: PepsiCo, partners give food, essentials to families in US state
PepsiCo, Feed the Children and corporate partners are providing food and essentials to 1,200 families in need in the Washington, DC, US.
Together, Feed the Children,...
Asia Pacific: Mauser Group buys 50% stake in China’s Fanshun Elan
Mauser Group has bought 50% shareholding of Time Technoplast in the intermediate bulk container (IBC) business of Fanshun Elan.
Fanshun Group and Time Technoplast (through...
Americas: MIT commercializes coating to reduce wastage
MIT has licensed nonstick coating LiquiGlide to Norwegian consumer-goods producer Orkla to use the LiquiGlide’s coating for mayonnaise products sold in Germany, Scandinavia, and...