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WaveGrip and Orpheus establish return scheme for carriers
WaveGrip, a brand of Berry Global, is providing a packaging solution and carrier return scheme for Orpheus Brewing to help the brewery reduce waste and its annual packaging footprint by approximately 85%.
Five Gold Stars for Ardagh at 2019 Starpack Awards
Ardagh Group’s Food & Speciality business won the title of Packaging Team of the Year at the 2019 Starpack Awards.
Colep announces new board member
Colep has announced Charlie Sharman is joining Colep’s board of directors, as non-executive director.
Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico honoured by MillerCoors
For the second time in three years, MillerCoors has named the Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico business unit of Crown Holdings its Supplier of the Year.
thyssenkrupp files complaint against EU Comission decision
thyssenkrupp has filed a complaint with the General Court of the European Union (EGC) against the European Commission’s decision to prohibit the formation of a European flat steel joint venture with Tata Steel.
Spanish vegetable producer opts for easy-open closure
Spanish producer of packaged vegetables, Cidacos, has partnered with Crown Food Europe to enhance its products by adopting the Orbit closure onto its product lines of jarred vegetables.
DIC Corporation to acquire BASF’s global pigments business
DIC Corporation, will acquire Germany-based BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colours & Effects (BCE).
INX signs on as major sponsor of CannedWater4Kids
CannedWater4kids (CW4K) has revealed that INX International Ink Company has signed on as a major sponsor.
German aluminium industry predicts downturn
The German aluminium industry is expecting a slight economic downturn in 2019, following mixed business development in the first half of 2019, according to Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie (GDA).
Ball to sell its Argentinian aerosol facility
Ball has announced it will sell its tinplate steel aerosol packaging facilities in Garin and San Luis, Argentina, to Envases del Plata S.A., an Argentinian metal packaging company
Jamestrong opens formula canning facility in NZ
Jamestrong Packaging has opened a $15million canning facility in Auckland, New Zealand, following increased demand for infant formula.
CMB Engineering appoints new sales manager EMEA
CMB Engineering, a provider of canmaking machinery has appointed Andrew Wilkinson as sales manager EMEA at its UK headquarters in Shipley.
Panellist announced for CanTech The Grand Tour
Saket Bhatia, senior vice president at Hindustan Tin Works, has been announced as the latest panellist for the Candid Forum at CanTech The Grand Tour in New Delhi, India in February 2020.
MetPac-SA’s AGM focuses on plans for the future
MetPac-SA recently hosted its second AGM, attended by members of the Association, representatives of the packaging industry, researchers, and other interested parties.