Sidel Super Combi Compact enhances performance and sustainability for Zulal

  Thanks to enhanced performance, Sidel’s Super Combi Compact complete water line has opened the door for more business opportunities for Zulal Water Factory in Sharjah, UAE.   Running at up to 45,000 bottles per hour, the line not only boosts productivity by 280%, it also helps the company save 56% on energy costs, when …

Bobst and partners launch next-gen samples

By Ben Daniel:  Bobst and its partners have announced a milestone in their pioneering work to replace non-recyclable high barrier multi-material packaging structures with mono-material alternatives designed for recycling. The launch of a new generation of Bobst “hero samples” represents a significant achievement in the mission to deliver state-of-the-art solutions utilising a new generation of …

KHS and Eckes-Granini launch bottles made of 100% rPET

Eckes-Granini is making its packaging portfolio even more environmentally friendly with the help of KHS Group. Since the middle of May its one-litre Hohes C juice bottle has consisted entirely of rPET. Eckes-Granini has been using 25% rPET in its Hohes C PET bottles since 2018, and KHS’s Bottles & Shapes experts in Hamburg were responsible …

COIM introduces a new compostable food packaging adhesive

Specialty chemicals company, C.O.I.M. S.p.A. has introduced a new solvent-based compostable food packaging adhesive. The new Novacote® NE 810 S + CE 510 is a result of COIM’s investment in research and development. The aim was to provide a flexible, compostable food packaging solution. This innovative product is in line with the need to provide …

Sidel’s StarLITE™ HPC base said to increase container stability by up to 25%

Long-established packaging solution provider Sidel Group has launched a brand new base for flat PET containers, which the company claims not only increases stability but is also more environmentally friendly. The oval StarLITE™ HPC base is compliant with recycled PET (rPET) up to 100% and is said to increase container stability by up to 25%, while also …

Sidel’s StarLITE™ HPC base said to increase container stability by up to 25%

Long-established packaging solution provider Sidel Group has launched a brand new base for flat PET containers, which the company claims not only increases stability but is also more environmentally friendly. The oval StarLITE™ HPC base is compliant with recycled PET (rPET) up to 100% and is said to increase container stability by up to 25%, while also …

Brewing success in Nigeria expansion

By Elisa Conselvan Nigerian Breweries has commissioned a 5.1bn-naira (AED19million) automated PET bottling line in Ijebu-Ode plant.   Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun commissioned the line, with a capacity to produce 24,000 bottles per hour to world-class safety and quality standards.   Nigerian Breweries MD/CEO Jordi Borrut Bel said the line will ultimately become …