Tag: North America
Silgan finds Gateway to closure growth
Rigid packaging converter Silgan Holdings has acquired Gateway Plastics, a manufacturer of dispensing closures and integrated dispensing packaging solutions, for $485 million.
Gateway Plastics operates...
Odwalla resurfaces with Full Sail
Odwalla, the juice brand discontinued by Coca-Cola last year, will become the first acquisition for Full Sail IP Partners, a joint venture formed by...
NGR customers test materials on the fly
The US sales organisation of Next Generation Recycling Maschinen (NGR) has relocated to a larger facility in order to offer an improved portfolio of...
Braskem plant performs well despite challenges
Polyolefins producer Braskem is celebrating the first full year of commercial operations at its newest PP production line in La Porte, Texas (USA).
Braskem’s chief...
Tekni-Plex restructures into two divisions
Tekni-Plex has reorganised its business structure into two key market-focused divisions: Tekni-Plex Healthcare and Tekni-Plex Consumer Products.
The reorganisation includes redefining how the company will...
Danimer Scientific granted funds for PHA feedstock progress
Bioplastics company Danimer Scientific has received a $400,000 grant from the United Soybean Board to expand the company’s evaluation of high-oleic soybean oil (HOSO)...
Compressor manufacturer opens first US site
ABC Compressors, a Spanish air and gas compressor manufacturer, has opened its first North American location in Miami, Florida.
The company has installed systems across...
Pregis invests additional $32m in blown film extrusion facility
Flexible packaging converter Pregis is to invest $32 million in blown film extrusion technology at its Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA) manufacturing site.
The latest investment...
King’s Hawaiian defends its bread and butter
US-based King's Hawaiian has settled its seventh trade dress lawsuit over packaging that the manufacturer of Hawaiian sweet bread products alleged infringed its intellectual...
Nordson makes measured acquisition of NDC Technologies
Nordson Corporation is to acquire NDC Technologies, a supplier of measurement and process control solutions, from Spectris. The acquisition expands Nordson’s test and inspection...