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Intouch to present live miniature moulding machines built from LEGO bricks at Interplas 2026
Intouch Monitoring returns to Interplas 2026 with its most ambitious and interactive stand to date: four miniature moulding machines built from LEGO bricks.
Dow announces leadership changes
Jim Fitterling, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, is set to become the Executive Chair of the Board. Karen S. Carter will then succeed Fitterling as CEO.
Curbell Plastics acquires Interstate Advanced Materials
The move will see Curbell Plastics operate across 31 locations nationwide.
Circulate Capital raises $220M at first close for Asia Fund II
The company has achieved over 70% of its overall target.
Xaloy acquires Maxi Melt
The move will strengthen the company’s position with its customers, while also expanding its capabilities in plasticising components.

Mondi has produced innovative packaging made of brown kraftliner with white digital printing for its long-standing customer Riedel Glas to support the market launch of the All American Bourbon glass series.

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DS Smith and Absolut Vodka have introduced a brown box packaging solution to protect the brand’s flavoured vodka and wider spirits product range.

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Hunter Luxury has partnered with Jack Daniel’s on its Halo MK1 Limited Edition, a precision-engineered secondary pack inspired by the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team and Formula 1’s most significant safety innovation, the Halo device.

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling on the government to act on soaring domestic policy costs, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees.

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Smart Planet Technologies has launched a mono-layer polyethylene film offering what it claims is 300 times the oxygen barrier performance of standard PE film.

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Islamic State-linked women arrive home in Australia from Syria
A group of nine women and children has landed in Melbourne while another woman and her child arrived in Sydney.
Watch: Drone delivers first Amazon parcels in UK
The tech giant says it hopes to slowly expand the service as the demand for ultra-fast deliveries grows.
Two Britons self-isolating in UK after leaving hantavirus cruise ship
A British man is among three people evacuated from the ship while two other Britons are self-isolating in the UK.
Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher
The energy giant reports profits of $6.92bn for the first three months of the year.
Watch: Passengers told virus-hit ship 'not infectious' after first death
YouTuber Ruhi Çenet was on board the ship, and filmed the announcement made on 12 April.