November 2014

dublinbusiness wireresearch and markets httpwww.researchandmarkets.comresearch9t4vhgequipmentand has announced the addition of the &quotequipment &amp materials for 3dic &amp waferlevel packaging applications &quot report to their offering.&ldquoequipment &amp materials for 3dic &amp waferlevel packaging applications&rdquothis report will present a comprehensive overview of the main equipment and materials used in the 3d &amp wlp applications.

following its debut at interpack 2014, &lsquocomponents for processing and packaging&rsquo will return to the show, 410 may 2017 with a revised conceptvisitors will find the event at a new site within the düsseldorf exhibition centre, in the temporary hall 18. covering about 5,000 square metres, the hall will be situated at the heart of interpack, between exhibition halls 10 and 16, whose exhibition areas it supplements.&ldquothe idea of a complementary trade fair for the suppliers of interpack exhibitors from the packaging technology segment was well received in 2014.

in the german market for tinplate packaging the extensive period of price stability displayed by the upstream product appears to be continuing in 2015. suppliers of packaging and caps say the tinplate industry is signalling a rollover for 1 january 2015. however, tinplate producers and their customers have reportedly not yet inked the deals. with regard to the duration of contracts as of 2015 the general assumption on behalf of packaging suppliers is that the time frame will remain the same at one calendar year.

&nbspboxed in philip morris and british american tobacco have released a report attacking plain packaging.

melbournebased oca which provides print management, warehousing and logistics services has installed a third big offset press at its print bound subsidiary.the acquisition of the heidelberg speedmaster xl 106 six colour led uv press will be the company&39s first foray into packaging and will help it boost its production capacity.when oca acquired print bound in march, it had only one offset press, a heidelberg speedmaster 102 12colour press.

pet and plastic packaging supplier petainer has been named as the reserve bidder for the purchase of appe with a bid of approximately &euro300m.petainer will be getting financial backing from next wave partners and kkr asset management for the acquisition.appe is the packaging division of seda de barcelona lsb which is an industrial plastic packaging group operating internationally through its 14 facilities across europe, turkey and north africa.speaking about the proposed takeover, ceo of petainer nigel pritchard said &quotwhile being disappointed that we weren&39t able to acqu

heidelberg has unveiled a new diecutter and to new additions to its diana foldergluer range at its twoday packaging days open house in wieslochwalldorf this week.the promatrix 106 cs die cutter can handle up to 8,000sphthe product launches, which include the promatrix 106 cs diecutter and diana smart series of foldergluers, are the first since heidelberg announced its outsourcing deal with chinese manufacturer masterwork machinery in august.this postpress shakeup saw heidelberg slash 650 jobs worldwide and close its leipzig manufacturing facility on the basis that &quotinhouse productio

reuters british plastic packaging supplier rpc group plc said it would buy icelandbased plastic products maker promens group as for 386 million euros 305.51 million pounds to strengthen its position in europe and help satisfy its increasing need for polymer.rpc said it would raise about 200 million pounds through a fully underwritten 1for3 rights issue at 320 pence each to partly fund the deal.the company, whose business includes making packaging for nivea creams and nescafe coffee capsules, said the balance would be funded by increasing its revolving credit facility to 490 million pounds f

singapore a new packaging material from the agency for science, technology and research&39s astar institute of materials research and engineering imre that is cheaper and helps extend the shelflife of food will be developed and tested with key industry partners, the agency said in a press release on thursday nov 27.the new packaging material being developed is intended for the food packaging market, where metallised plastic packaging material is commonly used to extend the shelflife of perishables.&nbsp&quotwe want to develop a protective plastic that is as effective as metallis

photo consumerreports.org&nbspever wondered about how fresh the meat or poultry is that you buy at your local grocery store &nbspyou could be surprised.an investigative report by radio canada reveals some quebec retailers are changing the packaging dates to try and convince consumers that the product is fresher than it actually is.federal food regulations say the date on the label must reflect when the meat was originally packaged and the&nbspquebec ministry of agriculture, fisheries and food recommends packaged meat be consumed within 2 to 3 days of packaging.an investigative t