Smurfit Kappa buys Mondi UK corrugated assets for €43m
Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) announced today the completion of the deal to buy Mondi Group’s UK corrugated packaging business as part of €51m asset swap deal.
Archives for April 18, 2010
Biofuels to blame for palm oil deforestation, says Nestlé
Political decisions encouraging biofuel production from palm oil is causing deforestation in Indonesia and not the low tonnage sourced by Kit Kat maker Nestlé, according to the chairman of the Swiss based food company.
Smurfit Kappa cleared for takeover of Mondi UK corrugated ops
Smurfit Kappa Group’s (SKG) proposed acquisition of Mondi Group’s corrugated packaging division has been given the go-ahead by UK competition authorities. But the deal will not be a game-changing one for the market, said analysts.
Ti forecasts bioplastics boost after entry to BoPLA market
BoPP film producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) has announced plans to enter the bioplastics polylactic acid (BoPLA) packaging market by the end of this year.
Groundhog Day for European health claims?
“Many in industry are pinning their hopes on EFSA showing them the light at the meeting, including the likes of Danone, which withdrew three probiotic immunity/digestive health article 13.5 claims in April, citing clarification it is expecting on Big...
Nanoparticle recycling may clear cost hurdle to commercialisation
An innovative way to recycle costly nanoparticles could accelerate the application of the technology across a vast range of sectors, including food packaging, said new research.