Packaging

Graphic Packaging International (GPI) hosted the grand opening of its new Global Innovation Centre in Bardon, Leicestershire last Friday (10 July).

Firstan Packaging has become the first UK packaging printer to become a pressSign Offset Standard (POS) certified printer.

There are “significant growth opportunities” for paper-based packaging as changing lifestyles, environmental concerns and improving techniques continue to have an impact, according to a new industry...

Sun Chemical’s SunJet division has won the Stationers’ Company overall Innovator of the Year Award for its low-migration inkjet ink, which is safe to use for food packaging.

DS Smith has announced a proposed £135m acquisition of the corrugated activities of Spanish business Grupo Lantero and hailed its strong growth in profits, returns and dividends.

Global plastic packaging company Coveris has moved into South America with the acquisition of Olefinas.

Packaging giant DS Smith has completed its acquisition of Austria-based recycled corrugated board packaging business Duropack.

Plastic packaging giant Coveris has acquired New Zealand-based flexible packaging company Elldex Packaging Solutions, in a deal worth NZ$30m (£14m).

More packaging work, a more diverse client base, investment and a move more into service provision are top of the to-do list of Elanders’ new managing director, who starts on Monday.

AEG sealed its first worldwide order for its single-pass Sprinter system at Fespa, from Dutch bespoke packaging firm Doosopmaat.nl.