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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
Read moreBerlin Packaging North America today announced the acquisition of Vivid Packaging, an Ohio-based supplier of rigid packaging that does business in 25 states as well as Canada and Mexico. The transaction is Berlin Packaging’s fifth acquisition since 2010 and advances a strategic plan designed to double revenues and earnings by 2017.
Read moreIn 2014, a total of 17.9 million pieces of Airopack dispensers used in PET containers were shipped to customers, compared to 1.4 million pieces in 2013. The majority of the volume was shipped to the globally leading personal care company Procter and Gamble for their shave care brand Gillette Fusion Proglide.
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The certification body TÜV SOUTH Management Service GmbH has successfully certified KIC Krones, a subsidiary of Krones AG. The TÜV SOUTH technical inspectorate has thus attested that the company KIC Krones Internationale Cooperationsgesellschaft mbH, Neutraubling, Germany, has introduced and is using a quality-management and an eco-management system. Audits have verified that
Read moreGraham Packaging Company, along with their customer Sun Products, and Lt. Governor Crit Luallen, community leaders and the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the groundbreaking of their new plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky’s South Central Kentucky Industrial Park. Graham, a manufacturer and designer of blow-molded plastic containers, plans to
Read moreSC Johnson announced Logoplaste as a recipient of its 2015 Customer Service Excellence Supplier Award. The company is being recognised for its best-in-class on-time/in-full delivery speed and flawless execution, while remaining agile and proactive in its supply chain. Winners were recently announced at an awards ceremony during an SC Johnson supplier
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