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Alcan Packaging has sold its plant

Alcan Packaging has sold its plant

Alcan Packaging has sold its Arras food flexible packaging plant in northern France to Plastienvase Francia Sarl, a 100% subsidiary of Plastienvase S.A. based in the Cordoba region of southern Spain. Terms of the sale were not disclosed

Summary of Upakovka/Upak Italia 2009

Summary of Upakovka/Upak Italia 2009

Upakovka/Upak Italia: Even in hard times, the Russian packaging market offers a wealth of opportunities. Moscow trade fair records high levels of visitor interest and satisfied international exhibitor companies.

Industrial crisis follows financial crisis

Industrial crisis follows financial crisis

The Brussels-based plastics processors association EuPC has told EU officials that financial support for the automotive industry needs to be extended to component suppliers.

Global availability of Tetra Gemina Aseptic

Global availability of Tetra Gemina Aseptic

Tetra Pak today announced the global availability of Tetra Gemina™ Aseptic, the world's first roll-fed gable top shaped package with full aseptic performance for the packaging of both juice and milk-based products.

Performa 2S gains market share

Performa 2S gains market share

Stora Enso's Performa 2S board is gaining market share in the category of two-side coated folding boxboard, which is used for high-quality graphical and packaging products. Since its market launch over a year ago, the board has quickly increased its domination in its product category.

Rapid collapse of prices for steel products

Rapid collapse of prices for steel products

In summer last year the manufacturers of tin plate packaging and closures still faced drastic rises in the price of supply materials. Then the December motto ran: feedstock prices for sheet steel packaging no longer follow spot market prices. The result is great insecurity amongst steel processing companies and their industrial buyers.

Borouge opened a new Logistics hub

Borouge opened a new Logistics hub

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has inaugurated officially the Guangzhou Logistics hub.

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