Metrics Contract Services announces commercial bottling lines for serialization at Greenville site

Metrics Contract Services (Metrics), a division of Mayne Pharma Group, has announced the qualification of two commercial bottling lines for serialization at its new $80m oral solid dose commercial manufacturing site in Greenville, North Carolina, US.

ProShip announces new leasing options for CVP automated packaging solution

ProShip, a Neopost company, has announced it will now offer leasing options for the CVP automated packaging solution, in addition to the traditional capital purchase option.

Gregory Packaging wins contractual dispute with Foodbuy

Gregory Packaging, which manufactures juice under the Suncup brand, has won a $9.3m judgment against Foodbuy in US federal court.

Medoola to aid better design decisions with Packaging LCA

UK packaging specialist Medoola has launched its Packaging Life Cycle Assessment (PLCA) service, which will provide insights into how a brand’s packaging can enhance its environmental footprint from raw material to end of life.

KHS Corpoplast unveils further developments in PET packaging systems

KHS Corpoplast has unveiled new and further developments in PET packaging systems, including FreshSafe-PET coating process.

Owens-Illinois buys 49.7% stake in Empresas Comegua for $119m

Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) has purchased a 49.7% stake in Empresas Comegua from Fabricación de Mà quinas for around $119m.

Germany’s Barthel Gruppe invests in MPS EF 430 flexo printing press

German label printing group Barthel Gruppe has invested in another MPS EF 430 flexo printing press, in a bid to expand its production operations.

Montagu to buy Kodak’s flexographic packaging division for $390m

US technology firm Eastman Kodak has said that it expects to receive up to $390m by selling its flexographic packaging division to Montagu Private Equity.

Study says replacing plastic packaging with other materials would have adverse environmental impacts

A new study found that replacing plastic with alternative materials in packaging applications would cause increases in energy use, water consumption and solid waste, as well as increase greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), acidification, eutrophication and ozone depletion.