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1. Appetizingly Packaged Snacks 7/5/2021

   With its F 286 thermoforming packaging machine, MULTIVAC is launching a new model, which is particularly suitable for producing vacuum and MAP packs for snack products.

2. ProAmpac Acquires Ultimate Packaging 7/1/2021

   ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, today announced that it has acquired Ultimate Packaging, a pioneer in flexographic and digitally-printed flexible packaging based in the United Kingdom.

3. Water-Soluble Polymer Could Make Vaporized Aluminium In Food Packaging Unnecessary 7/1/2021

   A thin layer of vaporized aluminium inside the packaging keeps chips crisp and coffee aromatic.

4. Tekni-Plex Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement To Acquire Grupo Phoenix 6/30/2021

   Tekni-Plex has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Grupo Phoenix in a deal that will bolster Tekni-Plex's ability to deliver market-focused, customer-driven packaging solutions, especially in food and beverage markets.

5. Sonoco Gears Up For Summer Rollout Of Recyclable Sonopost® Technology In Europe 6/30/2021

   Sonoco Protective Solutions, a division of global packaging and sustainability leader Sonoco (NYSE: SON), today announced the expansion of its proprietary Sonopost® packaging technology into Europe.

6. Labatt USA Transitions To More Sustainable Packaging With Ring Carriers Made Of Recycled Content 6/24/2021

   Labatt Blue and Labatt Blue Light recently rolled out new recycled and photodegradable green plastic carrier rings – Hi-Cone RingCycles™.

7. Pearson Launches Standardized Case Packer For Flexible Products Requiring Horizontal And Vertical Loading 6/24/2021

   Today, Pearson Packaging Systems, an industry-trusted authority in end-of-line packaging automation, launches its RTL-HV, a standardized, modular case packing solution capable of loading horizontally and vertically.

8. Global Consumer Brands Unveil World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles 6/24/2021

   The promise of endlessly recycled PET plastic is one step closer today, as the Consortium – Carbios, L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe – announces the successful production of the world’s first food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic.

9. SEE Increases Investment In Automated Packaging Systems 6/23/2021

   Sealed Air Corporation has dedicated more than $30 million in capital to expand global production capacity and invest in new equipment systems to meet the accelerating demand for Automated Packaging Systems (APS) AUTOBAG brand solutions, an acquisition Sealed Air closed in 2019.

10. Berlin Packaging Acquires Elias Valavanis S.A. 6/22/2021

    Berlin Packaging, the world's largest hybrid packaging supplier, announced today the acquisition of Elias Valavanis S.A., a supplier of glass packaging for the food and beverage industry.