Survey: Majority in EU support plastic bag bans
BRUSSELS (Feb. 7, 2012) -- More than 70 percent of people surveyed in the European Union support a ban on plastic bags.
Global packaging to reach $820 billion by 2016
LONDON (Jan. 31, 2012) -- The global packaging industry will grow in value to almost $820 billion by 2016, predicts a new report from Pira International, driven mainly by increasing demand for
packaging in emerging and transitional economies.
Mexico's plastics sector grew 10 percent in 2011
MEXICO CITY (Jan. 31, 2012) -- Mexico’s plastics industry grew 10 percent to just over $20 billion in 2011. But an industry official noted the lack of government support. “The industry would grow
much faster if there were. Even Taiwan, an island 245 miles long, builds more machinery than we do.â€
Milliken and Langang co-develop PP resin
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 17, 2012) -- Milliken & Co. and Langang Petrochemical, a subsidiary of PetroChina, have co-developed a polypropylene resin for thin-wall injection molding as an alternative to
disposable EPS food packaging.
Conferences at NPE to highlight hot topics
ORLANDO, FLA. (Jan. 17, 2012) -- Bioplastics, sustainability, regulatory issues and initiatives in California that could impact the plastics industry nationwide are among the leading issues that are
on the planned agendas for the three educational conferences that will be held in conjunction with NPE 2012.
Foodservice disposables to top $53 billion globally
CLEVELAND (Jan. 10, 2012) – Urbanization and away-from-home food spending will drive global growth in the foodservice disposables market, according to a new market study.
DuPont sells Liqui-Box to investment firm
WORTHINGTON, OHIO (Jan. 3, 2012) -- DuPont Co. has sold its Liqui-Box Corp. unit to Sterling Group LP, a Houston-based private equity firm.
Demand grows for beverage containers in China
BEIJING (Jan. 3, 2012) -- The growth rate for plastic beverage containers in China will slow between 2010-2015, but will still average 10.2 percent annually, according to a new research report.
London 2012 could be a 'compostable' Olympics
LONDON (Dec. 27, 2011) -- An environmental body hopes that plastic packaging used at the London Olympics that is not recyclable is made from compostable materials.
German packaging firm Sanner expands in Asia
BENSHEIM, GERMANY (Dec. 6, 2011) -- Sanner GmbH, a Germany company that specializes in desiccants, closures and other plastic packaging products, has expanded its plant in Kunshan, China, and opened a
sales office in Indonesia.
Some cosmetic packagers find China’s rising costs tough to take
 Hwang
South Korea’s Daelim opening BOPP film plant
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (Nov. 22, 2011) -- South Korea’s Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. is opening a film extrusion plant for the packaging market, using a five-layer biaxally-oriented polypropylene film
line from Austrian equipment supplier Andritz Group.
Market fails to understand recycled PET
NUREMBERG, GERMANY (Nov. 22, 2011) -- Misconceptions by brand owners and inadequate quality control by recyclers are hampering growth in European production of food-grade recycled PET, according to
APPE, the packaging division of La Seda de Barcelona.
Chinese packager HCP looks at European expansion
HONG KONG (Nov. 15, 2011) -- Chinese cosmetics packaging molder HCP Holdings Inc. is seeking outside funding for a possible acquisition in Europe, part of what is apparently heightened interest in
general European expansion, according to recent interviews with company executives.
Coke to recycle PET from London Olympic games
LONDON (Nov. 15, 2011) -- Olympics sponsor Coca-Cola Co. claims it will recycle all clear PET waste collected at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games into 80 million new bottles.
Treofan forms partnership with Shiner and Alliance Packaging
RAUNHEIM, GERMANY (Oct. 25, 2011) -- German packaging film maker Treofan Group has formed a partnership with Shiner International Inc. of Haikou, China, and Alliance Packaging of Hong Kong.
|
