Owens-Illinois, Inc., the world's largest glass container manufacturer, announced the acquisition of VDL Company, a single-furnace glass container plant in Vergeze, France, effective August 1, 2011. The acquisition is the

Legend has it that King Midas turned everything he touched into gold. The engineers at West Sacramento, CA-based Micromidas www.micromidas.com use hungry bacteria to turn something no one wants to

PMMI, the producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, announced three Gold Sponsors for the Leadership Lecture at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (September 26–28; Las Vegas Convention Center), featuring

Deloitte’s new 2011 Consumer Food and Product Insight Survey reveals that nearly 9 in 10 survey respondents (87.7%) believe prices in food stores are escalating and almost three-quarters (74%) say

Showcase your company’s innovative designs, structures and processes by taking part in the 6th Annual PACK EXPO Selects™ awards competition at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Sept. 26–28; Las Vegas

Global demand for biodegradable or plant-based plastic will quadruple by 2013. Rising oil prices and fossil fuel depletion is driving interest in the use of plant-based polymers. Bioplastics account for

Growth was the central theme of EXPO PACK México 2011 (June 21–24; Mexico City), according to show owner and producer PMMI. The 26th edition of this, the premier packaging and

Pro Mach, Inc. Cincinnati, announced July 6  the completion of its acquisition by The Resolute Fund II, L.P., an affiliate of The Jordan Company, from Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (see

Fuwei Films Co., a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality biaxially-oriented polyethyelene terephthalate (BOPET) films in China, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fuwei Films Co., Ltd., signed a letter of intent