Americas
AndersonBrecon deal formalised
AmerisourceBergen Corporation has announced that it has completed the previously announced divestiture of its UK contract packaging business, AndersonBrecon, to a group of investors headed by Frazier Healthcare Ventures Read More »
Blue Marlin gives gDiapers a green new look
The New York division of Blue Marlin has created a new look for gDiapers to reflect the brand’s eco-friendly credentials Read More »
Silgan’s closure ops hurt by Venezuela devaluation
Rigid packaging firm Silgan Holdings has said that its closure business has been negatively impacted by the devaluation of currency in Venezuela and resin hikes Read More »
Clondalkin nets €145m in business sales
Clondalkin has announced the sales of distribution business Van der Windt and a raft of its North American flexible packaging businesses in deals totaling €145m Read More »
Chesapeake’s US sites get FSC and PEFC standards
Chesapeake has extended its certification programme to, both FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody standards, to sites in the United States Read More »
Ball unveils colour changing ‘Slam Can’
Metal packaging firm Ball has unveiled a colour-changing can for drinks band DOC360 and has dubbed it the ‘Slam Can’ Read More »
Ball to close Illinois food and aerosol pack plant
Metal packaging firm Ball Corporation has announced that it is to close its Illinois food and aerosol packaging manufacturing facility Read More »
CCL Industries abandons takeover of John Watson & Co
Labels multinational CCL Industries has pulled out of a deal to acquire John Watson & Co, the Scottish spirits label specialist Read More »
US pack firms report results
US pack firms, such as O-I and Ball, have reported that they expect a strong year ahead but are still being affected by macroeconomic uncertainty challenges in Europe Read More »
Canadian pack rule changes could lead to job losses, warns industry expert
Thousands of jobs could be lost in the food processing industry in Canada if the Canadian government passes a law that would force changes to food packaging regulation, warned an... Read More »
Notbox launches products in US and Canada
Re-usable packaging specialist Notbox has launched its storage boxes in the United States and Canada Read More »
Sonoco announces price hikes for all paperboard tubes
Sonoco has said that it will raise the price for all its paperboard tubes and cores by 4%, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada beginning 18 February Read More »
International Paper develops new paperboard coating
International Paper has announced that it is working with a materials research and development firm to explore the development of products using EarthCoating, a mineralised barrier coating for paperboard products Read More »
Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Yoli merge bottling operations
Coca-Cola Femsa and Grupo Yoli have announced that they have reached an agreement to merge their bottling operations Read More »
Mini recycling plant turns scrap plastic into 3D printing material
US mechanical engineering student Tyler McNaney has invented a desktop machine that makes the raw materials for 3D printing by grinding up waste plastic from bottles, wrappers and even Lego... Read More »
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