Packaging

DS Smith has recorded significant jumps in both revenue and pre-tax profit in its half-year results.

Foil and laminate manufacturer API Group has acquired Netherlands-based Amsterdam Metallized Products (AMP).

One of the print industry’s fastest growing sectors is set to experience slower growth over the next five years but is nevertheless expected to be worth more than $269bn (£216bn) by 2021.

Complexity married with high-speed production has helped Simply Cartons carry off KBA’s 1814 Production Excellence Award.

Packaging company Macfarlane Group has reported improved organic growth in its latest interim trading update and said it is continuing to benefit from its recent acquisitions.

Packaging giant DS Smith has opened its first two UK PackRight Centres, enabling customers to work with packaging experts to design and build new or improved packaging prototypes.

Somerset-based Blake Envelopes has opened its first 'hub of excellence' in Edinburgh to act as a gateway to other parts of the country and attract the best talent.

German paper manufacturer Zanders has launched Zanpack silk digital paper for high-end packaging and added it to its Zanpack range.

KBA has again revised upwards its sales and earnings targets for the full year after achieving double-digit growth in Q3, with a strong showing across all areas of the business.

Smurfit Kappa UK has acquired Lowestoft, Suffolk-based Saxon Packaging, for an undisclosed sum.

Kalas Packaging has become the first company in the UK to take delivery of an HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press for folding cartons.

Independent corrugated packaging supplier The Logson Group has acquired The Boxshop, a Scotland-based independent manufacturer of cardboard boxes.