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McGann: expects margin pressure during the rest of 2008

Smurfit Kappa boosted by corrugated prices

Smurfit Kappa, the manufacturer of paper-based packaging, has reported a 45% increase in pre-tax profit to EUR61.6m (£48.7m) for the three months to 31 March.

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PRNs should include municipal waste

The packaging recovery note (PRN) system should be extended to include the municipal waste stream to...

Quinn Glass secures Cobra contract

Quinn Glass has won a four-year contract to be the sole supplier of glass for Cobra beer.

Lukewarm reception for alcohol labelling scheme

Planned health warnings and unit labelling to be introduced on all alcoholic drinks packaging by the...

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Soft-soaping the tough guy

Sex sells. And nine out of 10 men think that cosmetics give them more pulling power than a car, according...

The paper chain’s custody battle

While the environmental debate may have brought recycling and recycled materials to the fore, specifying...

Driven to innovate

The packaging used to ship car parts depends partly on the kind of components being moved, and partly...

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Kosme launches shrink-wrapper for secondary packs

Kosme UK, the supplier of packaging machinery, has launched the high-speed, end-of-line Flypack shrink-wrapper...

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Packs & Closures

Ardagh produces Euro2008 beer bottle

Ardagh Glass has developed a special edition Carlsberg beer bottle for the Euro2008 football championships...

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