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SC Johnson recognised Alpla with the Top Supplier Award 2016 in the category “Overall Supplier Excellence”. Each year, the international company headquartered in Wisconsin (USA) bestows these awards on its best suppliers. SC Johnson considers Alpla one of its top suppliers in the world. CCO Nicolas Lehner accepted the “Supplier of
Read moreThe LiquiForm Group has announced that Krones AG, a global manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment, has entered into a technology licensing agreement to further develop and commercialise LiquiForm’s breakthrough forming and filling manufacturing technology. “With the LiquiForm technology, Krones has an opportunity to build on existing bottling technology, intellectual property
Read moreGreiner Packaging is continuing to broaden its international market position by expanding in India. This move will make Greiner Packaging India Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture with the New Delhi-based Century Ultrapack, one of the leading providers of plastic packaging in the Indian dairy industry. Greiner Packaging is establishing a joint
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Axium Group has just completed the acquisition of KKT Kaller Kunststoff Technik GmbH property of Heinz Glass & Plastic group. The Axium Group is specialised in manufacturing of global solutions in plastic packaging for cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical markets. With two production sites in France, Acti Pack and Loire Plastic Industrie,
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Reduced CO2 emissions with respect to utilisation of already efficient laser-guided vehicles (LGVs), cutting them to a quarter of those emitted by traditional storage systems which use fossil fuels, plus advantages in terms of logistic efficiency and process hygiene. This is Sacmi CPB LINK, the new highly automated dynamic buffer chosen
Read moreThe Coca-Cola Company announced several agreements that continue the Company’s progress in reshaping its North American bottling system. Coca-Cola announced new letters of intent involving two bottlers. The National Product Supply Group (NPSG) – which was formed to administer key activities for member bottlers, including production of cold-fill beverages – also
Read morePretium Packaging, manufacturer of PET and HDPE blow-moulded containers and closures for the Food and Specialty Beverage, Household and Industrial, Health and Beauty market sectors, welcomes the leadership, employees and expertise of Custom Blow Molding (“CBM”) – one of the leading packaging and container producers for the Sports Nutrition and Nutraceuticals
Read moreAmcor Rigid Plastics announced plans to close the company’s preform manufacturing facility located in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The plant, which manufactures plastic preforms for the beverage industry and other applications, will begin a gradual ramp-down and is scheduled to cease production by December 31, 2016. The move is expected to strengthen
Read morePET rigid packaging technology specialist Sipa is glad to announce that a legal action against it and a previous development partner in PET preform production technology has ended in Sipa favor. The court action had been taken by Husky Injection Molding Systems against Athena Automation and Sipa over the alleged misuse
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems announced an update to its Altanium hot runner controller warranty programme. Effective immediately, all new Altanium H-series controllers are covered by a five-year warranty that includes the interface, H-series control cards and mainframe. This Altanium warranty covers any new controller that contains H-series or HL-series control cards.
Read moreThe Shareholders of Polymetrix plan to sell their shares in Polymetrix and combine the Company with a strategic buyer who can contribute significant synergies and support Polymetrix’s development into the next growth phase, expanding its technology and service portfolio and securing sustainable business advantages. Following the spin-off from the Swiss-based Bühler
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