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DS Smith to sell facilities after winning EU clearance for SCA buy
Packaging giant DS Smith has won EU regulatory approval to buy the recycled packaging operations of SCA for €1.6 billion, after agreeing to sell three facilities Read More»
UK Packaging Awards: One week to entry deadline
Just a few days remain to enter this year's UK Packaging Awards - so it's time to act if you want to showcase your best work to the sector's biggest... Read More»
API Foils workers strike over contract changes
Workers at API Foils in Livingston are striking in protest over alleged continual mistreatment by the company and enforced contract changes Read More»
Call to revise EU incineration rules
The European Commission should revise 2020 recycling targets set in the Waste Framework Directive to ensure that there is no incineration of waste that could be recycled, according to MEPs.... Read More»
A&R invests €9m in gravure printing kit
A&R Carton has announced that it has invested €9m in a gravure printing machine from Gallus Read More»
The Fantasy Fanzine: The end of the season
As the curtain comes down on another season, it’s time to look back on the easyFairs Fantasy Football league. There was a familiar name sitting at the top of the... Read More»
Manchester-based POS displays firm installs HP Scitex FB500
POS firm GJ Plastics has installed a HP Scitex FB500 Industrial Printer to help it to extend its product range and produce high-quality POS displays Read More»
PET demand mushrooms in BRIC countries
BRIC countries will drive PET packaging growth, according to new research Read More»
Skydiver makes history – by landing on 18,600 cardboard boxes | Video
A pile of more than 18,000 corrugated cardboard boxes has acted as crashpad for the world’s first parachute-free jump from a helicopter Read More»
Amcor develops new microwave pack for Asda’s New Potatoes
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Business
DS Smith to sell facilities after winning EU clearance for SCA buy
Packaging giant DS Smith has won EU regulatory approval to buy the recycled packaging operations...
International
Call to revise EU incineration rules
The European Commission should revise 2020 recycling targets set in the Waste Framework Directive to...
Cartonboard
Potts Print expands carton capacity with £1.5m press buy
Packaging and commercial print group Potts Print is to expand its capacity with two new...
Corrugated
Skydiver makes history – by landing on 18,600 cardboard boxes | Video
A pile of more than 18,000 corrugated cardboard boxes has acted as crashpad for the...
Flexible Plastics
New study backs Symphony’s oxo-bio additive
Symphony Environmental Technologies has announced that Intertek has produced a new life cycle assessment that...
Rigid Plastics
Ian Jamie: Why the UK’s green revolution is creating foreign jobs
Ian Jamie of Staeger Clear Packaging questions the Government's approach to recycling - and suggests...
Labelling
CCL to invest in new wine label plant
Labels multinational CCL Industries has announced that it will invest in a new wine label...
News Analysis
Sector sees missed Budget opportunities | Analysis
Chancellor George Osbourne spoke of a Budget for business. But, find Liz Gyekye and Josh...
Glass
O-I unveils jar with ‘mess free’ rim
Glass giant O-I is testing a new jar with a different shape of pouring spout...
Metal
Pepsi Italian packaging handed new twist from Rexam
Rexam’s Fusion aluminium bottle is being trialled by PepsiCo Italy for its lemon flavoured cola...
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