UK Waitrose & Partners is poised to test a series of ideas, which has the potential to save thousands of tonnes of unnecessary plastic and packaging. A dedicated refillable zone, the UK’s first supermarket frozen ‘pick and mix’ and first borrow-a-box scheme are three of such ideas. The test is designed to help determine how …
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USA Dow and Menshen, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of caps, closures and single-serve capsules, announced the new transformative Reverse Spout Sealing Technology that enables the production of spouted pouches made of mono-material films. This technology allows converters to address the recycling criteria for flexible packaging and can help brands meet their sustainability packaging …
Germany Tetra Pak has announced that HelloFresh, a leading meal kit company, has chosen Tetra Recart carton package for use in European markets for its environmental advantages. Used by HelloFresh in the US since 2017, Tetra Recart offers a packaging alternative with 80% lower carbon footprint and significant weight and space savings compared to tin …
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Germany BASF, Borealis, Südpack and Zott have produced prototypes of Multilayer packaging for food, which the companies have claimed is made from 100% recycled material, which can protect the products and keeps them hygienic, thereby extending the shelf life of food. Multilayer packaging consists of up to 11 individual, ultra-thin layers, making it considerably …
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Italy : Lombardi Converting Machinery showcased its latest developments in packaging production, including an updated version of its mid web Invicta 630 flexo press intended for flexible packaging at an event it hosted recently. A Lombardi Synchroline 430 flexo press was also shown, configured with overlapping system for booklet labels up to four layers. The …
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A convertor or a print service provider looking at expanding their product and services portfolio has to develop a long-term strategy to capture a share in the developing market, reports David Zwang, a print-packaging expert We keep hearing about all of the opportunities available in labels in packaging production, but where can you find them, …
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Bahrain Mondelēz International has announced that it has completed the sale of its Kraft-branded cheese business in Middle East and Africa (MEA) to Arla Foods of Denmark. The other Kraft-branded Cheese products in the MEA markets, as well as a Cheese manufacturing site in Bahrain, are part of this agreement. The transaction enables Mondelēz International …
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Belgium : Esko has announced an upgrade to its ArtPro+ with the release of the latest software version. ArtPro+ opens any classic ArtPro file or normalized PDF file and turns it into native PDF. The latest upgrade allows crucial production metadata, such as barcode properties, screening or ink information, not only to be maintained but translated …
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Surface treatment on plastic packaging material is a challenge that converters face. Kevin McKell, vice president sales at Vetaphone discusses these challenges converters face in a complex world of technology in a competitive market place When Verner Eisby invented a technique for surface treatment back in the 1950s, it was in response to growing demand …
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Switzerland : Lindner Sprühsysteme has announced that it now has the capability of producing child-resistant packaging for hazardous substances in households, meeting the European Union “Classification, Labelling and Packaging” Regulation (CLP Regulation). The regulation dictates that certain hazardous household substances and mixtures posing a danger to children be packaged in a child-resistant way. Stefan Lindner, …
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