Packaging

Multinational food packaging giant Tetra Pak has claimed it is to become the first carton manufacturer to introduce full-colour digital printing capabilities, in a collaboration with Koenig & Bauer...

DS Smith’s proposed acquisition of Spanish corrugated packaging and paper manufacturer Europac is expected to be completed later this week.

Flint Group has raised the prices of its full range of packaging inks across Europe, blaming a tough trading environment.

Packaging figureheads are concerned the government is placing undue blame at manufacturers’ feet with a new waste strategy that would see them bear the cost of recycling.

Inkjet manufacturer Xaar’s full-year revenues are set to have fallen by more than a third year-on-year after trading in Q4 continued at levels below the company’s expectations.

The Packaging Experts has invested in a Roland DG VersaUV LEF-200 flatbed printer to complement a recently installed Dyss X5-1310T digital cutter on in-house prototyping jobs.

The ongoing plastics debate has dominated 2018 for Clifton Packaging Group chairman Shahid Sheikh, who believes that innovation coupled with export presents the biggest opportunity for printers going...

Cepac has hired a cartonboard and plastics industry veteran as its new head of innovation to promote collaboration with clients that will advance corrugated technology.

Swanline Paper and Board has launched a new environmentally friendly display board range that is 100% fibre-based yet is resistant to moisture.

Siegwerk is set to raise prices on its packaging inks and varnishes across the EMEA in the new year due to the squeeze on raw materials.

The UK packaging industry could get a £500m a year boost from government innovation funding into the development of sustainable packaging.

CS Labels is set to buy the Xeikon CX500 web-fed digital press it has been beta testing since the summer as part of its move into the flexible packaging market.