Hood Packaging has announced that four of its packaging facilities have been recognized with Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 3 certification, a standard that’s recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative and retailers and service providers worldwide for being one of the most rigorous and credible safety management systems.
Cosmo Films Limited, a leading global speciality firm manufacturing bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), has announced plans to install a new 10.4-meter BOPP line by early 2017.
Mondi in North America has added three IPN Equipment B.V. spout insertion machines to its Jackson, Mo. portfolio of flexible package production equipment, an addition that enables the converter to further strengthen its position in the growing migration of consumer goods from rigid to flexible packaging.
Menges Roller Company has unveiled a new website, which, in addition to providing an enhanced level of user-friendliness, contains more detailed information on computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis engineering for critical application heat transfer and chill rollers, grinding and chrome plating.
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in flood relief efforts in the Pee Dee and across the Palmetto State. This brings Sonoco’s total to $95,000 in Red Cross donations in 2015.
Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and services for the web handling industry, has released a virtual tour of its two manufacturing Centers of Excellence in Neenah, Wisc. and Chicopee, Mass.
Coveris has been announced as the winner of UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle Award, which is presented in recognition of excellence in recycling and environmental performance.
Optimum Plastics, a leading producer of custom engineered cast-embossed and high-barrier co-extruded blown films for the packaging, medical and industrial markets, has announced the startup of a new cast production line at its Wisconsin facility.
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. has completed its acquisition of AVINTIV Inc. from private equity funds managed by Blackstone for a cash purchase price of approximately $2.45 billion, subject to post-closing adjustment for working capital and certain other items.