Packaging
DS Smith upbeat on trading with unchanged expectations
DS Smith has reported strong performance in the first half of its current financial year, with expectations for overall financial performance for the period remaining unchanged.
Baker Labels expands into pouches
Baker Labels is entering the pouch market with a new brand and a £2m spend on equipment and facilities.
Plain pack policy would cost beverage industry billions
A 'plain packaging' policy on food and beverage brands could result in a potential loss of more than $400bn (£311bn) for the beverage industry globally, new research has warned.
EPac UK expands management team
John Peat has been appointed as managing partner and managing director of flexible packaging specialist EPac UK.
Miraclon launches second flexo plate manufacturing line
Flexo technology specialist Miraclon has opened its second flexo plate manufacturing line, in the US.
Packaging firm fined after employee loses fingers
A packaging company has been fined after a worker’s hand was damaged carrying out machinery repairs.
Pro Carton brings Trees into Cartons initiative to Europe
Pro Carton is helping to educate primary school-aged children about the circular economy after bringing the TICCIT (Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees) initiative to Europe.
Queen’s Speech spotlights Environment Bill
The Queen spotlighted environmental concerns in her speech at the House of Lords yesterday (14 October), following a three-day closure of Parliament.
Packaging firm fined following worker injury
Packaging manufacturer Saica Pack UK has been sentenced after a worker was injured by an automated transfer vehicle at its Hartlepool site.
Trade body 'deplores' US tariffs on print
European trade federation Intergraf has hit out against the inclusion of printed matter in the burgeoning US-EU trade dispute, citing the UK and Germany as the biggest losers if tariffs on...