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Weener Plastic Packaging Group (WPPG), headquartered in Germany, has acquired the shares of its joint venture partner Globalpack and currently owns 100% of Weener Globalpack Indústria Plástica Ltda in Jaraguá, São Paulo, Brazil. The plant produces plastic packaging components for deodorants and antiperspirants. The company has been renamed and will operate
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On the eve of the FachPack 2015 in Nuremberg, Krones was awarded the German Packaging Prize for its "Bevkeg" packaging idea in the beverage sales package category. The Bevkeg is a concept in the market for non-returnable PET beverage kegs. Depending on the output class involved, it can be supplied in
Read moreThe Coca-Cola Company announced the formation of a new National Product Supply System ("NPSS") in the United States. The mission of the NPSS will be to facilitate improved operation of the U.S. product supply system for Coca-Cola bottlers in order to achieve low manufactured and delivered cost for all bottlers in
Read moreKiefer Werkzeugbau GmbH is expanding. With a new building the company is going to create further opportunities for the first test and pilot runs with blow moulds manufactured at the headquarter in Schwaigern. The new hall covers 1,100m² for blow moulding, injection moulding and thermoforming machines. From now on, the production
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On the 28th August Constantia’s team from Spear South Africa attended the annual awards ceremony for supplier excellence at Newlands Brewery in South Africa. Multiple categories were recognised in each field of expertise. In the category of packaging, Constantia (Spear SA) was recognised as best Quality supplied in the last financial
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Plastipak Packaging’s European arm (formerly APPE) received three gold and two bronze awards at Starpack Awards. The event was held at the National Space Centre in Leicester on 10th September. Plastipak’s new range of round ThermaLite PET jars, that can be hot-filled and pasteurised, won a bronze Greenstar Sustainable Award. Designed
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Caps and closures manufacturer Procap launches a new growth strategy for achieving a global reference for plastic caps and closures for customers and announces its new name United Caps. For this, United Caps builds on Procap’s history of merger and acquisition, and growth. Like Procap, United Caps will be a partner
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In August 2015 Amut confirms the establishment of new technical service points in Vietnam and Indonesia boosting and consolidating an onsite support to the existing and potential customers. This strategy has been followed because of the good results achieved in the extrusion and thermoforming field in the South-Eastern Asian area. Amut
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Mr Vimal Kedia, Managing Director of Manjushree Technopack Ltd was conferred the "Outstanding Achievement" award by the Eliteplus Group at the 3rd Injection Blow Molding and PET International Conference held in Mumbai, August 21-22, 2015. The conference is a joint effort of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers’ Association, India (CPMA) and ElitePlus
Read moreFollowing the recent acquisition by Bobst of a majority share in Nuova Gidue S.r.l., an Italian manufacturer of presses for the labels and packaging industry, the company’s name is changing to Bobst Firenze S.r.l. Although under a new name, the management team, plant location and its design, production & service activities
Read moreDuring the first half year of 2015 the volumes sold of preforms and bottles have increased by 8.4% compared to the first half of 2014. Russia and East and Central Europe were the regions with the highest increase. The volumes sold also increased in West Europe with growth in France but
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