Packaging

Lecta is to take downtime at “several” of its mills due to the energy price crisis.

Tubs of Quality Street could contain a mixture of paper and cellulose wrapped sweets this Christmas as Nestlé rolls out new recyclable paper wraps on the iconic festive staple.

Essentra has sold its filters unit, therefore successfully completing the strategic reviews of its Filters and Packaging divisions, and has appointed a new CEO.

Colourpoint Litho has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a related party, casting off its pandemic-related liabilities in the process.

Mondi is building a new research and development (R&D) centre at its Steinfeld site in Germany to drive innovation in sustainable plastic and fibre packaging materials.

Screen has developed a prototype inkjet press for printing onto paper-based flexible packaging using water-based, food-safe inks.

HP has unveiled the PageWide T700i Press, a new 1.7m-wide digital web-fed platform.

London Packaging Week, which made its debut this week as a new major event in the capital for the packaging industry, has proven successful based on early feedback.

A man whose hand was severed at the wrist after it became caught in machinery at a packaging firm has spoken about the devastating impact the incident has had on his life.

Metsä Board is set to start pre-engineering for a new folding boxboard mill with an annual capacity of approximately 800,000 tonnes at its Kaskinen mill site in Finland.