Packaging

US-based Berlin Packaging, a leading supplier of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures, is strengthening its position in Northern Europe with the acquisition of Vinkova, one of the leading suppliers of glass packaging for food & beverage based in Bussum, the Netherlands.

Thanks to strategic collaboration with HBM, a leading German multinational in the field of measurement systems, Tecnomaco has developed a new stand-alone filling and capping machine for high-precision dosing of liquids.

With the CSK 50P ERGON latest-generation shrink wrapper from the SMI Group, Refresco Finland (part of Refresco Group) is now able to provide a more effective response to the high standards requested by customers and offer tailor-made solutions for safe and visually appealing packaging.

The Ferrero Group (€11.4 billion revenue in 2019) is celebrating sixty years of business in France with the announcement of €42 million investments.

As part of its sustainability programmes, Coca-Cola has announced that from October 2020, all small Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta bottles produced in the Netherlands will be made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) (large bottles will follow next year). The switch will be made in Norway during the first half of 2021.

With an investment of approximately $159 million, Pepsico has begun construction work on its third savoury snack production plant in Russia.

Constellation Brands, a leading multinational beverage alcohol company, has acquired Copper & Kings American Brandy Company based in Louisville, Kentucky, a state-of-the-art craft distillery that has been producing American brandy, absinthe, gin and highly differentiated spirits since 2014.

New force control sensors combined with UVT and CVG systems improve productivity in the automotive sector and make robots more precise

Pringles, the well-known potato-based snack brand owned by Kellogg’s, is planning an eco-makeover for its classic tubes. The multinational is experimenting with a new packaging solution that will be much easier to recycle without altering the brand’s traditional design.

Design to Reduce, Design to Change, Design to Fade and Design to Revive are the new eco-design guidelines to achieve the challenging objective of using 35% of recycled materials by 2025.

Mauser Packaging Solutions has announced the acquisition of EuroVeneta Fusti Srl (EVF) through the joint venture NCG-Maider

Loacker, a historic South Tyrolean brand known worldwide for its famous wafers, posted a turnover of €355 million in 2019, up 14% on 2018, with sales of 957 million packaged specialities (including wafers, pastries and chocolate desserts) in over 118 countries around the world.

Packaging machine manufacturer Rovema and the speciality paper manufacturer Sappi have come together to form a strategic partnership
 

US packaging giant Sonoco has announced the acquisition of French firm Can Packaging for €41.7 million, thereby expanding its potential in the sustainable packaging market.

Markem-Imaje, part of the Imaging & Identification division of Dover Corporation (New York), has announced the acquisition of Warsaw-based company Solaris Laser, which has served the marking and coding industry for more than 25 years with the supply of advanced fibre, ultraviolet and CO2 laser systems. 

Plumrose, filiale statunitense del colosso della carne JBS USA, ha annunciato la costruzione di un nuovo stabilimento del valore di 200 milioni di dollari. 

“Going beyond profit and ensuring transparency and widespread value for the community” is the philosophy behind a major goal achieved by the Italian bioplastics group Novamont.

According to a study commissioned by DS Smith, a leading player in the sustainable packaging sector, some of the purchasing habits developed by Italian consumers during the lockdown may continue in the “new normal”.

Zecher offers high quality regenerated and new aniloxes in terms of both durability and performance, which guarantee a safe and long-lasting return on investment. 

With the launch of the new range of automatic case packers with pick & place system from ACP ERGON range, SMI entered the packaging industry in RSC cases (the so-called American cardboard), thus providing customers with a valid alternative to traditional packaging solutions in wrap-around boxes.