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Greif sets up Asia Pacific headquarters in China

(News, 07 May 2007 )

Greif has opened a new steel-drum plant in Shanghai, China—also the site of the company’s new regional headquarters for the Asia Pacific region. The region includes Greif’s operations in China, Australia, ....


SCA prioritizes corrugated board in China

(News, 02 May 2007 )

SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) is building two new corrugated-board plants in China. As part of its two-pronged strategy to tap into Asia and Eastern Europe, SCA's packaging operations in Nanjing ....


San Miguel sells off portion of packaging business to JV partner

(News, 30 Apr 2007 )

Nihon Yamamura Glass (NYG) is buying a 35 percent stake in San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) domestic and international packaging operations. This minority interest allows the Japanese manufacturer of glass ....


Sato adds Asia-Pacific, Europe and America headquarters

(News, 22 Apr 2007 )

Barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID provider Sato has announced the establishment of three regional headquarters: Sato International Asia-Pacific, Sato International Europe and Sato International ....


Crown Holdings installs beverage-can lines in Vietnam and Cambodia

(News, 18 Apr 2007 )

Crown Holdings announced a first-quarter gross profit increase of 14.5 percent to $213 million. Meanwhile, net sales were $1.7 billion, up 12.4 percent, in comparison to the same period in 2006. The increase ....


Ball: China drives beverage-can growth

(News, 03 Apr 2007 )

Ball’s can sales in 2006 grew by double digits in China over 2005 levels. The Asia Pacific division is expected to enjoy future growth with annual sales projected to increase five to 10 percent in the ....


Kraton Polymers releases fourth quarter 2006 results

(News, 03 Apr 2007 )

Kraton Polymers has announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2006. Total Revenues for the quarter were $245 million compared to $223 million in 2005—an increase of 10 ....


Tetra Pak pours $80 million into China’s dairy, beverage

(News, 29 Mar 2007 )

Tetra Pak is adding additional capacity in China—an extra eight billion packages per year—in the form of a new plant in Hohhot, China. Designed to meet the growing demand for dairy and beverage, the greenfield ....


Intel makes major RFID advance

(News, 23 Mar 2007 )

Intel Corp has unveiled an RFID radio chip that it claims will dramatically enhance the capabilities and design of UHF RFID readers. The Intel UHF RFID Transceiver R1000 integrates 90 percent of the discrete ....


RPC Bebo Plastik’s tamper-evident tub seals up food

(News, 22 Mar 2007 )

RPC Bebo Plastik is protecting consumers and ice cream with its new tamper-evident tub. Made from polystyrene, the container has a channel around the rim of the tub, which acts as a seal when the lid ....






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