26 September 2011
Sainsbury’s switches to plastic peanut butter jars
UK-based retailer Sainsbury's has replaced its glass peanut butter jars with plastic ones in a bid to decrease carbon emissions by more than 150t/year.
UK-based retailer Sainsbury's has replaced its glass peanut butter jars with plastic ones in a bid to decrease carbon emissions by more than 150t/year.
Thai PET producer Indorama Ventures has signed an agreement to buy Wellman International's recycling unit and related firm MJR Recycling from holding company Aurelius.
RPC Barrier Containers is set to manufacture a new ready-to-eat and on-the-go food container, suitable for hot and cold, cooked and fresh, and savoury and sweet dishes.
Global adhesives provider HB Fuller has posted a net income of $23.2m for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, up from $19m in the previous year.
US-based food packaging container producer Inline Plastics has announced an expansion of its facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah, and McDonough, Georgia. The company will add 47,000ft² to the Salt...
Bosch Packaging Technology is to unveil a vertical flat pouch system that offers an integrated solution for primary and secondary packaging.
Canadian packaging and paper products manufacturer Cascades has announced that its Norampac division will close its containerboard mill in Burnaby, British Colombia, by 1 December 2011.
Latin America's largest Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola Femsa, has announced an agreement to buy the bottling operations of Mexico-based Grupo Cimsa for US$837m.
Global adhesives provider HB Fuller is set to introduce the latest version of its Flextra Fast flexible packaging adhesive.
Nampak has formally opened a R500m ($65m) expansion project at its corrugated paper mill in Rosslyn, Pretoria, South Africa.