Manufacturing & Retail
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Mamata Machinery files patent for RecTech recyclable film die, screw design
The Die and Screw design is a core RecTech component, part of the company’s broader tech programme to meet evolving flexible packaging needs, especially recyclable film production.
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Ardagh’s 76% metal packaging stake on the block: US$3.1B NYSE prize
The potential divestment follows Ardagh Group’s November restructuring, bondholders took control in a recapitalisation that converted US$4.2B of debt to equity and injected US$1.5B in fresh capital.
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Pregis acquires MP Global’s cold chain packaging division
The deal covers only the thermal and cold-chain packaging division; MP Global’s flooring underlayment and construction materials businesses will stay family-owned.
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MM Board & Paper acquires 230,000T German recycled fibre-based cartonboard mill
The Arnsberg mill, which specializes in liner products, will be integrated into MM’s existing German platform, comprising several cartonboard mills and packaging plants.
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TCPL Packaging doubles gravure cylinder capacity at Silvassa with zero-liquid-discharge, solar-powered facility
The facility uses laser and electronic/stylus engraving, plus automated polishing and cutting, accommodating various cylinder specs and applications from flexible packaging to cigarette cartons.
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Detmold Group opens 19,000sqm fibre packaging plant in Maharashtra, relocates workforce for Indian operations consolidation
The relocation strategy shows the company’s commitment to its workforce while streamlining operations to boost efficiency and customer responsiveness across key markets.
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Indorama Ventures expands circular PET packaging in Thailand with 400M bottle FtoP recycling partnership
FtoP technology skips conventional PET recycling steps like crystallization and drying, streamlining the entire process.
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Krones opens US$37.7M Bengaluru plant for packaging, bottling equipment
The Bengaluru plant will manufacture the company’s entire packaging equipment range, from filling and labelling machines to complete turnkey bottling lines.
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Ducon secures aluminium smelter FCN contract with end-to-end supply, installation
The full scope covers end-to-end execution, including validating the FCN system’s performance guarantees and providing technical support staff throughout installation and commissioning.
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Cirkla’s US$5M Georgia plant targets poultry packaging with fiber-based trays as bamboo, sugarcane replace styrofoam
The new port, Georgia’s third, allows containers to go straight onto trains and be processed nearer their destination, cutting congestion and transport costs.