Metsä Board Corporation have announced the winners of ‘Better with Less – Design Challenge 2022-2023’. A jury of package design experts chose two submissions to share first place: ‘Kid’s Headphones Packaging,’ by designer Kitty Ching and the ‘Cardboard Protecting Filler,’ by designers, Marcin Michalski, Monika Klimpel and Adrian Olejnik. The international packaging design competition …
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YouGov’s FMCG Rankings 2023 reveal Almarai and Dettol are the most considered FMCG brands among UAE residents across Food, Beverages, and Personal Care. YouGov’s FMCG Rankings 2023 are based on YouGov BrandIndex’s Consideration score, which is a measure of likelihood of purchase from the category. The rankings show the brands with the highest Consideration …
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Procter & Gamble introduces paper packaging for Always Cotton Protection Pad Range. The new package claims to be fully recyclable and is made from renewable sources, as part of a pilot project with Dirk Rossmann GmbH stores in Germany. The paper packaging is FSC certified and completely plastic-free, making it easy to simply dispose …
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Tetra Pak has commenced research towards advancing fibre-based sustainable food packaging, in collaboration with MAX IV – the most modern synchrotron radiation laboratory in the world. The research aims to uncover fresh insights into the nanostructure of fibre materials, with the first application to optimise the composition of materials used for paper straws. This …
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Mespack and Famartec have announced their collaboration regarding the development of a high-quality integrated solution for the pharmaceutical sector; the solution will integrate primary and secondary packaging. The growing demand from pharmaceutical customers for a complete solution to address their production needs encouraged both leading machinery manufacturing companies to join forces in order to respond …
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Al Ain Water, the UAE’s leading water brand announced the launch of its new water bottle, which is made of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) at Gulfood, . This new 100% rPET bottle is the first to be locally produced by a UAE brand. PET is a highly recyclable plastic material, and when recycled it …
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Michelman has announced that Dr. Portia Yarborough has joined Michelman as the Chief Science & Sustainability Officer (CSSO), effective from 6 February 2023. The company stated, “Yarborough is a dynamic leader with over two decades of experience creating value at DuPont. She has expertise in delivering innovative solutions using high-performance engineered materials, elastomers, composites, …
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XSYS has announced a new version of its ThermoFlexX Woodpecker surface microstructure technology that enables higher imaging speeds of flat top dot flexographic plates for standard white inks. Woodpecker Nevis has the potential to save on costly white ink while providing more contrast and improved colours in flexible packaging printing. It is the latest …
One of the leading global print consumables manufacturers, Flint Group revealed strong early success of its Dual Cure ink range, EkoCure ANCORA F2, following its launch in Europe at the end of 2022. The company’s UV LED Dual Cure ink range builds on the original winning formula of its EkoCure ANCORA range, specifically designed …
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Continental, one of the leading tire manufacturers uses recycled rubber, rice husks and plastic bottles for tire production. The company develops technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and aims for all tires to be made of sustainable materials. Claus Petschick, Head of Sustainability at Continental Tires, said, “Continental is on …
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