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O-I opens new glass factory in Vietnam

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Glass packaging giant Owens-Illinois (O-I) has opened a new production plant in Vietnam.

Shipments of soft drinks in cans increase 5.6% in 2011

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Carbonated soft drink (CSD) can shipments are up 5.6%, with 273m additional units shipped in 2011 compared with 2010, according to UK beverage cans trade body The Can Makers.

Linerless Labels get the green light from Tamper Technologies

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Tamper Technologies has unveiled a new range of ‘green’ tamper-evident linerless labels.

Smurfit Kappa doubles profits as prices rise

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Paper giant Smurfit Kappa has doubled profits and highlighted price rises for containerboard as it revealed expansion in the BRIC countries.

Tesco trials new ‘clay’ strip to reduce food waste

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Retail giant Tesco is the latest supermarket to trial new packaging that will keep fruit and vegetables fresher, in a bid to reduce food waste.

Bradman Lake owner acquires Manroland sheetfed press arm

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UK engineering conglomerate Langley Holdings has bought the sheetfed division of printing press manufacturer Manroland.

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.

easyFairs show focus: Ecopack

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Pressure to cut packaging’s environmental footprint is as strong as ever. Here, PN takes a look at some of the highlights of the easyFairs Ecopack show on 29 February and 1 March.

Rick Hindley: Consultation is an opportunity too good to waste

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With the Government’s latest round of consultation on recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste well underway, Rick Hindley, Alupro (Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation) executive director, considers the importance of aligning the UK’s interpretation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive with Europe.

ButterflyCannon creates new pack for Glenmorangie

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Design agency ButterflyCannon has created new packaging for the latest Glenmorangie whisky, called Glenmorangie Artein, in a move intended to capture the product’s tradition.

Neil Matthews: Tagging developments ensure packaging security solutions are fit for purpose

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Neil Matthews from Checkpoint Systems talks about security labels.

Bridgeshire Packaging installs world’s first HP Scitex FB7600 press

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HP has announced that Bridgeshire Packaging has installed the world’s first HP Scitex FB7600 flatbed printer to increase the amount of POS display units it produces.

Chadwicks appoints new sales manager

Claire Adams

Chadwicks has announced that it has appointed Claire Adams as sales manager.

BPF: Small plastic firms stable in downturn

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Anecdotal evidence shows that small and medium-sized plastic packaging firms are finding business quite stable, against a backdrop of heightened economic uncertainty, according to the British Plastics Federation.

Jobs saved after rival buys out troubled packaging firm

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Twelve jobs have been saved at a Yorkshire packaging supplies firm after a competitor stepped in to buy the business from administrators.

   

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