Paper not film: KHS launches ecofriendly can packaging

KHS Group has added a further environmentally friendly system to its portfolio. With its tried-and- tested Innopack Kisters tray packers, the systems supplier now enables cans of food and beverage to be wrapped in paper.   The new technology provides an alternative to shrink film or wraparound cartons. Regarding stability the results are the same …

Al Rawabi has announced the launch of Fresh Cold Pressed Juices

Al Rawabi has announced the launch of Al Rawabi’s Fresh Cold Pressed Juices. This new addition to Al Rawabi’s portfolio comes in seven flavours, pressed every day. Al Rawabi Dairy Company is a leading dairy and juice company in the UAE with a wide range of products from milk, yoghurt, laban, juice, and functional products. …

Stora Enso and Tingstad launch formed fiber food bowls to replace plastics

    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 …

OKI offers communication on demand solutions during Covid-19

In increasingly unpredictable times, retailers need to be ready to react quickly to sudden market changes and emerging trends. The spikes in footfall that supermarkets, grocers and pharmacists are currently experiencing due to the Covid-19 is something many retailers could not have prepared for. As customers flock to stores to pick up essentials, retailers will …

A new Arburg and Dieffenbacher transfer moulding and FDC mix

Germany  Arburg and Dieffenbacher recently demonstrated their successful cooperation as part of the MoPaHyb research project “Modular production plant for heavy-duty hybrid components,” which was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Together with Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, and nine other partners, a modular production system for hybrid components was developed and …

BASF to show case super slim high-performance insulation

Germany  BASF is showing its innovative, super-slim high-performance insulation materials in new applications at the world’s largest plastics trade show in Düsseldorf. The innovative high-performance products Slentite and Slentex are a new generation of energy-efficient aerogel-based insulation materials with outstanding material properties. BASF is presenting new examples of applications in carbon concrete facade elements and …

BST eltromat take sustainability and cost-efficiency head-on

Germany  BST eltromat International will be presenting the latest options for efficient quality assurance in various process steps involved in the web-processing plastics industry in Hall 4 (booth C34) at the K 2019 exhibition (October 16 to 23 in Düsseldorf, Germany). Considering how pervasive the issue of the waste elimination has become, it is fitting …

Wittmann Battenfeld to debut K-2019 with a theme and products

Germany  Wittmann Battenfeld will exhibit its products and applications under the motto “Enjoy Innovation” for the first time in hall 15 at booth C06. The main theme of Wittmann Battenfeld’s presentation at the K 2019 is to showcase intelligent machines with adaptive algorithms, which adjust themselves to the ambient conditions. This will be demonstrated with …

Enhancing plastics with ‘Color, Care, Clarity and Performance’ will hold centre stage at Milliken Chemical stand at the K show

Germany  Milliken Chemical, a leading global supplier of additives and colorants for plastics and division of global manufacturer Milliken & Company, will use its presence at the K 2019 trade fair to demonstrate the many ways in which it is “Enhancing plastics with Colour, Care, Clarity and Performance. Together.” With an eye on advancing the …

KHS to focus on circular economy, trending PET concepts

Germany  The defining theme of KHS at the K Show will be how to combine process efficiency and sustainability, Kai Acker, CEO of KHS, emphasised the continuously growing demand in the food and beverage industry for packaging solutions that support efficient production processes and at the same time contribute to the protection of the environment …