Cascades has announced it is to close a folding carton plant in Canada by the end of Q1 2013 as part of a restructuring operation into its Norampac division.
US-based Markel Ventures has acquired Reading Bakery Systems, a designer and manufacturer of industrial baking systems for the production of crackers, pretzels, cookies and other baked snacks.
The UK’s Chilled Food Association (CFA) has challenged a report launched by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) claiming the frozen food supply chain produces fewer carbon emissions than the chilled food chain.
Praxair has announced the successful commercialization of its fourth generation tunnel freezers that are designed for processing individually quick frozen (IQF) foods.
Fresh produce is driving volume demand for corrugated and folding cartons with an additional 2.5 million tonnes being required by 2017, according to a report from Smithers Pira.
Packaging solutions firm Shiner International is edging closer to being delisted by the Nasdaq Stock Market, having received notice it will happen unless it lodges a request for an appeal hearing today.
Researchers have found waste cooking oil could be used as a starting material in the production of bioplastics to produce a higher yield at a cheaper price.
DS Smith said it has transformed its position in the European market for recycled packaging after the takeover of a leading European packaging solutions company.
The Egypt and Saudi markets for bespoke integrated food processing systems are growing “exponentially” despite political instability in Egypt, according to packaging solutions provider TNA.
Researchers have found the addition of an oxygen scavenger (OS) layer in barrier film structures could extend protection against oxygen penetration if there are defects in the sealing layer.
Yparex has claimed it is the first company to develop and commercialise a bio-based tie layer resin in co-extrusion multilayer packaging and has already shipped samples to one European film producer.
BASF has added a flexible laboratory coating and laminating facility to its coating center to boost developing of adhesive systems for flexible packaging, labels, tapes and functional film coatings.
Faerch Plast has created a single layer packaged food tray that it hopes will compete against containers using multi-layer materials and solve potential recycling issues.
A developer of food packaging which it claims can extend the shelf life of a variety of products is planning to open a US manufacturing site to cope with expected demand.
Pregis Corporation has acquired Inter-Pac for an undisclosed sum and claimed the deal will make them the largest producer of polyethylene sheet in the US.
Investment in packaging developments is especially apparent among bakery and snacks manufacturers and it is a trend predominantly fuelled by retail demands, according to a new report.
Adept has launched a clamshell packer as the first product from its packaging solutions group and said its division would continue to look at sectors where robotic solutions could improve on manual processes.
A lost luggage handler at JFK International Airport has been arrested after authorities found narcotics hidden in empanadas, chocolate bars and other foods.
North American equipment firm Reading Bakery Systems has introduced a snack processing machine capable of handling multiple sheet snack varieties, which it claims cuts costs for manufacturers and allows flexibility.
Unisource Global Solutions (UGS) has completed the asset acquisition of Pakit Sweden AB to be more responsive to customer needs in sustainable packaging.
European plastics giant Borealis is targeting the European sports drinks market with a new faster-drying polypropylene grade for hinge closures, BorPure RF490MO.
Michelman has hired Manoj Deorukhkar as its inaugural India Country Manager, responsible for oversight of all of the company’s business units within the country.
Closed Loop Recycling has announced plans to double the output capacity of its Dagenham, East London-based plant – creating, according to the company, the most advanced plastics purification facility in the UK.
The Canadian Government is investing CA$95,000 for a project to test an innovative water recycling system used to treat wastewater from within a food processing facility.
Multivac UK has entered into a partnership with food processing equipment manufacturer Risco, in an effort to extend its line solutions “from the packaging machine right through to palletisation.”
The new executive director of the Contract Packaging Association (CPA) has targeted membership growth, increased participation and industry awareness as her main objectives in an exclusive interview with FoodProductionDaily.com.
