Danone partners with Avantium to produce bio-based PEF bottles
Danone Research has partnered with Dutch Avantium to produce bio-sourced water bottles made from polyethylene furanoate (PEF), a furanic polyester.
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MWV reports Q4 profit loss
Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has posted a fourth quarter loss of $9m, citing the tough economic conditions.
IVL to open polyester plant in India
Thailand-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producer Indorama Ventures (IVL) has announced plans to construct a $700m integrated polyester facility in…
EU approves new juice labelling
The European Parliament has approved new consumer-friendly labelling rules for fruit juices and nectars, in an effort to prevent…
Dubai to launch plain tobacco packaging next August
Dubai, the largest populated city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will roll out a new plain cigarette packaging…
Bemis to close film making plants in the US
US-based packaging film maker Bemis has announced the closure of three of its film manufacturing facilities in the first…
Coca-Cola Femsa, Grupo Cimsa merge bottling operations
US-based Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Cimsa in Mexico have announced the merger of their bottling operations.
Graphic Packaging announces packaging unit merger
US-based Graphic Packaging has combined its multiwall bag and speciality plastics packaging business with the kraft paper and multiwall…
API reports first-half 2011 revenue rise
UK packaging and holograms supplier API has reported a 24% revenue rise from continuing operations to £58.5m in the…
Greif Q4 profit plummets 73%
Industrial packaging producer Greif has announced a 73% fall in its fourth-quarter earnings on weaker margin and restructuring charges,…
FDA to announce ruling on BPA by March 2012
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to make a final decision on the usage of bisphenol-A…
European sales boost DS Smith profit
Global packaging manufacturer DS Smith has posted a 20% increase in half-year pre-tax profits of £42.8m in 2011 compared…
Temple-Inland stockholders approve merger with International Paper
The stockholders of US-based Temple Inland have approved the company's merger with International Paper (IP) with more than 98%…
USDA to streamline generic labelling approval
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a new rule to modify…
UK to consult on plain tobacco packaging
The British Government will start a wide-range consultation on plain tobacco packaging by the end of 2011, after the…
Imperial Tobacco launches legal challenge against Australia
Imperial Tobacco has become the third company to launch legal action against Australia's new laws requiring tobacco products to…
WRAP: Retailers make progress on green goals
Recycling and waste management agency Waster Reduction Awards Programme (WRAP) has announced that manufacturers and retailers in the UK…
EFSA: BPA safe for use in food packaging
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reaffirms, in its latest report, that the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in…
Sonoco forecasts 2012 sales to reach $5bn
US consumer packaging manufacturer Sonoco has forecasted to reach sales of $5bn in 2012 compared to an estimated $4.57bn…
Sidel introduces preform decontamination system
Swiss technology giant Sidel has introduced a dry-decontamination technology for bottling beverages.
Crown reduces waste-to-landfill by 15%
Global packaging manufacturer Crown has reduced its landfill waste by 15% between 2007 and 2010, according to its recent…
Wal-Mart and Amazon promote ‘fustration-free’ packaging
Global online retailer Amazon.com and Wal-Mart Stores are urging FMCG manufacturers to reduce packaging materials and ease 'wrap rage',…
RPC H1 results boosted by Superfos acquisition
British plastic-packaging supplier RPC Group announced that its first-half adjusted pretax profit for 2011 almost doubled year-on-year, driven by…
FDA to appeal blocking of cigarette packaging ruling
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will launch an appeal over a judge's order for temporarily blocking rules…
Australia to review traffic light food labelling
The Australian Government is to review a proposal regarding the introduction of a traffic light food labelling scheme in…
Chinese cosmetics packaging market may lose investment
A recent 10-20% rise in Chinese factory wages has forced some foreign cosmetic packaging manufacturers to make investments outside…
McCambridge wins first legal round over ‘lookalike’ packaging
Bread maker McCambridge has won the first round in the high court ruling against competitor Brennans over its use…
Nestle Waters to set up UK lightweight bottling plant
Nestlé Waters has unveiled a £35m investment plan to open a lightweight water bottling plant and warehousing facility in…
Weidenhammer opens new UK facility
Weidenhammer UK, a subsidiary of Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), has opened its £10m production facility in Bradford, England.
RR Donnelley acquires US packaging firm
RR Donnelley has announced the acquisition of Ohio-based StratusGroup to strengthen its position in label and paperboard packaging segments…
IntraPac to relocate to Indiana
Canadian packaging firm IntraPac has announced it is relocating its New Jersey facility to Indiana, US, by February 2012.
Automated Packaging launches new AB 180 inline printer
Automated Packaging Systems has announced the launch of a new inline printer for use with the AB 180 packaging…
Philip Morris sues Australia over plain cigarette packaging law
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International has launched legal action against Australia over its new plain packaging law for cigarettes.
Amcor opens new Auckland beverage can plant
Beverage can manufacturer Amcor Australasia has opened a $40m aluminium manufacturing plant in south Auckland, New Zealand, to double…
Huhtamäki extends green food packaging range
Finnish packaging company Huhtamäki has extended its environmentally-friendly BioWare range with the introduction of PLA polarity tumblers and lids.
Fall in profit prompts M-real to cut paper production
Paperbased packaging producer M-real said the company is planning to cut its paper capacity as a result of a…
Breathable film may cut packaging waste
A Czech research team claims to have developed a synthetic, biopolymer-based breathable food packaging film with the potential to…
Mondi Napiag enlarges portfolio with new blow film extruder
Austrian film producer Mondi Napiag has installed a new blown film extruder that allows the company to increase the…
PRPflexo introduces printing plate for corrugated containers
PRPflexo, the US-based flexographic printing plate provider, has developed a new printing plate for multiple line-up one- and two-colour…
Rusnano and UralPlastic open nano-packaging plant
Russia-based Rusnano and flexible packaging producer UralPlastic-N have openend a RUR2.55b ($83m) packaging plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.
Australia postpones introduction of plain tobacco packaging
Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced that the country will hold implementation of its plain tobacco packaging laws…
KapStone acquires US Corrugated
US-based KapStone Paper and Packaging has completed the acquisition of US Corrugated in a deal worth $330m in order…
Avery Dennison launches pressure-sensitive label
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has introduced a new pressure-sensitive labelling system for meat and dairy packaging.
BASF introduces new pharma packaging for Kollidon
German chemical company BASF has developed a new packaging system that will protect polyvinylpyrrolidone-based pharmaceutical excipient Kollidon from oxidation.
Aquagirl Cosmetics adopts DuPont perfume packaging
Japanese fashion brand Aquagirl Cosmetics has adopted DuPont Surlyn 3D overmoulding technology for its 'Brightup Foundation' perfume packaging.
UK paper and aluminium recycling rise despite market fears
British recycling figures for paper / board and aluminium packaging have increased by 6.3% and 11% respectively in the…
Arlington Packaging launches new stand-up pouch range
UK-based liquids handling solutions provider Arlington Packaging has announced the launch of its new Eco-Flex stand-up pouch range.