Packaging
Kodak sells flexo business to private equity firm
Kodak has agreed to sell its flexo business to Montagu Private Equity in a deal expected to be worth up to $390m (£301m).
Overmatter: stout stuff
Pouring a proper pint of Guinness can take a while, as the firm itself pointed out in its famous ‘good things come to those who wait’ adverts.
Killer app: Parkside creates compostable packs for kids’ snacks
Oxford-based start-up Wallaroo believes children are the future, that’s why it’s doing what it can to make its healthy snack packs as appealing to kids as possible with their colourful packages.
Box maker fined over severed fingers
Box maker Grahams Cartons has been fined almost £60,000 by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for an incident with an unguarded casemaker in which an employee lost two fingers.
Parts issue crimps sales at Koenig & Bauer
Orders continue to rise at Koenig & Bauer but sales at the press manufacturer have been hit by a bottleneck in parts supply that has hit delivery schedules.
Parkside launches fully recyclable flexible packaging laminate
Parkside has launched what it believes is a unique fully recyclable single-polymer laminate for crisp, drink and tobacco packaging.
DS Smith expects half-year profit to be 'materially ahead'
DS Smith said its trading continues to perform in line with its expectations in a pre-close trading update relating to the six-month period ended 31 October 2018.
Litmus Mockups ups pace with second Roland DG printer-cutter
Litmus Mockups has installed a second Roland DG VersaUV LEC-540 printer-cutter to further increase its productivity.
Reflex buys administration-hit Fusion
Reflex Labels has bought Fusion Flexibles in a pre-pack administration deal after the packaging manufacturer succumbed to mounting cashflow pressure.
Do consumers understand packaging?
As the end of 2018 comes into sight, it has been nearly a full year since the plastic packaging debate was famously thrust into view by David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II documentary series.