1:40 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Investment

Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics, launches fund to boost packaging innovation

Nestlé announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.
3:80 min Markets and Management, Management
Change

Bosch Packaging Technology is now Syntegon

Transaction wrapped up on schedule, business development remains stable Into the ...
1:70 min Markets and Management
Recycling instead of landfill

IK: Ban on plastic packaging slows down innovation

In an interview in “Die Welt” the new EU Commissioner for Environment, Virginijus Sinkevicius, thinks aloud about a general ban on plastic packaging in Europe. The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen considers this idea to be counterproductive and calls on the EU ...
1:34 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

Clearlake Capital acquires Pretium Packaging

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in partnership with management announced that it has acquired Pretium Packaging from Genstar Capital. Pretium is a leading full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications. Financial terms of the ...
0:55 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Data

UK R-PET colourless flake prices drop on virgin PET competition

According to ICIS colourless recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) spot prices have seen significant reductions because of pressure caused by low virgin PET prices, market sources said this week.
2:16 min Strategies & Market Analysis, Colorants, Additives
Acquisition

PolyOne signs definitive agreement to acquire Clariant color and additive masterbatch business

PolyOne Corporation, a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Clariant to purchase its global color and additive masterbatch business. In addition, PolyOne has ...
1:52 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Challenge

Innovate UK funds sustainable plastic packaging projects

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1 million from the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme for early-stage projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging. The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge aims to establish ...
2:29 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Exhibition

drink technology India strengthens its position as business and knowledge platform for the Indian beverage, dairy and liquid food industry

New Delhi edition of drink technology India registers a 30 percent increase in space Record number of business deals negotiated at the fair
4:40 min Beverages, Beer
New Canning Line

Leading Indonesian brewery, Bali Hai, trusts Sidel’s complete can line for greater capacity and preserved beer quality

A growing market for beer has led Bali Hai Brewery Indonesia to install a new ...
1:32 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

The Coca-Cola Company acquires remaining stake in fairlife LLC

The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it has acquired the remaining stake in fairlife LLC from its joint venture partner Select Milk Producers. Coca-Cola now owns 100% of fairlife, up from its previous 42.5% minority stake. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.