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Obituary: Paul Coates, Rigid Group

Paul Coates, Rigid Group

Paul Coates, financial director of Rigid Group, died suddenly at the start of last month. Packaging News publishes here the company’s statement.

Charapak adds to ‘There & Back’ online retail range with gift option

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Corrugated packaging and display group Charapak has added a new gift pack to its ‘There & Back’ mail order range.

Smurfit Kappa targets luxury with metallic-film microflute launch

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Smurfit Kappa has teamed up with Celloglas to launch a new range of metallised film-laminated boards under the brand name MirriNor.

Beefeater unveils limited-edition London heritage packs

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Pernod Ricard’s premium gin Beefeater is launching a new ‘Forever London’ limited-edition pack celebrating the brand’s heritage in the capital.

SAICA kicks off production at £300m paper mill | Video

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EXCLUSIVE – Paper production has kicked off at SAICA’s £300m mill in Partington, marking a major milestone in the Spanish group’s growing impact on the UK corrugated sector.

SCA sells packaging ops to DS Smith in £1.4bn deal

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UPDATED – DS Smith is to become Europe’s biggest corrugated business after it announced a £1.4bn deal this morning to buy SCA’s packaging business.

Stora Enso develops new tear-resistant liner for corrugated industry

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Paper manufacturer Stora Enso has developed a new tear-resistant liner for the corrugated packaging industry called LumiLiner.

Richard Coward: Corrugated, consumer society and the outlook for 2012

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CPI corrugated sector president Richard Coward outlines how the organisation will continue lobbying for manufacturing in 2012.

DS Smith appoints new chairman as Johnson steps down

Gareth Davis, the former chief executive of Imperial Tobacco, has been appointed to replace Peter Johnson as chairman of DS Smith.

£6m Kraft project will make Dairy Milk packs resealable

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Kraft is to spend £6m on new resealable primary packaging and shelf-ready packs for its Dairy Milk brand in a bid to improve consumer convenience and stand-out.

DS Smith sells Spicers to Unipapel for £200m

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DS Smith has completed the previously announced disposal of its office products business – Spicers to Unipapel for £200m, in a bid to focus on its core packaging business.

Andrew Barnetson: Turning the tide for UK manufacturing

Andrew Barnetson, CPI

Effective lobbying is improving the outlook for UK manufacturing, argues the CPI’s Andrew Barnetson, but the government should do much more to develop this crucial sector of the economy.

Mineral oils ‘pose no health threat to consumers’: FSA

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UPDATED – Mineral oils in cartonboard food packaging pose no threat to consumers’ health, safety watchdog the Food Standards Agency has said today.

Amcor and Visy pay out in Oz after price fixing allegations

Amcor and Visy have paid out more than $97m to a total of 1,300 companies in settlement payments over an alleged cardboard packaging price fixing cartel in the Australian market.

Cardboard log cabin shop unveiled in Brixton

Circus log cabin shop in Brixton made from cardboard

Interior design company Studio DB has designed and built a cardboard log cabin, for the exterior of retailer Circus’ Brixton Market shop, which will be officially launched next week.

   

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