Packaging

DS Smith schedules upgrade to Viana mill
DS Smith has revealed that it will be investing €145m (£128m) in an upgrade programme for its kraft paper mill near Viana, Portugal.

Cullen makes strategic senior appointment
Sustainable packaging specialist Cullen Eco Packaging has made a new strategic senior appointment to help it meet rapidly growing demand for its moulded fibre packaging.

London Packaging Week details outlined
London Packaging Week will return in September at its new home – the Excel exhibition centre in East London.

Macfarlane launches new packaging Innovation Lab
Protective packaging distributor Macfarlane Packaging has opened its second packaging Innovation Lab at its flagship Northwest Regional Distribution Centre in Heywood, near Manchester.

Smart label solution for smart label printers
Intelligent software solutions with ability to multi-task like a skilled human (not AI) are game changing for label printers, offering a one-step solution for order-winning quotes and print-ready...

Midland Regional Printers backs optimism with £450k die-cutter order
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has ordered a new Sanwa 1060 SCB Axia blanking and die-cutting machine, to be installed in September 2023.

Jobs at risk as Mondi refocuses Neusiedler mill
Mondi is investing to optimise the performance of the operation at its Neusiedler uncoated fine paper mill in Austria, with job losses expected.

Firm fined after forklift incident
A specialist supplier to the industry has been fined £600,000 after an employee’s leg was crushed by a forklift truck.

Stora Enso to halve capacity at Anjala book paper mill
Stora Enso will consolidate its book paper production and permanently close one of its two paper machines at its Anjala mill in Finland.

Visual Print shows heart in charity drive
Visual Print and Design’s Lincoln site spent February raising money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) with fitness challenges, a gaming marathon and charity shop drives.