Bottling, Canning & Cartoning
Americas: Fowler Products offers gently, high speed inspection/rejection capping solution
Fowler Products, powered by Pro Mach, Inc., has launched its highest speed inspection/rejection system for capping applications.
The system can cap and inspect more than...
Americas: Alliance, beverage giants partner on reducing calories in beverages
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and Clinton Foundation, has worked with representatives from American Beverage Association, The...
Americas: Verallia invests US$82M on greenfield plant in Brazil
Glass packaging company Verallia will construct a greenfield plant in the Northeastern part (Nordeste), Brazil.
The company has just signed a tentative agreement with the...
Asia Pacific: Paper packaging products, pouch forming and filling machinery boost Japan’s industry growth
The Japanese packaging industry grew to US$59.4 billion in the financial year of 2013, with paper packaging products and pouch forming and filling machinery...
Americas: RPC Group opens newly expanded facility in Pennsylvania
RPC Group is expanding its manufacturing facility in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, the US.
The investment worth more than US$10 million at RPC Bramlage-Wiko USA has resulted...
Europe: PET4Future project brings gains for KHS Corpoplast
Through the PET4Future project, KHS Corpoplast in 2014 is realizing an approximately 25% increase in stretch blow molder sales.
Looking at the percentage distribution of...
Americas: Pro Mach buys Pace Packaging, strengthens bottle handling capabilities
Pro Mach, Inc has acquired Pace Packaging, a global manufacturer of automated bottle unscramblers and orientors based in Fairfield, New Jersey, US.
Pace Packaging brings...
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...
Americas: Keurig Green Mountain partners with Kraft Foods to grow single-serve market dominance
Keurig Green Mountain has announced a partnership with Kraft Foods to make the latter's branded coffees—including Maxwell House and Gevalia—for Keurig's single-serve brewing systems.
The...
Europe: Tetra Pak launches Tetra Alsafe for extended shelf life dairy production
Tetra Pak has launched Tetra Alsafe for extended shelf life (ESL) production, an automated tank with constant temperature control that preserves product quality between...