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BELGIUM – Sustainable solutions provider, Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire a minority share of Pacapime, the Belgian corrugated cardboard company. Pacapime generated revenues of €61 million (US$65.85m) in 2022 and provides direct employment to 109 people. With its origins going back to 1919 and now based in Halle, Belgium, the business has a strong presence in the…
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UK – Glasgow-based supplier of protective packaging products Macfarlane Group has reported a profit of £7.51 million (US$9.45m) for the first half (H1) of 2023, a 9% increase from £6.88m in the previous year’s H1. For the period, which ended on 30 June 2023, basic and diluted earnings per share (measured in pence) were 4.74p and 4.70p, respectively. The company’s…
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SOUTH KOREA – CJ Biomaterials has joined forces with Riman Korea to develop eco-friendly packaging for Riman’s Incellderm premium skincare product range. This collaboration will harness CJ Biomaterials’ patented polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) technology, combining it with polylactic acid (PLA) to produce packaging with reduced fossil fuel-based materials. The PLA-PHA composite will be employed as packaging for Incellderm’s Active Cream EX, Dermatology…
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UK – PACKAGING supplier BellaGiada has collaborated with Dublin Liberties Distillery to create a new design for the company’s 27-year-old limited edition single malt whiskey, ‘King of Hell’. The product is part of a range of whiskeys that represent 17th or 18th-century stories from the Liberties district of Dublin, where the distillery is located. The ‘King of Hell’ story revolves…
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