Owens-Illinois (OI) has agreed to acquire glass packaging firm Hebei Rixin Glass Group in a deal aimed at opening up opportunities in the growing mass beer market in China.
Crown Holdings announced yesterday plans to build three new beverage can plants in China – the latest in a string of developments as the company expands into emerging markets around the world.
A new mark required on the packaging of Chinese food exports from
next month will allow importers to tell certified products from
fakes, according to food safety officials.
Cott Beverage, the world's number three beverage producer, has
signed a contract with China's Jianlibao Group giving it access to
the Chinese firm's production facilities and new business
opportunities in the fast-growing...
SABMiller has moved further into southern China by spending $8.9m
to acquire another brewery, hoping to take advantage of the area's
above average beer consumption.
Dutch brewer Heineken is considering expanding its presence in
China with the acquisition of an additional stake in the Kingway
Brewery, while Japan's Suntory has already stepped up its
operations there with the acquisition of...
Japan's Kirin Brewery has taken a 25 per cent stake in Chinese beer
manufacturer Dalian Daxue Brewery. The move is part of Kirin's aims
to expand its reach in the rapidly growing beer market there.
China Resources Breweries Limited, an associate of South
African-based SABMiller and a subsidiary of China Resources
Enterprise, is set to invest $82.2 million (€68m) in the
construction of a new brewery in the city of Dongguan, in...