AFMASS Food Expo Kenya edition is the food, beverage and milling industry’s largest conference and exhibition attended by key decision makers from Eastern Africa Africa to trade, network and learn the latest processing, packaging and […]
USA – Klabin S.A. has entered into an agreement to acquire International Paper’s Brazilian corrugated packaging business for R$330 million (US$64m), subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals. International Paper’s Brazilian business includes three […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Alpla, an international manufacturer of plastic packaging based in Austria, is building a new production site in the province of Gauteng, Lanseria near Johannesburg, which will combine activities from its five existing […]
USA – Crown Holdings, a supplier of rigid packaging products has announced that it will build a new beverage can manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA to support the increased demand for beverage cans […]
SOUTH AFRICA – In an effort to cut down on plastic waste, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has introduced a 2L returnable bottle made of PET plastic that can be reused up to 14 times. […]
USA – British packaging company, DS Smith has opened a new state-of-the art corrugated packaging manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana. The manufacturing plant has a capacity to produce more than 17 million square feet of […]
USA – Conagra Brands, the owner of Birds Eye, Duncan Hines and Healthy Choice brands has strengthened its sustainability ambitions and committed towards making 100% of its current plastic packaging renewable, recyclable or compostable by […]
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has committed to invest up to CHF 2 billion (US$2.08bn) to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions. The commitment […]
