Stora Enso is introducing its new eco-friendly takeaway bowls for foodservice packaging, PureFiber™. The products are free from plastic and PFAS and are designed to help customers replace plastic on-the-go food packaging. The bowls are being brought to market together with the wholesale company Tingstad. The PureFiber™ product range will expand to other …
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ALPLA switched its PET Recycling Team plants in Wöllersdorf, Austria, and Radomsko, Poland, to a mix of electricity from renewable sources in order to produce carbon-neutral rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate). ‘This step has already had a big impact on the carbon footprint of our food-grade regranulate – according to the calculations, emissions are …
All current HELL engraving machines are already fitted with HD Gravure as standard. However, in many cases all it takes is a simple software update to bring older HelioKlischograph systems up to the new level of quality, too. HD Gravure creates the conditions for even better printing results – improved edge focus …
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“A promise is a promise,” so says the business philosophy of NDigitec, the region’s premedia and production powerhouse – and things just got even more promising with the announcement of its new strategic partnership with the Global Premedia Network (GPN). Boasting a robust and highly diversified portfolio, NDigitec offers a deep understanding …
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Magnum, the world’s favorite ice cream brand, has today announced the rollout of more than 7 million ice cream tubs made with certified circular polypropylene from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative that uses feedstock made from recycling used, mixed plastic. The launch represented the “world’s first” tub within the ice cream industry that contains …
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Greif, a world leader in industrial packaging products and services, has launched real-time tracking technology for composite Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) in its drive to help customers increase performance, reduce costs and improve their carbon footprint. Developed in conjunction with a French specialist in IoT monitoring solutions, Nanolike, the GCUBE Connect …
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Vinsak announces the second installation of its Lombardi Synchroline- 430 8C in a month to Sharjah, UAE based converter Al Hadiqa Self Adhesive Manufacturing LLC. Al Hadiqa bought the Lombardi Synchroline- 430 8C to be able to print on a wide range of substrates like a wafer-thin film extrusion (as thin as …
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Monica Battistella, Product Manager and Sustainability Advisor for Ti Europe, tells us why the company’s new portfolio is more than just a business solution – it’s contributing to a better world. As part of the Taghleef Industry (Ti) initiative to pioneer in developing solutions that support the move from a linear to a more circular …
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Syntegon Technology and SABIC have developed a sustainable packaging concept for the frozen food industry with a substantial material reduction potential. Their solution comprises the new PHS 2.0 sealing technology from Syntegon and the 20-micrometer thin biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE) film from SABIC. Brand owners can now substantially reduce material consumption and …
The European Brands Association (AIM) is working to prove the viability of digital watermarking technologies. With the support of brands including PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever, the trade association hopes to boost the accuracy of packaging sorting. This partnership of more than 90 companies is piloting the programme with the intention of increasing the …
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