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Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) in partnership with management announced that it has acquired Pretium Packaging (“Pretium” or the “Company”) from Genstar Capital. Pretium is a leading full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered
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The WorldStar Packaging Awards Competition is one of the major events of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and is the pre-eminent international award in packaging. WorldStar illustrates the continual advancement of the state of packaging design and technology and creates a living standard of international packaging excellence from which others may learn. One WorldStar
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An optimisation of the dry-cycle time of Netstal Elion series models was achieved by making an adjustment to the clamping unit controller. The company states that the output can be increased even more in series production use. The dry-cycle times of the high-performance Elion model have been reduced by up to
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Changing lifestyles and new consumer generations revolutionise the packaging market. “The uninterrupted trend towards on-the-go products, for example, is boosting the demand for resealable packaging, especially in the food sector,” explains Oliver Kutsch, CEO of the market research institute Ceresana. “On the other hand, more and more countries try to reduce
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The World Beverage Innovation Awards, in association with BrauBeviale, was designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across numerous categories within the beverage industry. At the 2019 Award Ceremony, Aptar Food + Beverage was recognised with the Best Closure Award for its Flip Lid solution. A panel of nine judges considered entries
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The new 38mm D-KL linerless HDPE closure (38D-KL) from Closure Systems International (CSI) is designed with consumer and dairy producer satisfaction in mind. Through its improved application performance and drop-down tamper evidence for additional security, the 38D-KL is precision engineered to deliver reliable performance on HDPE and PET dairy bottles. CSI’s
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United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, reported that it held a formal grand opening for its new manufacturing plant located in Kulim, Malaysia. This plant is intended to position the company as a global player with continuing growth, opening new opportunities in the Asian market with its ‘Close
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Sabic, a global leader in the chemicals industry, announced the opening of its new Technology and Innovation Center dedicated to the caps and closures segment in Geleen, the Netherlands. Located in Sabic’s Global Technology Center for Europe on the Chemelot Campus, this investment is proof of SABIC’s commitment to the industry
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Retal, Hall 4 Booth 323 Tethered closures are a hot topic in the packaging industry. Global PET, rPET and HDPE packaging producer Retal has invested considerable time and resources to creating innovative tethered closures that are both responsible and easy to use. Tethered closures from Retal are suitable for water, carbonated
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Gassner, Hall 7 Booth 459 The specialist in cap feeding systems Gassner will be concentrating at Brau Beviale on avoiding micro-particles in bottled products, caused by contaminated closures. A new addition to the range will be the SmartClean device, an ionised air cap rinser for the cleaning of closures just before
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Aptar, Hall 4 Booth 129 During Brau Beviale, Aptar will present its tethered solutions, which promote post-use recycling as the tethered closure stays attached to the bottle through its life cycle, while improving the consumer drinking experience. Aptar’s exhibits also include two other innovations by the supplier of packaging solutions, a
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