December 2014

boulder, colo. dec. 22, 2014 &ndash goodbelly, a line of delicious probiotic drinks designed to naturally renew your digestive health, has unveiled vibrant new packaging for its complete line of products by the glass multiserving cartons, plusshot, supershot and straightshot. the updated packaging features new product names and highlights each flavor&rsquos juicy ingredients with colorful illustrations and animated graphics atop a bold black background.

the waste and resources industry has widely greeted the appointment of 360 environmental director phil conran as chair of the advisory committee on packaging acp.

yorkshirebased pff packaging has acquired thermopak which specialises in manufacturing moulded trays and carriers for the food industry for an undisclosed amount.pff group will now control thermopak&39s 65,000 ft2 manufacturing facility in gateshead which will bring up its total output to 60m units per month.pff&39s group managing director andy bairstow was quoted by the journal as saying &quotthe acquisition of thermopak was a natural progression for us as there is a great deal of synergy within the two businesses.&quotthe extra capacity which the acquisition brings, combin

oslo, norwaybusiness wirethin film electronics asa &ldquothinfilm&rdquo osethin.ol, a leader in the development and commercialization of printed electronics and smart systems, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with cymmetrik, the largest professional packaging and label converter in greater china.

&nbspa worldwide food packaging manufacturer has selected a 77,000squarefoot plant in elk grove village as their u.s. headquarters. emsur, which has been in the food packaging industry for about 75 years, will house its u.s. corporate offices, research and development departments, and production at a facility at 2800 carl blvd. the company operates flagship flexible packaging plants in five countries, and conducts business in 40 countries, according to a news release. the company is headquartered in madrid.

kapstone paper and packaging corp. nyseks was upgraded by zacks from an &ldquounderperform&rdquo rating to a &ldquoneutral&rdquo rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on monday. the firm currently has a 30.70 target price on the stock. zacks&lsquos price target would suggest a potential upside of 2.81 from the company&rsquos current price.in other kapstone paper and packaging corp. news, cfo andrea k. tarbox sold 25,000 shares of the company&rsquos stock in a transaction dated tuesday, december 9th.

leoben, austria, december 22, 2014 prnewswire at&amps achieved first disruptive technology for power electronics solutions for automotive and industrial applicationsfirst reference designs show significant miniaturisation up to 50 for power modulespower applications in different power classes in the range from 50 w to 50 kw50 w power applications are ready for industrialisationat&amps is the leading provider for embedded component packaging solutions. its patented ecp&reg technology enables further miniaturisation while improving performance.

indiabased rajhans enterprises has acquired a five layer extrusion line for film production to extend its operations to the flexible packaging market.the company has been expanding its operations in the past few months and one of its investments has been the acquisition of a five layer extrusion line for film production.rajhans has invested in a 1300mm wide f&ampk 20six ci flexo press which is equipped with smartgps, bobst&39s unique impression and registration setting system.

sme fund enact has made a sixfigure investment in flexible packaging company excelsior which specialises in high quality gravure print for the food, confectionery and medical sectors.enact&39s investment is aimed at helping excelsior to continue to grow, both in europe and the us.currently, excelsior employs a staff of 240 with 180 people in deeside, north wales and 60 people in nelson, lancashire, uk.chris cormack, who manages the enact fund on behalf of endless will be joining the excelsior board.the business desk quoted cormack as saying &quotwe are pleased to have the opportunit

germany chemicals giant basf and german recycled paperboard products manufacturer schuster karton are working on a recycled cardboard product that can be used by the fastfood packaging industry. to date, the use of recycled cardboard in this application sector has been limited owing to ink substances that can migrate from the packaging into food.basf has developed a biopolymer called ecovio ps 1606 that has been applied to recycled cardboard in an extrusion coating process.