Hervé Poncin, CEO of the Antalis Group

Antalis to acquire technical packaging and conversion specialist

ANTALIS has signed a binding agreement to acquire Plaesa, a Spanish-based specialist of technical packaging and conversion of made-to-measure packaging solutions. Founded in 1983, Plaesa...
David Prew, Suttons

Protective packaging specialist appoints technical sales manager

SUTTONS Performance Packaging has appointed David Prew as technical sales manager. The Cambridgeshire-based company, part of Macfarlane Packaging, designs and manufactures protective packaging. The firm...

New postcode-specific tool hopes to end confusion over packaging recycling

A new initiative has been launched to help guide people on how and where their packaging can be recycled in their local area. Launched by software...

API Group adds to senior management team

LIVINGSTON-based API Group has expanded its presence in America with the appointment of Michael Frederick to the role of business unit president and general...

GPI invests €20m in Netherlands facility

GRAPHIC Packaging International has revealed an expansion of its Sneek manufacturing site in The Netherlands as part of a €20 million investment to meet...

Needham Inks confirms merger with Specialised Industrial Chemicals

NEEDHAM Inks has announced a merger with Specialised Industrial Chemicals (SIC), which has been tipped to expand on their ink solutions for the coding...
Stewart MacRae

McLaren appoints two non-execs and a new financial director

MCLAREN Packaging Group has appointed two non-executive directors - Stewart MacRae and Alasdair Miller - and promoted Andrew Rennie to the role of finance...

DS Smith appoints new UK & Ireland packaging division MD

DS Smith has announced the appointment of Paul Clarke as its new managing director within its UK and Ireland's packaging division. The company said Mr...

Scottish businesses urged to withdraw from trading with Russia

THE Scottish Government has urged businesses in Scotland to withdraw from trading with Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine. Kate Forbes, finance and economy secretary,...
Paper-based packaging

TIPA seals acquisition of recyclable paper-based packaging pioneer

TIPA Compostable Packaging, together with its European subsidiary Bio4Pack, has announced the acquisition of SEALPAP, a specialist in recyclable paper-based packaging. The move has been...