Page 4 - Packaging

Sonoco ThermoSafe buys AAR cold chain solutions assets

By acquiring PharmaPort 360, it has entered the market of active temperature-controlled cargo containers, which are mainly used for shipping pharmaceuticals and biologics globally

Uflex partners with Dutch firm Perfotec to extend shelf life of papaya

Using Flexfresh liner bags, growers can attain a shelf life of 30 days for papaya, thus cutting down on transportation cost and reducing the wastage

Berry Plastics buys AEP Industries for $ 765 mn

With this, Berry Plastics adds highly complementary products and customers in North America

Molex acquires pharma packaging firm Phillips-Medisize

The Wisconsin-based global design and manufacturing company specialises in custom solutions that require advanced moulding and assembly for medical device OEMs

Uflex offers anti-counterfeiting solution to Nescafe

The company has engineered custom-made Seal of Authenticity for Nescafe Classic offering it tamper-proof brand protection

Century Ultrapack forms JV with Austria's Greiner Packaging

The JV is expected to help Greiner Packaging, who will have majority ownership in the venture, to broaden its market position in Indian food packaging industry

UK firm Alphasonics partners with Weldon Celloplast in India

Both companies will tap the Indian narrow web flexographic market

Huhtamaki buys 51% stake in Val Pack to enter foodservice packaging market in India

The Mumbai-based Val Pack Solutions supplies a comprehensive range of paper cups to food services industry in the country

Uflex launches extrusion lamination machine for woven polypropylene

The machine is also used to laminate very thin LDPE substrates to woven polypropylene and to paper or any packaging film

Retail ready packaging offers advantages over traditional packaging

Food is the predominant market for retail ready packaging in the US, accounting for almost three-fourths of demand in 2015, says Freedonia report

Essel Propack opens packaging facility in Colombia

The new facility, with capacity to manufacture 180 million laminated plastic tubes in a year, will serve the high-value beauty & cosmetics category along with pharma sector

Uflex inaugurates robotic laser engraving line at Noida facility

The robotic laser engraving line, established in collaboration with Japan's Think Lab, has reduced the cumbersome process of manufacturing rotogravure printing cylinders to a single operator job

Uflex and US-based WaveFront to collaborate for packaging films in Europe

Two companies have extended their existing alliance in India to Europe by starting production of Fresnel lens packaging films at Polish facility of Flex Films Europa, a part of Uflex group

Asian Paints selects Mold-Tek Packaging for supply of plastic containers

The company will set up two new plants to supply pails (plastic container with handle) to the upcoming new plants of Asian Paints Limited

Mitsui and Fujimori Kogyo to acquire PT Champion Pacific Indonesia

PT PT Champion Pacific Indonesia is the manufacturer of flexible packaging for pharmaceutical products

Hindusthan National Glass sells German subsidiary for Rs 171 cr

The subsidiary, HNG Global GmbH, posted a turnover of Rs 276 crore during FY 2015-16 and contributed 12 percent of the total consolidated revenue of HNGIL

Stone Canyon buys container maker Bway from Platinum Equity for $2.4 bn

With annual sales exceeding $1 billion, BWAY is one of the leading manufacturers of rigid metal and plastic containers across North America

Swiss firm Datwyler to expand sealing facility in Maharashtra

The company will set up most advanced FirstLine facility to manufacture pharmaceutical rubber components at its Satara site in Maharashtra

Jindal Poly Films plans Rs 1000 cr investment to raise BOPP capacity

The company will set up three additional BOPP lines - one each in Nashik (Maharashtra), US and Europe - to raise the capacity by 161,000 TPA over the next two years

Global packaging market revenue to reach $ 1 trillion by 2021

Internet of Things, nano technology, biotechnology, bio-based plastics, etc are propelling the growth of global packaging market, says a report from DecisionDatabases