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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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Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP candidate
Allies of the prime minister may try to block the mayor of Greater Manchester from standing in a parliamentary by-election.
Mensik withdrawal sends Djokovic into last eight
Novak Djokovic moves through to the Australian Open quarter-finals as fourth-round opponent Jakub Mensik pulls out with an abdominal injury.
Railway line made safe as storm clean-up begins
A limited rail service is now running after Storm Ingrid batters Devon and Cornwall.
'We knew the truth': How parents uncovered Scottish hospital's infected water scandal
Dozens of patients became more unwell and some died with infections picked up at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
'British FBI' will free up forces to tackle everyday crime, home secretary says
The home secretary says policing is stuck "in a different century" and the new body will be part of wider reforms.