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CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, confirmed that it completed the previously announced acquisition of Treofan America Inc. and Trespaphan Mexico Holdings GmbH. Treofan Americas operations in Mexico and the United States will immediately transition
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The food & drink technology Africa (fdt) positions itself as a forward looking platform for the industry. Water is the decisive element in the food and beverage industry, whether as an ingredient or in production and cleaning. The demand is correspondingly high while at the same time the scarcity of this
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Around the world, Ujeta Care is helping ensure that people can obtain clean drinking water for themselves, quickly and easily. Schneider Kunststofftechnik, based in Kirchheim, Germany, and the parent company of Ujeta GmbH, has now been honoured with the German Innovation Award, in recognition of its unique water filter system. Ujeta
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Closure Systems International (CSI) has launched a new closure engineered for cold-filled products, such as probiotic drinks, energy drinks and carbonated soft drinks. The new Pro-Lok GL 38mm closure is claimed to provide bottlers with exceptional closure performance, enhanced safety features, consumer satisfaction and total system support. The 38mm closure has
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Two new members will join Alpla’s board of management from 1 July: Klaus Allgäuer will become the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), while Walter Ritzer will become Chief Operations Officer (COO). Until now, the Alpla board consisted of CEO Günther Lehner, CCO Nicolas Lehner and CFO Georg Früh. Now, Klaus Allgäuer
Read moreThe Co-op is set to implement the UK’s first plastic bottle deposit scheme, becoming an example for retailers to look back upon when implementing their own schemes, says GlobalData, a data and analytics company. As part of a strategy to tackle plastic waste, the UK government’s recent proposal to implement a
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United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, hosted an open house celebrating the opening of its extended R&D facility in Messia, France, on June 21st. Representatives from Nestlé joined in the celebration, which featured an innovative project undertaken to develop a brand-new closure for Nescafé Gold. About 50% of
Read moreThe international trade show All4Pack Paris, taking place from 26 to 29 November 2018 at Paris Nord Villepinte, France, will bring together 87,000 professionals for four days of exchange, demonstrations, innovation and presentations from sectors such as food, beverages and liquids, cosmetics and toiletries, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, retail, e-commerce, consumer goods
Read moreDemeto (Modular, scalable and high-performance DE-polymerisation by microwave technology) is a european project financed by the European Community into the framework of the Horizon 2020. The partners of the consortium are working to bring to reality a revolutionary new way to chemically recycle PET, invented by gr3n, which is both sustainable
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We stay for two nights at an RV "campground" in Jersey City, which turns out to basically be a parking lot with power supply. But it’s very close to Manhattan, and so commands an outrageously high fee. No matter – since May 28 is Memorial Day, no interviews and no appointments
Read moreClariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and Beijing Tiangang Auxiliary Co., Ltd. (Tiangang), today conducted a groundbreaking ceremony in Cangzhou (China),just over 200km south of Beijing. The ceremony marked the start of the construction of a worldclass production facility for stabilisers for plastics and textiles that will form the heart
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