Tag: flexibles
C-P looks to a Flexo future
US-based converter C-P Flexible Packaging has acquired Flexo Transparent, a Buffalo-headquartered custom plastics manufacturing and printing solutions provider, for an undisclosed sum.
C-P is a...
Amazon’s plastics preference could shape the market
Online retailer Amazon’s decision to move towards lightweight flexible plastics mailers over its traditional cardboard boxes will likely set a trend for the rest...
W&H remote control resolves majority of problems
Windmöller & Hölscher's (W&H) Information Diagnostic Centre (IDC) celebrates its 25th anniversary next month, with the company claiming that it can successfully resolve more...
Berry Global trumps Apollo with $4.4bn RPC bid
Berry Global Group has trumped Apollo Management Group’s offer for UK-headquartered converter RPC Group and agreed a deal worth $4.37 billion.
RPC had accepted a...
DS Smith sells Plastics division for $585m
DS Smith has reached agreement to sell its Plastics division to Olympus Partners for $585 million, subject to regulatory approvals, with completion expected by...
Reifenhäuser adds to blown film capabilities with Plamex purchase
Reifenhäuser Group has acquired Plamex Maschinenbau, a German supplier of blown film lines and extrusion components, and will continue its operations under the name...
Significant deals shape flexible packaging sector
2018 was a watershed year for mergers and acquisitions in the global flexible packaging sector, with Amcor’s $6.8 billion all-stock purchase of US-based Bemis...
Toppan USA pursues mono-material barrier films
Increasing consumer demand for sustainable packaging solutions is behind Toppan USA’s latest development drive, with the company planning to develop polyethylene-based barrier film this...
UK retailer launches take-back bins
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has launched a plastics recycling scheme and pledged to install take-back bins for hard-to-recycle plastics across the country by...
Polarfin chemistry targets multilayer recycling solution
Interface Polymers has been awarded a £638,000 ($840,000) Innovate UK ‘Plastics Innovation: towards zero waste’ industrial research grant to reduce mixed plastics waste by recycling multilayer...