Linpac Packaging is investing an extra €3m in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) extrusion and automation at Ritterhude, Bremen, on top of €6m in the past two years spent there and at Beeskow, Brandenburg.
International Paper is to acquire the remaining shares in its Turkish joint venture and said the market is set to grow at healthy levels over the next decade.
Two European regulatory bodies have issued updated guidelines to help ensure compliance from the paper and board sector with EU legislation on food contact materials.
Mondi is showcasing a Smart ID bag at the Fachpack packaging machinery and materials show in Nuremberg, enabling manufacturers and retailers to track each specific bag of product through the supply chain.
BASF has partnered with a green team in Major League Baseball to debut prototype packaging developed with its advanced biopolymer technology for peanuts.
At Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago, Illinois from October 28 to 31, 2012, Bosch Packaging Technology will showcase several new technologies for the pharmaceutical, food and confectionery industries.
MonoSol introduces Vivos Edible Delivery Systems, which are water soluble and edible, pouches engineered from Vivos films that disappear and release their contents when exposed to hot or cold liquids.
AkzoNobel has said it is ‘disappointed’ after the UK Competition Commission (CC) preliminarily ruled against a merger deal over fears it could damage competition in the sector and see prices rise.
Solegear Bioplastic has partnered with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to develop new bioplastic technology and muted the first product will be commercialized by the first quarter of 2013.
Self-venting pouches or trays, and technology enabling meals to mimic oven cooked food have driven strong growth in microwaveable packaging materials, according to a report from Allied Development.
