USA – Design’N’Buy, a dominant Web-to-Print solution provider has released a whitepaper for the online packaging market and their digital transformation challenges. Being a prominent market leader in the print technology domain, Design’N’Buy recognizes the challenges of the packaging industry that businesses are facing in their conquest of integrating web-to-pack solutions. The whitepaper, researched, compiled and written by the founders…
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Ardagh Glass Packaging equips Newell Brands with new embossed glass Mason jars
USA – AGP – North America, a business of Ardagh Group has collaborated with Newell Brands, the maker of Ball® home canning jars, to design and manufacture the Ball® Honeybee Keepsake Mason Jars. Under the partnership, AGP – North America will manufacture jars that will feature an embossed bee and honeycomb to highlight the importance of pollinators in growing the…
Read MoreCoca-Cola conducts new plastic recycling technology trial in Europe
NETHERLANDS – Leading soft drinks company, Coca-Cola is conducting a trial of new technology in Europe that can transform hard-to-recycle plastic into new bottles. According to reports, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is funding CuRe Technology- a start-up firm in the Netherlands, to trial a process that will produce food-grade recycled plastic from plastics that are otherwise incinerated or landfilled. The new…
Read MoreSmurfit Kappa completes expansion of its Pruszków facility in Poland
POLAND – Irish corrugated packaging company, Smurfit Kappa has completed its latest investment project in Poland, expanding its Pruszków corrugated plant. The investment means the Pruszków corrugated plant is now one of the most high-tech packaging plants in Europe. The new technology includes a high-tech corrugator and ultra-modern converting machinery, with the plant also getting a new finished goods warehouse…
Read MoreNEPC organizes training sessions to improve packaging and labeling of Nigerian-made products
NIGERIA – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has launched the Hands-on Export Packaging and Labeling Intervention Sessions to improve packaging and labeling of Nigerian-made products. Poor packaging in particular is said to be one of the major reasons why Nigerian products are rejected in the international market, especially in Europe. Speaking at the technical session for Small and Medium…
Read MoreSappi registers drop in profit for Q2 FY23 due to weaker demand
SOUTH AFRICA – Paper and packaging group Sappi has reported a dip in profit to US$69 million in the quarter ended March 31, compared with the profit of US$188 million reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Sappi attributes the lower profit to the group being hit by production issues in South Africa as well as weaker demand for…
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