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Eisai to add packaging facility to UK pharma production plant
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Eisai, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to invest £8m to create an additional packaging facility at its production plant in Hatfield, Hertfordshire,...

Linpac Packaging develops new domed pizza base range
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 UK-based multi-material packaging manufacturer Linpac Packaging has developed a range of domed pizza...

Duni to acquire assets of disposable packaging manufacturer in Singapore
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Swedish firm Duni has inked an agreement to acquire the assets and business of Singapore disposable packaging provider Song Seng for SGD15m...

Sonoco Alloyd launches electric heat sealing machine for packaging applications
Monday, June 17, 2013 A new electric heat sealing machine has been unveiled by Sonoco Alloyd, a unit of consumer packaging company...

Harper Government launches drug labelling initiative
Monday, June 17, 2013 The Harper Government has launched a new plain language labelling initiative in a bid to enhance drug safety for...

Sealed Air incorporates Milliken's clarifier in PP food trays, pots
Friday, June 14, 2013 Sealed Air is set to introduce its new range of lightweight PP food trays and pots, which incorporate Milliken's Millad NX 8000...

HB Fuller launches laminating adhesive for flexible packaging converters
Friday, June 14, 2013 Global adhesives provider HB Fuller launched the new Flextra Fast SF8700/XR1000 adhesive system, the latest addition to the company's Flextra Fast laminating adhesives family for flexible...

Bosch to acquire assets of French packaging company
Thursday, June 13, 2013 Bosch Packaging Technology has announced plans to acquire the assets of Tecsor Machines et Systèmes, a French manufacturer of machinery to make and fill polyethylene terephthelate (PET)...

European Parliament passes new baby food labelling legislation
Thursday, June 13, 2013 The European Parliament has passed new legislation under which the rules on the labelling and content of baby milks and foods for special medical purposes will be better...

SABIC updates food contact declarations for packaging converters
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Plastics producer SABIC has updated all its food contact declarations for food packaging converters to comply with changes to European Union regulations, three years before the required 2016...

CCL Label develops sustainable stretch sleeve for squeezable bottles
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 CCL Label Völkermarkt has announced the development of a new Super Stretch Sleeve, Triple S, which supports a sustainable bottle-to-bottle recycling...

Waddington Group acquires Canadian packaging firm
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Private equity firm Olympus Partners, through its portfolio company the Waddington Group, has acquired thermoformed packaging manufacturer...

Ardagh Group to invest in DWI can-making facilities to supply ConAgra Foods
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Glass and metal packaging solutions provider Ardagh Group has entered into an agreement with ConAgra Foods to supply the majority of its US food can...

Reitzel selects RPC’s easy-squeeze bottles for sauce packaging
Monday, June 10, 2013 Swiss sauce manufacturer Reitzel has launched new 300ml handy-size multi layer bottles, supplied by RPC Containers Corby, for foodservice...

Mondi launches paper bags campaign in Europe
Monday, June 10, 2013 Mondi, a Johannesburg-based packaging and paper group, has announced the launch of a campaign to increase the awareness of the benefits of paper-based bags among retailers and consumers in...

Waste Management and McDonough launch sustainable innovation collaborative on packaging
Friday, June 07, 2013 North American environmental solutions provider Waste Management (WM) and McDonough Innovation have jointly announced the launch of a sustainable innovation...

Dell to explore wheat straw use to develop sustainable packaging material
Friday, June 07, 2013 Global computer technology major Dell is set to explore the use of wheat straw for converting agricultural waste into sustainable packaging material....

Amcor Flexibles unveils sustainable packaging solution for fresh market
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Amcor Flexibles has announced the launch of a new thermoformable cellulose-based packaging solution for the fresh...

Cortec presents new eco-friendly technology films
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Corrosion-control technologies provider Cortec has announced the new version of its VpCI 126 Blue patented, high-technology films and bags, to provide effective corrosion-protection for all of...

Tetra Pak launches global renewable packaging campaign
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Tetra Pak has launched an environmental campaign in an attempt to make consumers more aware about renewable packaging and to highlight the role played by renewable materials in helping to...