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Pusterla 1880 enters North America with rigid box M&As

Adding rigid box manufacturers Burt Rigid Box and Taylor Box Company to its portfolio provides Italian luxury packaging company Pusterla 1880 with a foothold in the US market.Pusterla 1880 has announced a merger with packaging supplier Burt...

Mainetti snaps up Belgian luxury packaging supplier CenturyBox Group

Mainetti Group is integrating CenturyBox into its Structural Packaging division to boost its capabilities in Northern Europe. Rebranded as CenturyBox Mainetti, the new unit is headed up by CenturyBox CEO Igor Fromont.M&A activity in the...

Special Report: Environmental concerns in the International Year of Glass

During the 2022 International Year of Glass, the repercussions of the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine became acutely relevant. The glass industry’s roadmap was focused on cementing the material’s position in the race for more...

Interview

“Beauty packaging has reached a turning point,” says François Luscan

In an excerpt from Formes de Luxe’s upcoming Winter issue, we spoke with packaging industry veteran and former CEO at Albéa, François Luscan. He reflects on his career, where the beauty packaging market is headed and the importance of...

Alliance Etiquettes acquires Italian label printer Tonutti Tecniche Grafiche

France’s Alliance Etiquettes has purchased Italian label printer Tonutti Tecniche Grafiche. The transaction will enable it to develop in the wine and Prosecco production regions in northern Italy.Marking its tenth acquisition since 2015,...

GPA Global builds on nearshoring capabilities with Jenco Productions acquisition

Luxury packaging specialist GPA Global is continuing its acquisition spree, snapping up family-owned rigid box manufacturer Jenco Productions. The purchase builds on GPA’s North American footprint and gives it a presence in Mexico.After...

Diageo embarks on hydrogen-powered furnace with Encirc

The hybrid furnace at Encirc’s glassworks in Elton, Cheshire (UK) will begin glass production in 2027. The goal is to produce 200 million net zero spirits bottles for Diageo’s Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Gordon’s and Tanqueray brands...

Inside Verallia’s large-format and custom Champagne bottle production site

The glassmaker produced 8,000 bottles this year during the month-long production run dedicated to 9-liter, 12-liter and 15 liter formats. Luxe Packaging Insight got an inside look at the annual manufacturing process.Each year in a month-long...

Interview

How Van Genechten is connecting to premium customers

Van Genechten Packaging, the family-owned Belgium-based secondary packaging specialist, has grown its footprint in Europe following the joint venture signed with UK packaging group CartonCare in October. Frank Ohle, CEO of Van Genechten...

With Crealis, Sparflex and Enoplastic closures enter new era

Nearly three years after Italian closures specialist Enoplastic acquired French group Sparflex, the manufacturer has revealed a new name and brand identity. With annual turnover of more than €300m, the new entity, Crealis, has a portfolio...