MEXICO CITY — Global Closure Systems, established after French private equity firm PAI Partners purchased Philadelphia-based Crown Holding Inc’s plastics closure business for $750 million in 2005, is in the middle of a major expansion of its manufacturing operations in Mexico.
SHANGHAI — Coca-Cola Co. announced in April it is launching its PlantBottle package to distribute Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta in the massive Chinese market.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Portola Packaging Inc. says its North American facilities reduced energy usage by almost 30 percent and recycled about 9 million pounds of material over the past three years.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Caps and closures maker AptarGroup Inc. is investing $50 million to upgrade its plant in Mukwonago, Wis., as part of a multi-year process which will include upgrading production lines.
BOLTON, ONTARIO — Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. is restructuring its global leadership team to put new emphasis on its hot-runner and beverage packaging businesses.
CHICAGO — In China, it's the year of the snake. In the United States, it's the year of the plastic bag. More specifically, the year of legislative activity surrounding the use, taxation and recycling of plastic bags.
DEERFEILD, ILL. — Protective packaging manufacturer Pregis Corp. has purchased Surface Guard Inc., expanding its portfolio to include new protective film, cohesive material and single-face corrugated manufacturing capabilities.
WOODSTOCK, ILL. — Dordan Manufacturing Co. Inc., a Woodstock-based packaging thermofomer, has achieved two milestones: its 50th anniversary, and ISO 9001:2008 certification.
CHICAGO — Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. will merge five of its packaging businesses, creating what it says will be the sixth-largest plastics packaging company in the world.
MACON, GA. — A major fire broke out at a Pactiv Corp. plant in Macon on May 1. The molded fiber plant manufactures egg cartons. It does not appear to house plastics operations.
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