drinktec 2017 preview
Gebo Cermex embraces the ‘Factory of the Future’ with AQFlex
Gebo Cermex, part of the Sidel Group, has reinvented the design of packaging lines with AQFlex.
Archives for September 7, 2017
Australia
Linfox buys out Lion from BevChain distribution joint-venture
Australian logistics major Linfox has bought out Lion’s 50% stake in BevChain for an undisclosed sum and will take full control of the drinks distribution and warehousing group.
MEP sounds isoglucose health warning as EU quotas end
At the end of the month, the EU sugar regime will end, liberalising the market after nearly 50 years of production quotas. But one MEP is questioning whether the Commission has considered the impact on Europeans’ health as manufacturers switch to isoglucose.
Macb expands water recall due to spoilage
Macb has expanded a recall of flavoured water months after initial action was taken due to a ‘quality issue’.
Graphic Packaging to close US Paperboard Mill, axing 120 jobs
Graphic Packaging will close its coated recycled paperboard mill in Santa Clara, California, at the end of 2017.