Packaging

Kodak announces 7% flexo plate price hike

Kodak GCG has announced a global price increase of up to 7% on all flexographic plates from July 15 in response to rising energy and raw material costs.

Ipex to quit NEC for London's Excel in 2014

Ipex owner Informa Exhibitions is moving the show to London's Excel exhibition centre, ending its 30-year association with the NEC.

DuPont sets Q1 2012 start-up for new Cyrel manufacturing facility

DuPont Packaging Graphics has announced the planned start-up of the new Cyrel round manufacturing facility at its Neu-Isenburg, Germany, site in the first quarter of 2012.

Nampak Paper Holdings rebrands as Contego Packaging

Nampak Paper Holdings has rebranded under the name Contego Packaging following its acquisition by US-based Platinum Equity.

Sun European Partners refinances Britton Flexibles deal

Investec Growth and Acquisition Finance has provided a 65m senior debt facility to replace the bridging finance provided by an affiliate of Sun European Partners in its recent acquisition of Britton...

Minnesota firm inks green packaging deal with indian paper company

Circle Pines, Minn-based Northern Technologies International this week announced a deal with Indian conglomerate ITC to provide plant-based resins for use initially in plastic coatings and packaging,...

Benson Group to add two Bobst 106PER die-cutters

Packaging printer Benson Group has continued its finishing investment drive, ordering two more machines from Bobst.

Atlantic Zeiser Group launches late-stage customisation packaging kit

Supplier Atlantic Zeiser Group has targeted the packaging market with the launch of its digital late-stage customisation and personalisation product Digiline Single Product 300 at Interpack 2011.

Newspaper filler or cereal killer?

Earlier this year, a food safety scare broke that shocked manufacturers, brands and consumers alike. So what's been done?

Pendragon adds anti-tear Enduro stock to bespoke envelope range

Packaging manufacturer Pendragon Presentation Packaging has launched an anti-tear envelope through its bespoke manufacturing division.