Alcoa has announced a significant jump in sales and profit for it
first quarter on the back of strong steel prices, a sign that
packaging costs will continue to impact many food and beverage
producers, reports Simon Pitman.
US-based packaging firm Smurfit-Stone has reported a net loss for
the third quarter of 2003, topping off a year that the company
would most likely wish to forget. A major factor in the firm's
reversal of fortunes has undoubtedly...
It has been quite an eventful year for Rock-Tenn. Two acquisitions
were made, and in September, the firm sold its plastic packaging
assets to global packaging giant Pactiv. In addition, recently
published results suggest that a degree...
Graham Packaging has reported a significant gain in operating
income for its first quarter of 2003, reflecting increased sales
and gains from restructuring, but continues to run at a loss.