Packaging
Dairi-Pak makes productivity leap with new Autobox
Shropshire sheet plant Dairi-Pak has seen its short-run productivity leap after installing a brand-new Kolbus Autobox AB300.
Make Up Print Finishers brings gluing in-house
Make Up Print Finishers, the trade finishing arm of Gloucestershire-based Vale Press Group, has automated its in-house gluing process with a brand-new Moll Digi-MollPak folder-gluer.
Undergraduate degree in packaging opens enrolment for 2024/25
Sheffield Hallam University has opened enrolment for a packaging degree that is said to be the only course of its kind in the UK.
John Lewis among brands committing to Pack4Good
John Lewis is among a raft of retailers and brands to sign up for environmental not-for-profit Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative to mark Earth Day 2024.
Woodberry snaps up Reelvision Print
Woodberry Packaging has chalked up another buy with the acquisition of specialist carton printer Reelvision Print.
DS Smith agrees £5.8bn takeover by International Paper
The boards of London-headquartered packaging giant DS Smith and US company International Paper have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination from International Paper that...
Coveris to acquire Polish packaging specialist
Coveris has agreed to acquire a Polish manufacturer of high-quality flexible paper and films packaging.
Duplo launches first flatbed die-cutter
Duplo has launched into the digital packaging market with its first B2 die-cutter, the DSM-1000.
Zeus Group acquires Weedon Group
Independently owned Irish packaging company Zeus Group has acquired independent integrated corrugated manufacturer Weedon Group.
Smurfit Kappa and Westrock merger approved
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the merger between Irish business Smurfit Kappa Group and US company WestRock.