Cargill has expanded its range of packaging ingredients with the launch of C*iBond 25957, a cationic, wet-end starch designed for packaging paper applications.
BillerudKorsnäs, which manufactures confectionery, snacks and beverage packaging, is investing SEK 5.7bn ($622.25m) in a KM7 (Karton Machine) to produce liquid board, cartonboard and liner at its factory in Gruvön, Sweden, to start operations in Q1,...
Papermaker James Cropper has launched a food contact-approved range of luxury papers for dry, moist and fatty foodstuffs for the food packaging industry.
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation has agreed to an offer from the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Union Local 153 to unconditionally return to work following strike action.
Quantrelle Packaging Solutions is doubling the size of its facilities from 46,000 sq ft to 65,000 sq ft in London, to increase capacity in its clam packing, shrink wrapping, sleeve wrapping and flow wrapping.
Paper mills in Wisconsin and Maine sold to Catalyst
Verso Paper Corp., Memphis, Tennessee, has completed its $1.4bn acquisition of Miamisburg, Ohio-based NewPage Holdings, after reaching a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
A whey protein coating is being developed as part of an EU project to replace existing polyethylene (PE) or petrochemical plastic coatings in multilayer packaging and enhance recyclability.
International Paper is “through the transformation plan”, according to its CEO who said the company has been rebuilt and has performance potential with existing assets.
Industry players from Belgium and Germany have unveiled plans to jointly develop a paper packaging powerhouse in France with an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
Billerud’s proposed takeover of the paper packaging operations of Finnish company UPM-Kymmene for €130m has been given the green light by competition authorities.
Smurfit Kappa (SK) said a £98m (€118m) investment in one of its major paper mills will both boost and secure supply of materials for its entire packaging operations in the UK and Ireland.
A newly lightweight, tear resistant liner “tailor-made” for the corrugated packaging sector has been developed after collaboration between Stora Enso and industry.
Consumer health concern over exposure to mineral oils from paper and board packaging has triggered a voluntary commitment from European industry bodies to phase out their use over the next two years.
The European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) has launched a guide that assesses the removability of adhesive applications of a printed paper product as one aspect of its recyclability.
The ubiquitous aluminium foil pastry tray could be replaced by a more environmentally-friendly alternative in many industrial bakeries, following the launch of a new paper bakery tray by food industry container supplier Nicholl Food Packaging.
A light biodegradable ovenable bakery tray, launched at Interpack, is applicable to industrial bakers looking to exploit the premium end of the market, claims Nicholl Food Packaging (NFP).
Mondi said its underlying operating profit of €187m in Q1 2011 showed its performance continued to improve but acknowledged that rising input costs and the weakening US dollar were hitting margins.
BASF has unveiled a range of barrier coatings which it said offers a highly effective solution to the migration of mineral oil residues from all packaging types into foods.
Industry has time, and must be given the chance, to find solutions to safety concerns posed by the leaching of toxic mineral oils from recycled board and paper packaging into foods, said Pira International.
Chevler, one of the biggest manufacturers of baking cases in the UK, has the US market firmly in its sights, as it reports a hike in output between 10 to 15 per cent over the past 12 months resulting from a facility upgrade and a new approach to conveying.
Sonoco-Alcore will increase European prices for all uncoated recycled paperboard grades by €50 Euro, or £45 per metric ton, on all shipments effective February 28, 2011.
A new polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)-based paper that is claimed to
withstand highly caustic and hot sterilisation solutions has been
developed for filtration operations in the dairy industry.
Smurfit-Stone, the US-based global packaging provider, has said it
will streamline its containerboard mill and container systems as
part of the integration of the recently acquired Stevenson
corrugating medium mill and other assets...
Stora Enso has approved two investments to enhance productivity and
improve cost competitiveness at the Kotka Mill in Finland and the
Kimberly Mill in the USA.
The MeadWestvaco paper unit is to shut down eight sheeting machines
at its Luke, Maryland, paper manufacturing facility next year, with
a loss of around 150 jobs. The company also announced plans to
expand sheeting capacity at its...
As part of its business development strategy in India, the
paperboards division of ITC has taken the initiative to create an
awareness among domestic consumers to safely package food products
from indigenous sources.
US company Inland Paperboard and Packaging has announced that it
has acquired the converting operations of Mack Packaging Group, in
Chicago, Illinois, and Mishawaka, Indiana. Inland acquired these
assets from Alwin Kolb GmbH &...
