Packaging

DS Smith has seen pre-tax profits drop by 26% to £91m in its interim results as it revealed a plan to acquire an FMCG packaging company in Istanbul.

A folding carton manufacturer is celebrating its 75th anniversary by opening a £600,000 innovation centre packed with new machines.

Packaging manufacturer Glossop Cartons has almost doubled the size of its business by acquiring Stockport-based Contact Print and Packaging for an undisclosed sum.

Americk Packaging has acquired Adare’s packaging business, Adare Advantage, for an undisclosed sum.

Labelmaker NSD International UK hopes to add £500,000 to its turnover after expanding its print capabilities with an HP Indigo WS6800 digital press.

KBA’s latest quarterly results show more effects of its wide-ranging restructuring – the group is back in the black and more than 60% of sales now come from the packaging market.

Precision Printing has given a huge boost to automation of packaging for photobooks after installing a CMC CartonWrap 500 box-on-demand system.

Mock-up and experiential agency Finish is hoping to transform its offering with a new Motioncutter high-speed digital laser cutter.

One of the UK’s biggest events in the packaging calendar expects to beat this year's record-breaking footfall in 2016, as registration opens.

Fujifilm has released an updated version of its B2 inkjet digital press as it targets the short-run packaging market.

Eastman Kodak Company reported a net loss of $21m (£13.6m) and a decline in overall sales in Q3, but remains positive after seeing significant growth in a number of key product lines.

Papermaker Favini has launched a new paper made partly from leather-making leftovers.