Eastern European Packaging News
WEBpackaging launches Premium Subscription service
WEBpackaging has launched an exciting new Premium Subscription service giving packaging professionals access to extended tools, services and information not found anywhere else, and providing a number of genuinely useful benefits.
Read moreAll the latest Shows and Events for Q2, 2012
As a service to packaging professionals, WEBpackaging here presents all the latest packaging-related shows for the 2nd quarter of 2012.
Read moreHerti finishes procedure for BRC/IOP pre-certification
Herti has recently finished the pre-certification procedure under the BRC/IOP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials. The certificate, issued by TUV NORD, covers the metal and plastic closures, produced by Herti JSC.
Premium Access RequiredGraham Packaging gains BRC-IoP accreditation
The New Year was a double celebration for the Graham Packaging Etten-Leur team, when the company heard they had received the "A" status BRC-IoP, which is the highest possible rating for the Quality Management System for the factory. The entire team at Graham Packaging Etten-Leur worked very hard during the course of last year to achieve this industry honour.
Read moreEtiforma label industry acquires ERP MIS Sistrade print
Etiforma - Sociedade Europeia de Etiquetas, Lda. acquired Portuguese integrated business management system – ERP MIS Sistrade® Print – for the company management. Sistrade Print is a vertical solution specialized for the companies in the area of stickers and labels, which will allow Etiforma complete management of all departments, from the specific estimating (parameterized) according to the product type (labels), order management, invoicing, purchases from suppliers, stocks management, job orders management, to the manufacturing data collection via production terminals Scada, accounting and other features.
Premium Access RequiredPetainer names sleek table sauce bottle design as winner of international competition
Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer has selected a design by students at Birmingham City University as the winner of the company’s second international student design competition. The winning design detailed a sleek and classy table sauce bottle for ketchup, mayonnaise and other sauce-based condiments. Besides, it has the potential to be easily branded and allows a range of different sauce varieties to be packaged in the same way.
Premium Access RequiredCustomer proximity is always a top priority at Weener
Weener's North American headquarters in Wilson, North Carolina, USA was one of the firm’s first 100% company-owned locations overseas. It was the result of the takeover of the Euro-Matic Group in 2005. Weener Plastics Inc. has since become an important development and production facility for the Weener Group.
Read moreReusing surplus packaging material is environmentally friendly and profitable
Surplus packaging material is an inevitable part of the packaging process, but scrapping it would be a mistake. Excess packaging materials can be reused for reasons of profitability and environmental protection, to which Nordtek's Re-Packaging offers a state-of-the-art solution. With the company’s help, surplus meets demand in a way that is profitable for the partners and society as the greenest packaging solution.
Read moreArpac Europe gives technical support in Slovakia and Belgium
Just 12 months after launching in Europe, ARPAC Europe Ltd is now able to provide full technical support and servicing for all European installations as demonstrated by its recent servicing of machines installed at various sites in Slovakia and Belgium for building supplies giant IKO.
Premium Access RequiredTu-Plast celebrates its 15th year in business
Tu-Plast Tubeproducing Ltd, is a fast-growing PE Tube manufacturer in Central Europe. The company produces over 70 million tubes a year and has become one of Europe's rising stars having garnered the attention of many high profile customers. With a highly experienced management and superior technicians working in the firm's state of the art manufacturing plant, Tu-Plast is known for being a tube supplier that's fast, reliable, and flexible. This year, Tu-Plast is celebrating its 15th successful year in business.
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