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STV Machinery teases its Interplas 2026 line-up
While the company is remaining coy about the solutions we can expect at the event, they have confirmed we can expect both refurbished machines and solutions that look to the future.
Aurora Material Solutions appoints Renee Havrilla as its Chief Executive Officer
She succeeds Darrell Hughes, who has led the company for almost 10 years.
Syensqo teams up with Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. to supply mass-balanced, low-carbon EO solutions
The solutions will help users in the agricultural and industrial sectors to reduce their product carbon footprint.
Boxon unveils its next generation of rPET Big Bags
The new solution is the first Big Bag approved for direct food contact.
Geon Performance Solutions acquires Arkadia Plastics Inc
The move will expand Geon’s reach as well as its TPU and TPE offerings.

With customers making purchasing decisions later or not at all, Waqas Qureshi speaks to packaging converters about the effects of EPR, regulatory change, cost pressures and the conflict in the Middle East.

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The management body charged with overseeing drink container Deposit Return Schemes (DRSs) for the majority of the UK has set out key material specification requirements for the industry.

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Molson Coors Beverage Company is bringing back its 'Peak of Technology' campaign this April, helping consumers perfect their at-home beer serves through Coors' distinctive cold-activated packaging technology.

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Packaging machinery manufacturer ULMA Packaging UK will make a debut appearance at MedTech Innovation Expo Ireland, as it expands its focus on Ireland’s growing medical device manufacturing sector.

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Following the success of last year’s introduction of a 300g Bordeaux bottle to help reduce glass wastage and environmental impact, McGuigan Wines has partnered with Greencroft to bring a 300g light weight Burgundy bottle to market.

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Sacked civil servant to speak out in Mandelson vetting row
Sir Olly Robbins is expected to defend his decision not to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Lord Mandelson failed vetting.
Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says
The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.
Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico's ancient Teotihuacán pyramids
Several people were also injured in the incident on Monday at the popular tourist site, say Mexican officials, weeks before the country hosts the Fifa World Cup.
If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet
In the Senedd campaign, are weighing up whether the issue of Welsh independence is a vote winner or loser.
The Papers: 'Starmer on collision course' and 'I didn't know I was fibbing'
All of today's papers respond to Starmer's claims he didn't know of Lord Mandelson's failed vetting for the role of British ambassador to the US.