Packaging

Roberts: "We have delivered strong operational, environmental and financial results"

DS Smith reports strong annual results

DS Smith has reported a positive set of annual results, with its revenue and pre-tax profit up significantly on last year.

Walters: It had to be a solvent sale

Paragon buys Lettershop

Paragon Group has completed its acquisition of The Lettershop Group following a protracted process due to recent events at parent YM Group.

The range includes a 220gsm and 350gsm premium packaging paper in Denim White

James Cropper unveils denim-blend packaging paper

The new paper from James Cropper is a 100% recycled and recyclable paper for packaging using pre-worn jeans in the fibre blend.

The bottles are made of 94% recycled paperboard

International first for Frugalpac machine

UK-based paper bottle manufacturer Frugalpac has signed a deal with a Canadian packaging firm for its pioneering paper bottle machine.

RR Flexo had entered a CVA in October 2020. Image: Google Maps

Print businesses sold in pre-pack deals

The pandemic fall out continues to impact the industry as two more print businesses hit the buffers and pre-pack to survive.

110 firefighters attended the incident. Image: West Midlands Fire Service

Major blaze at Smurfit Kappa site

110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.

The Expertcut 2.1 has a productivity of up to 20m sqm a year

Bobst launches raft of new packaging products

Swiss packaging and label machine manufacturer Bobst has unveiled its latest portfolio of products.

(L-R) Swanline's Richard Towers, Zeus' Keith Ockenden and Swanline's Nick Kirby

Swanline and BoxMart acquired by Zeus

Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus has acquired Swanline Group and its sister company BoxMart in an agreement worth more than €25m (£21.4m).

Inca Onset with automation

Agfa now officially the owner of Inca

Agfa’s acquisition of the UK’s Inca Digital Printers has completed, as scheduled.

The Shotton site is set to be transformed

Huge investment planned for Shotton

Shotton Paper Mill’s new owners are investing £600m to transform the site into “one of the world’s most technologically advanced paper mills”.