Archives for September 1, 2002

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Schmalbach buy puts Ball in driving seat

Ball's recently announced agreed offer for Schmalbach-Lubeca sets the seal on the consolidation of an important segment of the European packaging industry that will give the company crucial increased worldwide leverage.

Rexam: lean and mean

Rexam, the world's largest maker of drinks cans, which counts Coca-Cola among its blue-chip customers, has bucked the bear market and looks set for further gains. The upturn comes following a series of sell-offs which have streamlined the company and...

Conveyors with no breakages

Australian food and beverage equipment provider, Foodmach, has introduced a new range of conveyor systems which the company claims will make jamming and breakages a thing of the past.