January 2015

rocktenn and meadwestvaco mwv have entered into a definitive combination agreement to create a leading global provider of consumer and corrugated packaging in a transaction with a combined equity value of 16 billion.the combined company, to be named prior to the transaction closing, will have total net sales of 15.7 billion and adjusted ebitda of 2.9 billion, including the impact of 300 million in estimated annual synergies to be achieved over three years.the agreement has been unanimously approved by the directors of both companies.

japanese barcode printing, labelling, and rfid solution major sato took a majority stake in russiabased label manufacturer okilholding, jsc, a move which will strengthen its position in the bric region.acquiring approximately 75 of all shares issued, okil will now operate as a subsidiary within the sato group.

jan 27 2015cotteswold dairy chooses kliklok shrinkwrapperskliklok is delighted to announced a new contract with gloucestershirebased cotteswold dairy to supply and install two qssf600 shrinkwrapping machines at the company&39s tewkesbury site.simon galpin, maintenance manager for cotteswold dairy, approached the bristolbased company following the installation of a new filling equipment line.

domino, a ukbased developer of inkjet printing and laser printing products, will showcase its products at the print for packaging exhibition, label &amp print &rsquo15, which will take place from 2526 february at nec birmingham.at the exhibition, visitors can take a look at samples of labels produced by the domino n610i as well as discuss print and packaging requirements with company officials.the current 600dpi label press produced by domino is claimed to be the only label press that combines the productivity of flexo printing with the flexibility offered by rapid job change digita

global conglomerate honeywell has added two bar code label printers to its portfolio that are designed to provide an entrylevel solution for industrial printing.the two printers dubbed, pd43 and pd43c, can be used in different industries including retail, distribution centre, transportation, and healthcare.they are designed to make the tasks like airline ticketing, baggage tag printing, shelf label printing and pharmaceutical label printing simpler.the pd43 series is expected to have printing speed of up to eight inches per second, and it includes an integrated web interface.

gamechanging innovations in digital production will be covered in every aspecteede, the netherlands, january 2015 &ndash xeikon announces the presence and participation of the infotrends analyst for color digital label and packaging, robert leahey, at its upcoming edition of the xeikon caf&eacute packaging innovations &ndash www.xeikoncafe.com. mr.

fast market research recommends &quotglobal dairy packaging winning new markets with the right format&quot from euromonitor international, now availableboston, ma releasewire 01292015 dairy, the largest category for food packaging, records 4 volume growth globally over 2014 to 475 billion units. by 2018, a wealth of opportunities in dairy should include liquid cartons and hdpe bottles rising alongside milk consumption in china. thin wall containers will expand for spoonable yoghurt in modern retail outlets in asia and africa.

bmc public health published an extensive collection of exciting research in 2014, with highly accessed articles covering a range of widely discussed topics. here, we present an overview of some of the journal&rsquos most popular articles of the year.jaya venkitachalam 27 jan 2015&nbspaedes aegypti mosquito, photo credit james gethany, flickr, cc 2.0electronic cigaretteswith a growing number of people utilising electronic cigarettes, an important question going forward is &lsquo&rsquowhat are the health outcomes associated with their use&rsquo&rsquo.