Progroup AG selected Akarton GmbH as a new partner to operate the packaging park at its PW05 corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Schüttorf, Germany.

DS Smith developed a fully recyclable corrugated cardboard display with Carlsberg Group for the German launch of Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc. The modular display features a contour-cut bottle silhouette and varnish finishing.

technotrans and Windmöller & Hölscher signed an exclusive framework agreement to supply the jointly developed TURBOCLEAN ADVANCED E ink supply system for flexographic printing machines, with an order volume in the low double-digit million euro range.

Braunschweig-based pump maker Albrecht Maschinenbau, known as Albrecht Pumpen, joined the Pumpenallianz Nord network, adding pump and compressor repair, maintenance and plant-engineering services.

Voith and Mehrer Compression signed a strategic partnership to develop, manufacture and market oil-free compressors for hydrogen applications. Voith will contribute scale-up and industrial manufacturing expertise.

Zotefoams agreed with Südpack in Ochsenhausen, Germany, for Südpack to manufacture the extruded flexible polymer material used in ReZorce cartons, adding up to 100 million cartons of annual capacity. The initial agreement runs three years.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) collaborated with Petainer to develop a standardized 1L 'Universal refPET Bottle' for its refillable system in the German market. The design supports fill speeds of 36,000 bottles per hour.

Keurig Dr Pepper and Cologne-based packaging maker PAPACKS launched a partnership to develop a fully recyclable, compostable paper beverage bottle, with a prototype expected by end of 2022.

Endress+Hauser and Hahn-Schickard created the joint venture Endress+Hauser BioSense in Freiburg, Germany, to develop rapid molecular analysis equipment for contamination detection in water and beverages.

WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH will become the European blister coating production partner of Royal DSM by the end of 2019, using its new water-based coatings plant in Gerhardshofen, Germany. DSM's SOLUCOTE products will be distributed under WEILBURGER's SENOLITH WB BLISTER COATING line.

Moog and Voith Group are negotiating a joint venture based in Rutesheim, Germany, to expand hydrostatic servo-hydraulics business in industrial markets, pending approvals.

United Caps installed four Trio-Technik AirMove transport systems at its Schwerin, Germany plant, which mainly serves the beverage market, to streamline manufacturing.

Gundlach Verpackung, Gundlach Packaging DMCC and Gundlach Logo now operate jointly under the Gundlach Packaging Group brand, with a shared CRM system and expanded roll-to-roll production in Dubai.