Packaging
Smurfit Kappa becomes vegan certified
Smurfit Kappa said it has become the world’s first packaging company to become vegan certified after obtaining the Vegan Society trademark.
Stora sells Russian packaging operations
Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia.
Macfarlane gobbles up PackMann in strategic acquisition
Macfarlane Group has acquired German company PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen in a strategic move for the business.
Essentra adds Landa S10 in UK first
Essentra has become the first UK packaging printer to adopt Landa’s Nanographic digital printing technology after investing in an S10 press.
Heinz trials paper bottle for iconic ketchup
Heinz is planning to trial a paper-based, recyclable Tomato Ketchup bottle as part of an array of initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint.
Plates wing buoys Agfa Q1 results
Agfa has posted a big jump in Q1 EBITDA despite what the group described as “an extraordinary inflationary context”.
Macfarlane reports growth in trading update
Macfarlane Group is set to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), at which the company will provide a positive trading update covering 2022 to date.
CPMA speaks out on Diageo packaging change implications
The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has commented on the potential wider implications on the packaging industry of Diageo’s decision to start phasing out the use of 183 million...
Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging
Smurfit Kappa UK (SKUK) has acquired corrugated packaging provider Atlas Packaging.
Drama at Lettershop as landlord takes charge
Events at troubled YM Group took a dramatic turn over the bank holiday weekend when the landlord repossessed Lettershop’s Leeds site.