0:55 min Management
Appointment

Borealis appoints Mirjam Mayer as Vice President Circular Economy Solutions

Borealis announces the appointment of Mirjam Mayer, previously Vice President Polyolefins Transformation, as Vice President Circular Economy Solutions as of 1 January 2024. In this position, she will be overlooking and managing Borealis’ entire Circular Economy Solutions (CES) value ...
3:46 min Management
Acquisition

Container Services, Inc. acquires Apex Plastics and announces the formation of FirmaPak, to be led by Rob Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer

Container Services, Inc., a custom blow molder known for its signature honey bear bottle, announced its acquisition of Apex Plastics (“Apex”), a custom blow molder primarily serving the beverage and household industries. With this acquisition, CSI also announced the formation ...
0:40 min Management, Caps & Closures
Acquisition

Pelliconi & C. S.p.A. successfully concludes the acquisition of production assets from Novembal in North America

Pelliconi & C. S.p.A., a manufacturer of closures for food & beverage, is pleased to officially announce the acquisition of production assets from Novembal, a leading company specialized in the design and production of plastic caps.
1:50 min Management, PET injection moulding systems, Two step blow moulding systems, …
Acquisition

Krones intends to expand its portfolio into injection molding with the imminent acquisition of Netstal

Krones is close to sign an agreement regarding the acquisition of 100% of Netstal ...
2:50 min Cosmetics & Medical, Bottle development and design
rPET pharma bottle

Bormioli Pharma and Loop Industries unveil an innovative pharmaceutical packaging bottle manufactured with 100% recycled virgin quality Loop PET resin

Bormioli Pharma and Loop Industries announced that an innovative pharmaceutical ...
2:27 min Facts & Figures, Sorting and collection
Survey

UK: RECOUP - Plastic packaging use and recycling collection rates drop for the first time

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has launched its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which estimates that year-on-year plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time.
2:43 min Management
Anniversary

Siegwerk celebrates 200 years as a family-owned company

With the motto “Let’s celebrate,” Siegwerk dedicates 2024 to the past 200 years of the company’s evolution as a family-owned business with its roots in Siegburg, Germany, to a leading international inks and coatings manufacturer in its sixth generation.
1:13 min Management
Acquisition

Expansion in the Caribbean: ALPLA acquires packaging specialist Fortiflex

Buckets, canisters, crates, barrels and closures: ALPLA has acquired the packaging ...
1:46 min Mineral water, Bottles and containers
PET container

SMI solutions for Huihuang United Food

The consumption of bottled water is constantly growing in every part of the world. ...
1:50 min Facts & Figures, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling report

AMI: Mechanical plastics recycling production anticipated to reach over 54 million tonnes by 2030

The waste plastics value chain is a complex and dynamic sector, with an evolving operating environment. The general negative image of plastics is becoming increasingly global, driving the need for new legislation to increase recycling levels and the development of higher value ...