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As chocolate producers and brand owners look to lower their environmental impact, Stora Enso’s new plastic-free, lightweight board designed for premium packaging, helps customers decrease their carbon footprint and meet the needs of consumers looking for eco-friendly products. Performa Light™ by Stora Enso is a renewable and recyclable board for premium folding cartons typically used in packaging of chocolate and confectionery, as well as beauty products. Perfo

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and certain other assets related to the production of inks. The transaction is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2020. The strategic investment in Sensient Imaging Technologies, a supplier of digital inks, will allow Sun Chemical and DIC to expand its inkjet ink capabilities and expertise using complement

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, today announced the selection of Charleston, South Carolina as home to the company's new Global Export Hub to serve Braskem's international customers. The new Global Export Hub facility will provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping services to support Braskem's U.S. polypropylene (PP) production facilities. With the design and development phase well under

Larson Packaging Company is pleased to announce that its Quality Management System (QMS) has been certified to the ISO9001:2015 standard by TÜV SÜD America Inc., a global provider of auditing and certification services, and an ANAB accredited certification body. The scope of our QMS certification is to: "Sell, design, prototype, manufacture, and deliver custom industrial packaging solutions including, but not limited to wooden crates, ATA and molded cases, f

Evergreen Packaging® today announced the release of TruSpec® Inkjet Book with ColorPRO Technology, a new digital coated matte paper developed in conjunction with HP. Evergreen is the only North American coated paper producer utilizing cutting edge HP ColorPRO technology. TruSpec Inkjet Book is certified for all HP inkjet presses and in head-to-head product comparisons has proven to provide vastly improved press speed, superior ink densities and color gamut, with stellar lay-flat prope

ALPLA, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is acquiring Bopla S.A. as part of an asset deal. ALPLA intends to use the Spanish company’s expertise in the area of single-stage manufacturing technologies to expand its own product portfolio. Founded in 1978, Bopla S.A. uses the technologies EBM (extrusion blow moulding) and ISBM (injection stretch blow moulding) to produce plastic packaging. The majority of its customers are from the cosmetics, personal and ho

The characteristics of the Comexi F2 ML will allow the Guatemalan company to face the challenges presented to converters by the flexible packaging market. After the installation at Polytec of a Comexi F2 ML, the flexographic press for large developments and high speeds, Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, has consolidated its dominant position in the Central American market. During the months which the machine has been in

The ongoing move from plastic to renewable packaging and the growth of e-commerce are increasing the demand for kraftliners for corrugated packaging. AvantForte™ by Stora Enso is a new kraftliner that enables corrugated packaging producers to expand into new demanding and premium segments and to meet brand owners’ need for high-performing, safe and plastic-free packaging while using less materials. “Meeting tightening food safety regulations and reducing weight of

Berry Global Group, Inc. announced today its collaboration with longtime customer, Mondelez International to supply packaging containing recycled plastic for Philadelphia, the world’s most popular cream cheese. The package contains plastic material recovered using advanced recycling technology from Berry’s partnership with SABIC, announced earlier this year. Berry prides itself on its ability to provide sustainable, value-added packaging for leading brands around the wor

MOLINE, Ill., May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced that its Board of Directors elected John Stone, 50, to the position of President, Worldwide Construction & Forestry and Power Systems, effective July 1. He will be responsible for the overall management and performance of th

NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellulotech, a company focused on research and development around cellulose, today announced that paper treated with the team's revolution

LUXEMBOURG, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh Group ("Ardagh") has today priced an issue of $715,000,000 add-on 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the "Notes") at 100.5, representing a yield of 4.0%.

CLEVELAND, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Like most industries, the global pallets industry faces a high degree of uncertainty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, in the short term, the pallet industry is likely to be less impacted than many others, due to the essential nature of pallets.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a busin

LUXEMBOURG, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh Group ("Ardagh") has today launched an offering of $400 million 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the "Notes"), representing an add-on to the $500 million 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued on August 12, 2019.