SA Food Review

Packaging

24 Jun 2016

Boxmore appoints new Mauritius business development manager

Mauritian-born Florence Douteau was recently appointed by Boxmore Packaging as business development manager for its Mauritian operation. With a clear mandate to develop a new customer base in the Indian Ocean Islands for the leading packaging solutions business, Douteau aims to focus on building relationships and maintaining customer loyalty.

21 Jun 2016

New owner for Maverick’s engineering and flexibles operations

Liqui-Box, a world leader in flexible liquid packaging solutions, announced in June 2016 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire both the engineering and flexible operations of Maverick, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

21 Jun 2016

Nampak performs in challenging conditions

In June 2016, Nampak reported a solid 21 percent increase in adjusted headline earnings per share for the six months to March 2016, before foreign currency translation effects.

14 Jun 2016

Competition Commission raids offices of suppliers of packaging paper

On 26 May 2016, the Competition Commission conducted a search and seizure operation at the Gauteng and Free State premises of New Era Packaging (New Era) and Mpact Limited (Mpact). This operation is conducted as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of collusion involving the two firms.

30 May 2016

Shifts in containerboard supply affects Mpact

Mpact released a trading statement on 23 May 2016. The company’s shareholders were advised that its basic earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ending 30 June 2016 are expected to be at least 20 percent lower than the EPS and HEPS for the six months ended 30 June 2015.

27 May 2016

Consistent production of higher quality PET bottles with Sidel Matrix Intelliblower

Sidel recently developed Intelliblower technology, a significant innovation which brings control and self-regulation to the blow moulding process. The patented technology ensures greater accuracy in distribution of material during the production of individual bottles, with the elimination of inconsistencies resulting in improved quality, regardless of bottle weight.

27 May 2016

Awarding the next generation of packaging innovations

DuPont has announced its 2016 Awards for Packaging Innovation, recognising companies that have responded to worldwide demand for improvements in customer product experiences and sustainability. It also honoured those that incorporated simpler messaging and cost-efficient production technologies.

27 May 2016

Successful development of new dosing system to speed up filling processes

In cooperation with Dresden University of Technology (TUD), the packaging specialist Teepack developed a highly dynamic cup dosing system over the past three years. The innovative solution dramatically increases the filling speed of products like rice, couscous, linseeds or coffee beans.

26 Nov 2015

Pyrotec PackMark launches in Mpumalanga

On 12 November 2015, Pyrotec PackMark hosted the official launch of its branch in White River, north of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. This extends the company’s reach to the greater Mpumalanga and Limpopo regions.

12 Oct 2015

Propak Africa positioned as essential industry trade forum

The South African and African packaging industries will take centre stage at Propak Africa 2016 at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg. To be held from 15 to 18 March, the trade show will be co-located with Pro-Plas Africa, FoodPro, Pro-Label Africa and The Gapp Print Expo.