Packaging plant opens in Patagonia
A cardboard packaging factory is to open in Chubut, Patagonia, aimed at satisfying the demands of the southern Argentine fishing industry, according to a report from FIS
Archives for June 16, 2002
New Tetra CEO
Larry Pillard is to leave his job as chief executive of Tate & Lyle to take over the executive chairmanship of Tetra Laval, the privately owned Swedish packaging group.
Tuna cannery expands
The only remaining tuna cannery in Australia has received a prestigious international food service award for the second year running, according to a report from FIS.
Cork industry gets royal seal
The Prince of Wales has issued an attack on the environmental impact of using synthetic wine closures, boosting the cause of consumers and conservationists who have been fighting producers' increasing use of wine closures other than natural cork.
Rexam rejigs European plants
Rexam, the US-based global packaging provider, is to buy the Czech can making plant of German-based packaging company Schmalbach-Lubeca for £15.4 million (€24m), according to a report from dot.packaging.