Packaging

Hoover cleans IBCs in Houston

Hoover Container Solutions has completed the construction of a new IBC cleaning facility at its Houston headquarters.

Achieving closure

CLOSURES Packaging closure requirements have been around for more than 100 years and have evolved substantially since then. But do they really make the world safer? Paul Rankin* considers the issues

Blue plastic drums

Mauser adds fibre drum capacity

Mauser has opened a new fibre drum plant adjacent to existing plastics drum facility in The Woodlands, Texas.

Fût alors!

EXHIBITION REVIEW Anyone looking to combine romance with UN-approved industrial packaging for the transport of dangerous goods could have done a lot worse than making a beeline for Paris and the 40th instalment of the biennial Emballage exhibition this past November 19-22

Emballage 2012 - An exhibitor walks past a colourful stall

Hoover buys offshore container firm

US-based IBC maker Hoover Container Solutions has acquired Norwegian offshore container provider Consult Supply.

Ups and downs

FINANCIALS 2012 probably won't be remembered as Greif's greatest year. However, things could have been worse and the world's largest producer of industrial packagings remains optimistic for the year ahead

Greif's range of plastic drums

New identity for Schütz Australia

Schütz has rebranded its operations in Australia, dropping the Schütz DSL name in favour of Schütz Australia.

Come together

CONFERENCE REPORT RIPA and IPANA pooled their annual meetings this year, giving the US packaging professional a much bigger bang for his or her buck. Paul W Rankin reports on what was a thoroughly fascinating few days in Florida

RIPA testing panel

Tote couture

SHOW REVIEW A ridiculously expensive city where a pint of beer will typically set you back €9, Paris was once again the setting for the biennial Emballage exhibition when it took place at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte this past November 19-22

Nordtole stall at Emballage exhibition

USPS updates marking standards

The US Postal Service (USPS) has issued a final rule revising the Domestic Mail Manual to adopt new mandatory marking standards for parcels containing mailable hazardous materials.

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