Windmöller & Hölscher has posted record sales of above 840 million EUR (USD $1 billion) for 2017, a sign of growth across all units. According to W&H CEO Dr. Jürgen Vutz, its flexo and gravure presses earned 270 million EUR worldwide.
Constantia Flexibles Group is now the third largest flexible packaging company in India after completing its acquisition of a majority shareholding in India’s Creative Polypack Limited.
The packaging industry is growing. The value of the global packaging services market is forecast to grow from $33.7 billion in 2017 to $50 billion in 2022, according to research from Smithers Pira.
Charter NEX, a leading independent manufacturer of specialty films, has joined Haney’s VIA AllianceTM program, which aims to connect brands to raw material suppliers.
Karlville, a global leader in in converting machinery and shrink sleeve applicators, will host a facility tour at its Miami Technology Center on June 13 as a prelude to the annual Packaging Strategies Global Pouch Forum.
Innovia Films is refocusing its research and development efforts on high-barrier materials after a substantial investment in new assets, which will allow the company to produce a range of new BOPP products with optimum barrier performance.
The Sigma Plastics Group is dramatically increasing its recycling capacity with the addition of four new NGR high output recycling lines. Scheduled to deliver in May 2018, the four S:GRAN 125 machines will reprocess over 4 million pounds per month of film scrap from its in-house film production.
Under Kodak’s Print for Good program, a volunteer printer network will produce thousands of children’s books and school supplies this year to benefit some of the world’s most disadvantaged populations.
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