World: Mitsui buys stake in family-owned steel company in Turkey
Sarten Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. has signed an agreement to join forces with Mitsui & Co., LTD. in Istanbul through shares transfer.
“We aim to...
Americas: Bemis receives two packaging awards for sauce pouch design
Bemis Company has received a gold award in the packaging excellence category and silver award in the sustainability category for the McCormick Skillet Sauce...
Americas: Innovia Films helps create 100% zero waste tea bag
Oregon-based Ecoteas is using NatureFlexT packaging films in the wrappers of their individual tea bags, says Innovia Films.
This flexible packaging material is derived from...
Europe: Amcor Flexibles, Brace’s Bakery redesigned packaging for family breads
In 1902 George Brace and his family started making bread to supply their local Welsh community.
Demand increased steadily and Brace's reputation grew fast.
The company...
World: Asia consumed 37% of global release liner in 2014, says report
The estimated global volume consumption of release liner was 43,984 million sqm in 2014, according to AWA Alexander Watson Associates’ Global Release Liner Market...
Americas: Signature Group acquires aluminum recycler, expects US$1.5B in revenue
Signature Group Holdings (Signature) has completed the acquisition of the Global Recycling and Specification Alloys business of privately-held Aleris Corporation for US$525 million.
Signature will operate...
Americas: Liqui-Box wins award for technical innovation
Liqui-Box has received the Silver Award for Technical Innovation for its development and commercialization of the FlexAsept bulk food package from the Flexible Packaging...
Americas: Berry Plastics Group, Klöckner Pentaplast to provide FFS packaging solutions
Berry Plastics Group and Klöckner Pentaplast Group have entered into a marketing alliance to offer form-fill seal (FFS) packaging solutions, on a global basis...
Europe: Tetra Pak charts milestones on environmental goals
Tetra Pak has passed several important milestones in its journey to develop sustainable products, reduce the environmental footprint of the value chain and increase...
Europe: RPC Barrier Containers dresses ready meals in casserole dish packages
RPC Barrier Containers is supplying a new thermoformed barrier plastic tray in the style of a casserole dish for leading French ready meal producer...