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...
MM Packaging welcomes latest intake of apprentices
MM Packaging Deeside has welcomed seven new apprentices to the business.
The new recruits will work in manufacturing, purchasing, design, and origination. The move has...
Macfarlane Group ‘on track to meet full-year market expectations’
MACFARLANE Group has released a trading update, revealing that the board anticipates the group’s performance for the year ending 31 December 2025 will be...
Adelphi Masterfil announces acquisition of Karmelle
ADELPHI Masterfil Limited has completed the acquisition of Karmelle Limited, the Huddersfield-based specialist in liquid filling, capping and labelling.
Karmelle now joins the Adelphi group...
ITEM Products unveils new Eco-Range
ITEM Products has unveiled its new Eco-Range - a collection of paper-based, fully recyclable packaging components that are said to deliver the strength, performance...
BCMPA urges chancellor not to hit SMEs with tax rises
THE BCMPA has urged UK chancellor Rachel Reeves not to hit SMEs with tax rises or red tape in the upcoming autumn budget.
The association’s...
Canadian and UK firms partner to develop sustainable bioplastics
RENAISSANCE BioScience Corp is partnering with UK-based Biome Bioplastics Limited on a £814,000 two-year initiative to develop sustainable bioplastics.
The Canadian specialist in bioengineered yeast...
Scottish firm behind innovative cardboard inhaler secures £1.5m funding boost
EDINBURGH-based 1nhaler has secured an additional £1.5 million in seed funding to drive development of its novel pop-up cardboard dry powder inhaler (DPI).
Unlike conventional...
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...
Development of ReZorce continues with backing of key players
REFRESCO, the world's largest independent packer and filler of juice, has given its backing to ReZorce as a new partnership resumes development on the...
