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Macpac invests in next-generation IIIig thermoformer
Macpac has installed another Illig RDKP 72 automatic pressure thermoforming system at its state-of-the-art plant in Stockport.
PPC Flex acquires the US operations of SÜDPACK
This acquisition will result in PPC Flex strengthening its position within the consumer and healthcare packaged goods sectors.
STP Machinery India: The new member of Starlinger Group
Starlinger is expanding its activities in India: STP Machinery India, founded for the production of PP tape extrusion lines in the state of Gujarat, will officially open at the beginning of February 2026 shortly before Plastindia.
Innova purchases manufacturing assets from SSK
The move, which includes five injection moulding machines, will expand the company’s capacity in Mexico.
TOMRA Recycling awarded EcoVadis Platinum medal
TOMRA Sorting GmbH, the German legal entity and headquarters of TOMRA Recycling, has been awarded the prestigious Platinum medal from EcoVadis.

Denise Mathieson, partner & head of packaging, design and programme delivery, Waitrose.

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Coveris Group will be showcasing its product offering at Packaging Innovations 2026 after being named Packaging Company of the Year at the 2025 UK Packaging Awards.

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Defra has rejected claims made in some national media reporting that households could face £400 fines resulting from incoming simpler recycling reforms to be introduced across England.

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Amcor will showcase its expanded portfolio of rigid and flexible packaging solutions at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham on 11-12 February.

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The global market for secondary and protective packaging is projected to reach $300.7bn by 2030, driven by the accelerating rise of e-commerce and intensifying focus on sustainability,

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As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 order
Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages
No breakthrough is reported at the first three-way talks but reports suggest they will resume next month.
'Liverpool's struggles can no longer be hidden by long unbeaten run'
Liverpool's struggles can no longer be hidden by their long unbeaten run after their last-gasp defeat at Bournemouth, writes Aadam Patel.
Newcastle out to 'upset league's status quo' - Howe
Head coach Eddie Howe believes Newcastle United can still achieve "great things" despite financial restrictions as his side look to upset the league's status quo.
'British FBI' to take over terror and fraud probes in reforms to police
The home secretary says policing is stuck "in a different century" and the new body will form part of wider reforms.