Co-operation agreement to combat illicit trade in tobacco

Imperial Tobacco announced today that it had signed a co-operation agreement with the European Commission and the member states of the European Union to jointly combat illicit trade in tobacco. Under the agreement Imperial...

Fire at AFEA site in Livingston

16 September, 2010: Earlier today a serious fire started in Amcor Flexibles Europe & America’s (AFEA) plant in Livingston, Scotland causing significant damage to the main facility as well as the secondary buildings. Fire...

Emmi and MIBA to invest in Basel region

Emmi has signed an agreement to purchase the land, building and production equipment of the former company Regio Milch beider Basel AG in Frenkendorf. MIBA Milchverband der Nordwestschweiz, an association of milk producers in...

Printpack buys US medical facility from Amcor

US firm Printpack is moving into the pharmaceuticals sector after buying a manufacturing facility from Amcor's medical packaging business.

The flexible packaging and speciality rigid container firm has bought the Marshall, North...

Kraft may double Cadbury distribution in China

US food giant Kraft Foods is reportedly planning to double the number of Chinese cities in which Cadbury products are sold in just two years.

Lorna Davis, president and chairman of Kraft’s business in China, told Reuters...