Market News
Indian packaging firm eyes African market
07/05/10India's leading flexible packaging company UFLEX is all set to make ambitious forays into Africa with its state-of-the-art plant in Egypt starting production this month. "We have set up a manufacturing unit in Egypt for...
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires Marinetti SA
07/01/10Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has made a first step into the region of Latin America and announces the acquisition of a 70% participation in Marinetti SA, located in Santiago de Chile. The former family shareholders hold the remaining...
Kraft Foods to Sell Wedel Business in Poland to Lotte Group
06/29/10Kraft Foods on June 28 announced it has signed an agreement to sell Cadbury's E. Wedel-branded chocolate and sugar confectionery operations in Poland to Lotte Group for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which is subject to...
Flint completes Torda buy as CEE expansion continues
06/28/10Flint Group’s acquisition of packaging ink manufacturer Torda this week marks the company's third move in the last 12 months, as part of its strategy to expand in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Torda is a leading producer of...
UK - Tough food labelling
06/25/10Tough food labelling rules to stop cheap imports being passed off as British could be extended after Euro MPs voted to give shoppers more information about where food comes from. In a victory for the Western Morning News' Think...