12 Apr 2019 --- This week in packaging, AR Packaging entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Nampak for the acquisition of Nampak Cartons Nigeria, a producer of folding carton products for the tobacco, food and consumer goods segments. Huhtamaki inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art flexible packaging unit in Egypt, marking the company's entry into the manufacturing of flexible packaging in Africa. In machinery, MULTIVAC expanded its product range in the new X-line machine generation with the intelligent control system TX 710 traysealer.