Danone’s Evian brand has revealed a new mineral water bottle that is label-free, made from 100% recycled PET (apart from the cap), and fully recyclable. The design will be available as a 400ml bottle and features an “Evian Pink” cap; both firsts within the product range. It is already distributed across select hospitality outlets …
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The expansion of its Nautilus brand has pushed Mondi into the realm of global leaders in the premium recycled paper sector. Mondi this year has launched three new members of the Nautilus family – Nautilus ProCycle, Nautilus ProCycle high-speed inkjet and Nautilus SuperWhite for HP Indigo. ProCycle is a 100% recycled office paper …
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In line with its original plans for a new global launch at Drupa 2020, Kodak instead hosted a press conference to unveil its latest digital flexible packaging press. The Sapphire EVO W is the first digital packaging press to match the productivity of flexo and the quality of gravure. It uses Kodak’s high-resolution …
Smurfit Kappa has launched an innovative and sustainable new pack that keeps frozen and chilled foods fresh throughout the supply chain. Made from a 100% paper-based combination of Hexacomb and corrugated, the Thermo Box keeps frozen food, including fish, at temperatures similar to expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes. Smurfit Kappa was approached …
Packaging MEA editor Ben Daniel interviews ENPI CEO Tilman Ehret as the company marks 25 years of growth, innovation and world-class packaging print and conversion service to brand owners Dubai-based ENPI Group (Emirates National Factory for Plastic Industries) was launched in 1995 and is today seen as a regional leader boasting world-class standards. …
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Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, met with Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Egypt Mohamed Shelbaya to discuss the group’s investment plans. New developments include the expansion of production lines for the two subsidiaries of the group, Pepsi and Chipsy Food industries, as well as investments in …
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Aptar Food + Beverage, part of AptarGroup Inc and a leader in food protection solutions and proprietary active packaging systems, has launched Seawell Protective Packaging in more than 3,800 stores. The Seawell active packaging system features integrated technology that absorbs excess liquids that would otherwise accumulate around seafood, causing potential product breakdown. …
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Two of the biggest names on the Drupa lineup, Bobst and Xerox, have pulled out of next year’s event. “We have started to virtualise the customer experience with live streaming demonstrations across all equipment in our existing Competence Centers providing an engaging customer experience with less traveling constraints,” Bobst said in a statement. …
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The flexible packaging market is expected to grow by $59.22billion during 2020-24, according to Technavic’s Global Flexible Packaging Market report. The report also predicts the market impact and new opportunities created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact can be expected to be significant in the first quarter but gradually lessen in subsequent quarters, with a …
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WPO (World Packaging Organisation) President Prof Pierre Pienaar shares his valuable thoughts on the current global economic scenario and how the packaging industry has responded to this unprecedented pandemic Packaging MEA (PMEA): How do you think the packaging industry will evolve in Q3 & Q4 of 2020? Prof Pierre (PP): I …
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