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.
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.
MENTOR, OHIO — Jennifer Altstadt, the former president of plastic closure molder Weatherchem Corp., has been named president of Mentor-based Libra Industries, a contract manufacturer of electronics.
BENSHEIM, GERMANY — German plastic packaging manufacturer Sanner GmbH is focusing on expanding in Asia after seeing its total corporate sales increase 12.5 percent to 50.6 million euros ($62.3 million) in 2012.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Large South Korean plastic container maker Lock & Lock Inc. is investing $30 million in an injection molding factory in Vietnam — its fifth worldwide — as the company increasingly targets inland China and Southeast Asia for growth.
DALLAS -- The Closure and Container Manufacturers Association will become part of the International Society of Beverage Technologists on April 1.
CASTELNAUDARY, FRANCE -- Plastisud SAS, a French manufacturer of injection molds that specializes in the packaging market, has purchased Integrity Mold & Die Ltd. of Mount Vernon, Ky.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. -- Closure manufacturer Portola Packaging Inc. is expanding production at its facilities in Kingsport, Tenn., and Tolleson, Ariz., and shuttering its Batavaia, Ill., plant.
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