Packaging And Design

Smurfit Kappa Sees Revenue Up 4% In Full-Year 2018

Packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has posted revenue growth of 4% in its full-year 2018, to €8.95 billion. The business said that its EBITDA for the yea...

Mercadona To Remove Plastic Bags From All Stores By April

Spanish retailer Mercadona has said that it is on track to have all regular plastic shopping bags removed from its stores by April of this year, replaced b...

Conad To Eliminate Plastic Packaging In Private-Label Products

Italian supermarket chain Conad has pledged to progressively eliminate plastic packaging from its private-label products. Chief executive Francesco Avan...

Smurfit Kappa Opens New Plant In Mexico

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has announced that it has opened a new folding-carton plant in Tijuana, in Mexico. The new unit will strengthen the compan...

RPC Group 'Finalising Preparations' To Deal With Brexit

RPC Group has said that it is 'finalising preparations to mitigate any disruption' from the UK's exit from the European Union, with the Rushden-based busin...

Greek Consumers Use 80% Fewer Plastic Bags While Shopping: Study

ΙΕΛΚΑ, the Greek consumer goods research institute, has found that Greek consumers used 80.3% fewer plastic bags while shop...

Refresco Acquires Cott's Concentrate Manufacturing Business

Soft drinks bottler Refresco has announced that it has acquired Cott's concentrate manufacturing business in Columbus in Georgia. In January of last yea...

Plastic Packaging Manufacturers Set To Tackle Sustainability Head-On: Rabobank

Plastic packaging manufacturers are likely to team up with recycling bodies and engage in a range of alliances as they seek to embrace sustainability over...