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Calif. film extruder building new HQ plant

HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. (Nov. 20, 9:45 a.m. ET) -- Universal Plastic Bag Manufacturing Co. is building a new production facility in Ontario, Calif. The plant will house all the company's key equipment, including eight Alpine extruders; Sheldon Arvor, Amplast and several T-shirt bags machinery; four-color Flexo-printers; inline printers and inline bag machines. November 20, 2009

Taiwan mandates recycling of PLA containers

HONG KONG (Nov. 18, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Bioresin manufacturer NatureWorks LLC says the Taiwan government’s plan to mandate recycling for bottles and containers made from polylactic acid is forward-thinking. But the president of a PLA compounder in Taiwan says the government should instead focus on building up the country's composting infrastructure. November 18, 2009

US firms tackle China's cosmetics market

HONG KONG (Nov. 18, 3:20 p.m. ET) -- Inoac Packaging Group Inc. believes its Shanghai molding plant is at the front of a trend in China’s cosmetics industry -- as local consumers spend more, domestic Chinese cosmetics manufacturers are forking out more for better packaging to appeal to them. Chinese cosmetics companies are turning to some Western molders to help upgrade their packaging in order to boost market share and attract premium prices. November 18, 2009

Film maker MonoSol announces expansion

MERRILLVILLE, IND. (Nov. 18, 3:05 p.m. ET) — MonoSol LLC plans to increase capacity for water-soluble films by more than 20 percent in 2010 and an additional 20 percent in 2011. The Merrillville-based company said the increase is being driven by growth in markets including unit dose packaging, composite fabricating and dust abatement. November 18, 2009

Berry buying Md. plant from Superfos

EVANSVILLE, IND. (Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. ET) -- Berry Plastics Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to buy Superfos Packaging Inc., a Cumberland, Md., injection molder of rigid open-top containers and other packaging products. Berry and its private equity owner Apollo Management LP will pay $82 million for the assets. The deal is scheduled to close by the middle of February. November 16, 2009

Foodservice packaging firm announces new acquisition

BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. (Nov. 16, 12:30 p.m. ET) — Mid Oaks Investments LLC is adding to its plastics packaging empire with the acquisition of C&M Fine Pack Inc. The deal, announced Nov. 16, adds another company that specializes in foodservice packaging to the Mid Oaks portfolio. Mid Oaks already owns Wilkinson Industries Inc. and Dispoz-o Products LLC. November 16, 2009

Coke rolling out bottles made from plant materials

ATLANTA (Nov. 16, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- Coca-Cola Co. beverages will soon be arriving in new plastic bottles made partially from plant materials. Drinks bottled in the new PlantBottle packaging are being sent to store shelves in select worldwide markets, the company said Nov. 16. Atlanta-based Coke plans to produce 2 billion of the special PET bottles by the end of 2010. November 16, 2009

Liquid Container offers new hot-fill PET technology

WEST CHICAGO, ILL. (Nov. 16, 12:10 p.m. ET) — Liquid Container LP is launching a line of hot-fill, wide-mouth PET containers that offer sustained performance at 205° F. The West Chicago-based company is promoting the ThermaSet-brand stock and custom jars as being ideal for viscous foods like apple and pasta sauces, jams and jellies and tomato-based products that fill at higher temperatures. November 16, 2009

Greif expands in Europe with Swedish acquisition

DELAWARE, OHIO (Nov. 16, 11:50 a.m. ET) -- U.S. bulk packaging company Greif Inc. is expanding its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Hannells Industrier AB, a privately held manufacturer of plastic drums, pails and bulk containers for customers in the chemical and petrochemical industries. November 16, 2009

Taiwan cosmetic molder finds advantages in Mexico

HONG KONG (Nov. 13, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Cosmetic molder HCP Packaging is building a factory in Mexico and putting a Chinese expansion on hold -- at least temporarily -- as it waits out the slowing economy and sees some North American customers push for more local manufacturing. The Taiwanese-owned company, which also has a strong manufacturing, marketing and design presence in the U.S. to serve global cosmetics brands, said it has seen signs recently that some North American customers prefer to have more of their manufacturing closer to home. November 13, 2009

Two more Calif. cities restrict PS packaging

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Nov. 12, 1:55 p.m. ET) -- Two more northern California cities have banned the use of polystyrene takeout food service packaging, but one of the bans only applies to major city events. November 12, 2009

Australia considers national bottle deposits

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (Nov. 12, 1:50 p.m. ET) -- As Australian politicians inch their way towards deciding if they will introduce a national container deposit scheme (CDS) one of the beverage industry’s key lobby groups says it remains opposed to any such plans for packaging. November 12, 2009

Firms introduce recycled PET thermoformed package

SUN VALLEY, CALIF. (Nov. 10, 4:25 p.m. ET) -- Plastics PET recycler Global PET and Direct Pack Inc. have introduced the Bottle Box, a food container made from 100 percent recycled PET. The package, which will be initially marketed in the western U.S., is designed for takeout foods, snacks, deli items and food entrees that do not exceed 165° Fahrenheit. November 10, 2009

Sausage maker to use PP 'can'

ZWENKAU, GERMANY (Nov. 9, 10:25 a.m. ET) — German packaging group Weidenhammer Packaging Group has found the first application for a container that it calls “a reinvention of the can” — a range of sausages sold by German retailer Müller’s Hausmacher Wurst. November 9, 2009

Mexico Coke bottler saving money with lightweight preforms

MEXICO CITY (Nov. 5, 11:35 a.m. ET) -- Coca-Cola FEMSA SA de CV plans to extend the use of its PET short-height bottle finishes from Mexico to all its markets in Latin America within 12 months. The design cuts the weight of the company’s 16-ounce bottles to 20.5 grams, and has saved the bottler about $10 million in PET resin annually. November 5, 2009

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