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Husco acquires Mayfair Plastics
Mayfair Plastics will maintain its manufacturing facility in Gaylord, Michigan, with all employees also retained in the acquisition.
LEGO marks sustainability milestone in 2025
Last year, 52% of LEGO’s materials used to make bricks and elements came from recycled or renewable sources.
Levenseat Resource Management invests £8M to strengthen its positioning
The company is also making key appointments to its Board of Directors.
Covestro and Fraunhofer UMSICHT to operate a smart pyrolysis recycling plant
The pilot plant will have an annual capacity to recycle 2kt of end-of-life foam each year.
KraussMaffei will bring its new MC7 controller to Interplas 2026
The controller, which will be integrated into its third-generation PX 80-tonne production cell, is the centrepiece of the company’s stand at this year’s event.

Complete Co-Packing Services (CCPS) has announced a round of investment aimed at expanding its operations and upgrading its manufacturing capabilities.

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Packaging News has announced Reflex Group as the new Headline Sponsor for the 2026 edition of the UK Packaging Awards.

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Jude Allan, MD at OPRL, said collaboration and working together are ‘an essential part’ of achieving a system that the industry and ‘the citizen’ can have confidence in, and this collaborative model brings clear representation of the whole value chain. “Karen Graley – Head of UK Packaging PRO – is a non-executive director at OPRL, ...

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Asset tracking and reusable plastic pallet company Digipal has made a proactive choice to support its customers, moving its pallet production to the UK and becoming a Made in Britain member.

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Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has successfully completed the installation of two AccurioPress C12010 digital production presses for direct mail experts The Mailing People.

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The Papers: Trump tells UK 'go get your own oil' and 'King sent to US'
US President Donald Trump's latest comments about European allies as the war in Iran rages on dominate Wednesday's papers.
India begins counting more than a billion people in massive census
The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.
What it's like to be on Florida's Space Coast ahead of Artemis launch
Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.
Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's White House ballroom
The Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was a "steward" of the White House, not the owner.
How English-only condolences undid one of Canada's top CEOs
The episode is the latest reminder of the complicated politics around language and identity in Canada.