Contribution By Akshay Kedari
July 8, 2021
The City of Toronto has reportedly announced a collaboration with PayIt, a premier SaaS supplier of digital payments and government services. The partnership is a significant step forward for the City of Toronto, its citizens, and for PayIt as it simplifies the government experience for …
New York formally confirms ban on plastic bags to protect environment
April 25, 2019
This ban would forbid grocery stores from offering plastic bags for most of the purchases The plan also involved providing local governments with the option to levy 5 cents fee on paper bags Reports confirm that New York has formally become the third state in …
Tekni-Plex to acquire 3 manufacturing units of packaging giant Amcor
April 24, 2019
The latest acquisition marks Tekni-Plex’s eleventh buyout over the last five years. U.S.-based Tekni-Plex Inc. has reportedly inked a definitive purchase agreement for acquiring three manufacturing facilities from the Flexible Packaging business unit of Amcor Limited, the leading Australia-based packaging company. Sources familiar with the …
Trafigura Group, Altis join forces to trade in bulk liquid chemicals
April 19, 2019
The new venture will seemingly be directed by a team of industry experts having more than 100 years of combined relevant experience Reports confirm that Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, a multinational commodity trading company, has agreed to enter into a joint venture agreement for creating …
Hellmann’s vows to use recycled plastic in 200M jars & bottles by 2020
April 18, 2019
The recycled plastic would first be used in the company’s Mayonnaise Dressing & Mayonnaise squeeze bottles. The move comes under the company’s goal of ensuring that 100% of its plastic packaging would be fully recyclable, reusable & compostable by 2025. Hellmann’s, a renowned food brand …
Flint Group unveils new flexible packaging printing product nyloflex®
April 17, 2019
nyloflex®, also known as the nyloflex® FTH digital plate, is a new flat-top dot plate designed for flexible packaging printing. The new product is capable of printing with sharp highlight details owing to the product’s extremely hard durometer. Flint Group (Flint), one of the world’s …
American Pacific Mining announces $10Mn JV with OceanaGold Corp.
April 16, 2019
American Pacific Mining Corp. (APM), a gold explorer focused on valuable metal opportunities in the Western U.S., has recently announced that it has entered into an earn-in agreement with OceanaGold U.S. Holdings Inc., the U.S. arm of OceanaGold Corp., in respect to its Tuscarora Gold Project. …
Rusal and Braidy Industries to build aluminum rolling mill in the U.S.
April 15, 2019
The mill will produce 500,000 tons of hot rolled band and 300,000 tons of finished cold rolled products. One of Russia’s largest aluminum producers, Rusal and the U.S. aluminum alloys manufacturer Braidy Industries, have reportedly planned to build an aluminum rolling mill in the United …