Europe: Sidel wins two awards for product design
Sidel has won two international awards in October 2013 for a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Société des Eaux d'Aix-les-Bains (SEAB), a French producer...
Europe: SIPA launched filling vales in EVO versions
SIPA has used the Flextronic flexible and modular platform and launched new filling valves in EVO versions for integration and interchangeability into the new...
Americas: Avery Dennison shares results in report
Avery Dennison Corporation has published its sustainability report on its website entitled Our Pursuit: More Innovative, More Sustainable, which adheres to Global Reporting Initiative...
Americas: 3M Scotch-weld low odour acrylic adhesives
Next-generation structural acrylic adhesives, 3M Scotch-weld low odour acrylic adhesives DP8805NS and DP8810NS, could provide improvements over conventional high-odour acrylics, with significant benefits in...
Asia Pacific: Henkel opens plant in Shanghai, China
Henkel has inaugurated what it considered as the world’s largest adhesives factory in Shanghai, China.
Henkel has invested more than €50 million ($67.7 million) in...
Europe: Barry-Wehmiller acquires packaging firm in France, approaches $1.7B
Barry Wehmiller Companies, Inc., has acquired Arcil SA, a Paris-based supplier of packaging technology for the fresh dairy and food industry.
The purchase, Barry-Wehmiller’s first...
Asia Pacific: Crown opens three beverage can facilities in China
Crown Holdings, Inc has officially opened and commercialized three of its Chinese facilities in Heshan (Guangdong province), Ziyang (Sichuan province) and Putian (Fujian province).
“These new...
Europe: Printpack wins Label of the Year at UK Packaging Awards
UK-based company Printpack was awarded first prize in the Label of the Year category at the UK Packaging Awards held in London on November...
Europe: Chr. Hansen raises prices of cheese coagulants
Chr. Hansen increased the prices of its cheese coagulants on January 1, 2014 by 1.5-3% (depending on product group) to reflect cost increase of...
Americas: ZICO Beverages joins Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Company has acquired the outstanding ownership stake in coconut water brand ZICO Beverages LLC, which will unlock more capability for ZICO including...