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Seasonings company puts spice into production

Thursday 18 December 2008

To meet the increasing demand, J.O. Spice Company, based in the US, installed new packaging and mixing equipment and reorganised its production operations, effectively quadrupling the capacity.


Digital Coating Plate from Flint Group

Wednesday 17 December 2008

Flint Group Flexographic Products launches the first digital photopolymer foil based coating plate for inline and offline print finishing, meeting the increasing demand for digital printing plates.


Braille-embossed cartons

Friday 12 December 2008

New Braille-embossed cartons and labels from Cortegra comply with impending European Union legislation mandating that secondary drug packaging must have label information in Braille.


Flexicon expands in Brisbane

Thursday 27 November 2008

Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited has more than tripled its Brisbane operation by expanding into an adjacent manufacturing facility, announces General Manager Ray Greene.


New study shows Growth of the PVC Market

Thursday 20 November 2008

A New Study from Ceresana Research shows Polyvinyl chloride continues to be one of the world’s most crucial plastics.


Tetra Pak Targets Beverage Growth

Tuesday 18 November 2008

Swiss food packaging solutions giant Tetra Pak International is to invest INR5bn (US $101 milllion) in the construction of a second processing plant in India.


Demand for biodegradable plastic surges

Wednesday 10 September 2008

Demand for biodegradable plastic in the US is projected to rise more than 15 per cent annually to 720 million pounds in 2012, valued at $845 million.


Exclusive: Dawn of a new day for plastic

Friday 04 July 2008

US based company NatureWorks LLC is the world’s first commercial supplier of Polylactide (PLA) resin, with a 140 metric tons per annum name-plate capacity at its Blair plant.


Sidel appoints sustainability officer

Friday 13 June 2008

With beverage packaging under intensifying environmental scrutiny, Sidel has named Luc Desoutter sustainable development VP to formally spearhead solutions and environmental initiatives.


Peacock Bros.' colour print re-launch

Thursday 09 August 2007

Peacock Bros. has re-launched its colour print division (CPD), introducing new equipment, technologies and experienced staff to expand its label printing capacity and range of printing services.


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