Americas: Consumers value packaging in e-commerce order fulfilment, finds survey
With continued growth in e-Commerce, retailers need to take a closer look at their packaging for fulfilling online orders, according to new data from...
Americas: Xerium Technologies expands facilities for roll cover, mechanical services business
Xerium Technologies, a global provider of industrial consumable products and services, announced two plant expansion projects to enhance its rolls products and mechanical services...
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...
World: Henkel holds food packaging webinar on migration
Henkel will be holding a webinar on the topic Basics in Migration - Adhesives in Food Packaging on May 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM...
Americas: 915 Labs releases microwave system for food packaging
915 Labs' new Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization system, or MATST, to help meet the growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food.
The...
Europe: Herma installs €1.5M slitting machine in Germany
Self-adhesives company Herma has invested in a new slitting machine worth €1.5 million (US$1.71 million) at its headquarters in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, Germany.
The machine...
Americas: Association recognizes Ball Corp’s designs
Ball Corporation's tin designs received recognition at the 2015 Golden Image Awards Competition held in November 2015 by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA).
Ball's...
Europe: Research finds the elderly feel helpless with retail packaging
Packaging on supermarket goods can leave ‘older’ consumers feeling powerless and vulnerable, according to a study carried out at the University of Portsmouth.
Issues such...
Americas: Carton bottle with bio-based plastic debuts in the US
Tetra Pak introduces a new version of its Tetra Top package, more than 80% of which comes from plant-based materials, in the US with...
Americas: Butler Automatic launches film splicer
Butler Automatic announces its new SP3HSL Series Automatic Film Splicer, an automatic web splicing system for printed sleeve films.
Film roll changes must occur...