7 Mar. 2024: Mondi reached an agreement in principle for an all-share offer to buy smaller rival DS Smith for 5.14 billion pounds ($6.57 billion) to create a paper and packaging giant worth more than 10 billion pounds in market value.
Read more: British packaging firm Mondi offers to buy smaller rival DS Smith for $6.57 billion
7 Mar. 2024:
Aldi is to launch what it claims is the UK’s first supermarket own-brand paper WINE bottles. Cambalala South African Shiraz and Cambalala South African Sauvignon Blanc (both rsps: £7.99/75cl) will be available to buy in lightweight paper bottles on 18 March – which is Global Recycling Day.
Read more: Aldi to launch ‘UK first’ own-brand paper wine bottles
7 Mar. 2024: According to new research, the answer is yes. Concern about our loss of this essential skill is greatest for children who are transitioning from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’, usually around the age of nine or ten.[1]
7 Mar. 2024: Valmet expanded its global social responsibility program with several area-specific local projects promoting science, nature and equal opportunities in 2022. After a year of successful implementation, the program now continues through six local projects.
7 Mar. 2024: The start of the ZELLCHEMING-Expo year 2024 is more than promising: 87% of the exhibition space has already been booked, the program planning with a focus on the megatrend sustainability has been completed, as have the practical preparations. ZELLCHEMING Expo will take place from June 18 to 20, 2024 at the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Read more: ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2024: Trade show and conference set for success with high-impact topics
7 Mar. 2024: DS Smith, a world leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has unveiled a £48 million investment in a new fibre preparation line (F-line) at their Kemsley paper mill. Forming part of DS Smith’s organic investment program, this multi-year investment will deliver attractive returns through improved efficiency and reduced costs.
Read more: Kemsley Paper Mill to boost its efficiency with £48M investment