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Valgroup, producer, transformer and recycler of plastic packaging, announces the acquisition of Garda Plast Group (GP Group), formed through the aggregation – led by Progressio SGR – between Garda Plast S.p.A., based in Polpenazze del Garda (BS), and IFAP S.p.A., based in Palmanova (UD). GP Group is specialised in the production
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The Danish joint venture Paboco develops and produces fibre-based packaging solutions using pulp-forming technology. The company, based in Slangerup, Denmark, was founded in 2019 by Alpla and Billerud. By taking over all of Billerud’s shares and investing in Paboco, packaging and recycling specialist Alpla, as majority shareholder, is pushing the rapid
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Husky Technologies announced the appointment of John Linker as Chief Financial Officer. Effective October 19, 2023, Linker will replace John Hafferty, who joined Husky in 2019 following the company’s transition to new ownership. Over the past four years, Hafferty was tasked with improving the company’s accounting and finance operations, assembling a
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Engel was able to achieve Platinum status in the Ecovadis sustanability ranking in the autumn of 2023 and now ranks among the top 1% of the world’s most sustainable companies due to strong initiatives. Ecovadis is the world’s largest provider of sustainability rankings. The rankings include data from more than 90,000
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SR Packaging Consultants is now part of Ho.Bag Corporate, the Italian manufacturer and distributor of comprehensive packaging solutions for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and herbal industries. The strategic move fits in with the growth plans in the Italian and European markets. “Packaging plays an essential role in the marketing mix for brands
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Shortly before Fakuma in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Netstal is presenting itself with a new brand identity. The company has defined the values ‘Leading, Reliable and Value-creating’ as the core of the corporate brand. With a contemporary corporate design, this positioning is intended to be communicated to the outside world. The self-formulated mission
Read moreAlpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that Corpus Christi Polymers (CCP) has decided to temporarily pause construction of its integrated PTA-PET plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Alpek, along with its joint venture partners in CCP, has been committed to the development of this facility. However, due to high inflationary rates, construction
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Waste Free Oceans, a global initiative dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution, is proud to announce its partnership with ICENECDEV, the International Center for Environmental Education and Community Development, a non-governmental organisation based in Cameroon since 2005. This groundbreaking collaboration aims to address the critical issue of marine plastic litter and
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Herbold Meckesheim is reporting a good order situation for PET and film washing lines towards the end of the current fiscal year. The company is referring to the end of the US financial year, because since last summer Herbold belongs to the US group Hillenbrand Inc. Last October, a separate Recycling
Read moreBritvic Ireland has announced an investment of €6 million in its Ballygowan facility in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, to grow the site’s production capacity by over 20% in order to meet growing consumer demand for Ballygowan mineral water, and the creation of 28 new jobs. In addition to the new manufacturing
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R&D Leverage Europe, a subsidiary of Adler Industrial Solutions, announced an expansion in its services with the addition of Injection Blow Mould (IBM) capabilities. In 2023, the company has invested substantially in equipment and infrastructure to facilitate this development, including the purchase of IBM machines for mould validation and sampling. This
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