Industrial packaging
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Mobil introduces pails with 50% post-consumer recycled plastic in India
INDIA – Lubrication technology firm Mobil, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has launched 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic pails in India as part of its sustainability…
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Ardagh Metal Packaging introduces new can size for beverage brands
US – Ardagh Metal Packaging North America (AMP – NA) is extending its already substantial product line for beverage brand customers by launching a new…
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Castel acquires Alver glass factory to bolster sustainability drive of reducing plastic usage
ALGERIA – French beverage company, Castel, has strengthened its diversification strategy by developing green and local production with the acquisition of a 100% of the…
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Constantia Flexibles partners Premji Invest and S.B. Packagings to expand its operations in India
INDIA – Austria’s flexible packaging company, Constantia Flexibles has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Premji Invest and SB Packagings to scale its Indian…
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B2B Industrial Packaging wraps up acquisition of US-based packaging firm Next Press
US – Industrial packaging provider B2B Industrial Packaging has completed the acquisition of custom packaging supplier Next Press. Based in Mahwah, New Jersey, Next Press…
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Ardagh Glass Packaging receives ENERGY STAR plant certification for Madera facility
US – Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America (AGP – NA) has been awarded an ENERGY STAR plant certification for its glassmaking facility in Madera.…
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Brits happy to recycle glass bottles through exiting household collections, poll reveals
UK – New polling undertaken by Savanta and published by British Glass shows that the British public wants to continue to recycle through their existing…
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Graphic Packaging shifts Bristol operations to a larger site to scale operations
UK – US-based consumer packaging firm Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is moving its beverage packaging manufacturing operations in Bristol, UK, to a new, state-of-the-art facility…
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Australian steelmakers urge the government to ban export of unprocessed ferrous scrap
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Steel Institute (ASI) has urged the nation’s government to ban unprocessed ferrous scrap export, saying processing the scrap locally will help…
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Advantek wraps up acquisition of Malaysian firm LKTT Plastic Technology
MALAYSIA – US-based provider of precision component packaging systems, Advantek has completed the acquisition of Malaysian firm LKTT Plastic Technology. LKTT manufactures embossed carrier tape…