Smurfit Kappa confirms €24 million investment project

SMURFIT Kappa has unveiled plans to invest €24 million in a project to expand its corrugated plant in Rethel, France. The packaging giant explained that...

rlc sees 3% revenue increase for 2018

2018 saw a total revenue increase of 3% for rlc | packaging group, with sales just shy of €250 million. The group, which specialises in...

Smurfit Kappa hosts European business leaders at Dublin summit

SMURFIT Kappa’s group chief executive, Tony Smurfit, recently welcomed top European business leaders in Dublin to discuss initiatives aimed at strengthening the region’s competitiveness. The...
Mondi's Pittsburgh plant

Mondi expands North American operations with new Pittsburgh plant

MONDI has opened a new packaging production facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, further expanding its manufacturing capabilities in the US to better support customers with...

New acquisition strengthens Macfarlane’s growth plans

MACFARLANE Group has announced the acquisition of the business of Teesside-based Armagrip Limited. The firm said the move is in line with its strategy of building...

Long-serving employee joins Denny Bros board

LONG-serving staff member Ashley Simpson is joining the board of directors at Denny Bros. He first joined the firm 15 years ago on work placement...
Barry Bown (M) with CEO, Ged Garabini (R) and Lee Crank, Director of Business Development (L)

Kammac appoints new brand ambassador to drive growth

THIRD-party logistics (3PL) provider Kammac has appointed Barry Bown as its new brand ambassador, as part of the firm's mission to drive growth in...

Macfarlane records ‘solid’ half-year interim results

MACFARLANE Group has released its interim results for the first half of 2022, which show a 14% rise in revenue to £139.2 million compared...

SMEs ‘not looking to cut packaging costs’

95% of British SMEs aren’t looking to reduce their packaging costs in the near future, according to new research. The YouGov survey, commissioned by Davpack...
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Packaging stakeholders give mixed response to chancellor’s autumn budget

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves' autumn budget contained a number of announcements of relevance to the packaging industry. Of particular note was the increase to the Plastic...