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Business Wire India8th edition of Merck Africa Asia Luminary 2021 Merck Foundation announced the Call for Applicatio

Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced today the conclusion of its successful partnership with International Paper Company. The final tranche of the membership interests held by International Paper in Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC (the “Partnership”) were exchanged for an equivalent number of shares of Graphic Packaging common stock. As a result, Graphic Packaging now owns 100% of the Partnership. Michael Doss, the Company’s President and CEO,

There is a new trend in the packaging of fruit and vegetables: Single-origin recyclable packs made of paperboard or cardboard are gradually replacing the typical plastic trays, which usually have an additional pillow pack, or are wrapped in stretch film or netting. MULTIVAC's full wrap labelling offers a sustainable and high-quality solution for plastic-free packaging concepts. It requires just one wraparound label to securely seal the packs and also provide the product presentation at th

Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced the completion of its acquisition of Foodmate, a leading manufacturer of poultry processing equipment dual-headquartered in Ball Ground, Georgia, and Numansdorp, the Netherlands. The acquisition agreement was first announced on April 19, and today Duravant completed the acquisition. The Foodmate brand of pou

Business Wire India3DCeram, a French company specializing in 3D ceramic processes and materials, has partnered with India-based Shree Rapid Technologies (SRT) to strengthen the foothold of the company in the Indian market, pooling both companies’ additive manufacturing expertise in 3D Printed Ceramics. 3DCeram’s 3D printing technology offers enormous flexi

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), a leading global CDMO providing a fully integrated end-to-end contract development and manufacturing service, today announced a Manufacturing Services and Supply Agreement in which Samsung Biologics will provide large scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing for mRNA-1273, Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. Upon execution of the deal, technology transfe

Grundéns, producer of the world's leading fishing apparel and footwear, today announces new eco packaging that is completely compostable and will help reduce the ubiquitous plastic poly bags that have been common in packaging for many years. Each year, 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide with only 1% of those being recycled. Many of the rest end up in the world's oceans, where it's estimated that there will be more plastics than fish by 2050. "With pl

Commenting on his company’s recently announced contract with C&D Foods, ProAmpac CEO Greg Tucker hailed the development as “a significant sourcing arrangement and more.” The contract announced May 17 establishes ProAmpac’s facility in County Donegal, Ireland, as the strategic supplier of flexible petfood packaging for C&D, the pet food division of ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s leading food group processors. “This is an opportun

Aptar Food + Beverage leveraged the benefits of two high-performance products, PolkaLite, a lighter version of the Polka closure (-1.3g), and the award-winning SimpliCycle recyclable valve to bring to manufacturers and consumers the highest levels of performance, convenience and sustainability in a closure that is reliable throughout the product life cycle. Achieve sustainable targets PolkaLite is a recyclable closure designed to use less raw materials. It not only helps b

Novolex®, an industry leader in packaging choice, innovation and sustainability, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Flexo Converters USA, Inc. and certain of its affiliates. The transaction is expected to close within the next 60 days. Flexo is a manufacturer of stock, custom and recycled paper bags and sacks. It is headquartered and has a manufacturing facility in Meriden, Conn. and an additional plant in Monroe, Ga. Flexo's elig

ePac Flexible Packaging, the innovative frontrunner in digitally printed flexible packaging, is pleased to announce the launch of Certified Child Resistant (CR) Resealable pouches made with Post Consumer Recycled (PCR) materials. A collaboration between ePac, the Fresh-Lock business unit at Presto Products Co., and Charter Next Generation, the offering is fully certified to comply with the Federal Poison Prevention Act, Title CFR / 16 Part 1700, and ASTM D3475. ePac is the first com

As the premier processing and packaging event for China, ProPak China 2021, the 27th International Processing & Packaging Exhibition, will take place at the National Exhibition Convention Center Shanghai (NECC) from 23 to 25 June 2021, organized by Sinoexpo. ProPak China will be the best platform to let your business take flight. Co-located with FoodPack China, Hi & Fi Asia-China, HNC, Starch, ProPak China 2021 provides you with a gateway meeting end user from food, health i

Lindsay Goldberg, a leading private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders and management teams, announced today that it has agreed to sell 80% of Schur Flexibles Group to B&C Group. Lindsay Goldberg will remain co-owner with 20% of the shares in Schur Flexibles following the closing of the transaction, which remains subject to antitrust approvals. Headquartered in Austria, Schur Flexibles specializes in innovative, premium high-barrier packaging solu

Funds managed by Kelso & Company (“Kelso”) have acquired Silver Spur Corporation (“Silver Spur”), a supplier of specialty glass and plastic packaging. Silver Spur will be combined with Kelso’s existing investments in C.L. Smith and Inmark, distributors of rigid container and life sciences packaging products. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Cerritos, CA, Silver Spur is a stocking distributor of glass an

Leading packaging manufacturer, Durham Box, has produced distinctive new gift and shipping packaging for Knaresborough-based craft beer micro brewery, Turning Point Brew Co. The vibrant selection gift pack, comprising either 4 x 440ml cans, or 4 x 330ml cans, was created to showcase innovative beers from the brewer’s core range, including the iconic Disco King, an American pale ale and three popular Custard sweet ales in various unique flavours. Formed in 2017, Turni