FIBC

Eurovision drum contest

EXHIBITION REPORT Home to alt beer, a 1920s pseudo-Sumerian temple complex and this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the German city of Düsseldorf this past May 12-18 was once again the setting for the triennial Interpack show

InterPack Show - Shiny new drums

Flexicon unveils batching system

Flexicon has developed a new automated Plant-wide Weigh Batching System. The system, it says, simultaneously weighs up to seven major ingredients received in flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs)

Cliffe buys Structure-flex PP FIBC arm

Cliffe Industrial Packaging has acquired Structure-flex’s polypropylene (PP) flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) division for an undisclosed sum.

Greif bounces back

RESULTS Rising industrial packaging demand has enabled Greif to close 2010 with significantly improved annual results

Flexicon unveils new dump system

Flexicon has unveiled a new big bag dump system that collects dust generated during the manual dumping and compaction of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and then conveys the emptied bulk material downstream.

Spiroflow unleashes redesigned FIBC filler

Spiroflow has now complemented its extensive range of material handling products with the unveiling of a fully redesigned C Series big bag filler.

No glum drums in Brum

SHOW REVIEW Although the UK economy has been in the doldrums of late, the mood on the floor at this year’s Total Processing and Packaging show in Birmingham was anything but gloomy, with numerous exhibitors reporting strong sales and buoyant business

Greif marches on

RESULTS Following a successful second quarter in which it saw both its sales and income jump, Greif has now unveiled plans to establish a new joint venture in the Middle Eastaway

Emmbi bags bigger big bag profits

Indian flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) and woven sack maker Emmbi Polyarns has posted a net 2010 profit of IR 17.6m ($0.4m), up by 38.7 per cent on the IR 12.6m achieved the previous year.

Discharger with vibrator splits bottoms

Flexicon (Europe) has unleashed a new discharger for flat-bottomed, single-trip flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs).

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