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INDIA – Finnish company Valmet has been awarded a new order to rebuild a board machine, named PM 1A, operated by Indian conglomerate company ITC. This board machine will be installed at ITC’s Bhadrachalam mill in Telangana, India. The companies have not disclosed the value of this order. As part of the new order, Valmet will support the modernization of…
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ITALY – UPM Speciality Papers, a subsidiary company of paper mill company UPM, has partnered with paper sacks manufacturer Fiorini Packaging to create a sustainable, fiber-based sack for the packaging of pet food applications. UPM Specialty Papers, who will be showcasing the innovation at Interpack 2023, says the new product can be used for up to 20kg of pet food.…
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ITALY – Switzerland-based packaging machinery and services supplier Bobst has acquired 70% stakes in Italian company Dücker Robotics to help fulfill its vision for the future of packaging production. Dücker Robotics is a world leader in using robots in both loading and palletizing in the corrugated board sector, while offering opportunities in the folding carton industry. The current management team…
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NEW ZEALAND – American-Australian global packaging company, Amcor has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of New Zealand-based privately held company Moda Systems. The deal is now subject to certain customary closing conditions and approvals. It is scheduled to be completed in the June quarter of the current fiscal year. Moda designs, assembles and supports innovative, high-performance modular vacuum…
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SWITZERLAND – Aptar CSP Technologies (Auburn, AL), part of AptarGroup Inc., will showcase two delivery system technologies designed to enhance the stability of powder- and oil-based probiotic products at Vitafoods Europe 2023. The first technology, Avanti addresses the probiotic mixology market, integrating Aptar CSP’s proprietary Activ-Polymer™ platform technology as an internal molded part inside a bottle cap containing dry powder…
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FRANCE – SABIC has joined forces with Stella McCartney Beauty and French plastic converters Texen, Leygatech, and STTP Emballage to develop a set of innovative new skin and eye care refill containers. SABIC says that the containers are produced with certified renewable polymers from its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. The containers, which have already been introduced in the market in North America…
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