Alpla's pharma division growing due to acquisition of Polish company
The global packaging company ALPLA is boosting the presence of its pharma division in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the acquisition of the Polish company APON.
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Sidel moves faster towards meeting sustainability targets
Sidel has pledged to halve its emissions by 2030 and confirmed that all its sites will be 100% green energy-powered by the end of this year. This puts it in line with the 1.5°C pathway - the best efforts to limit global warming.
Klöckner Pentaplast awarded Gold Rating by Ecovadis
The gold rating ranks kp in the top 3% of plastic product manufacturers assessed by EcoVadis, with each company being rated on the material sustainability risks and issues for their, locations and industry.
Engel opens new customer technical centre in St. Valentin
Engel has opened a new customer technical centre at the large machine plant in St. Valentin.
Toyo-Morton launches epoxy silane-free laminating adhesives for flexible packaging
Toyo-Morton, Ltd. has updated its laminating adhesives portfolio with food-safe products that are free of epoxy silanes and organic tin compounds.
Amcor’s new product rebranding initiative highlights more sustainable packaging options
Amcor unveiled a product rebrand designed to give customers a clearer, holistic view of its growing portfolio of more sustainable packaging solutions.
K 2022 - Trend Report Europe
European plastics industry braces for increased instability, higher prices, and lower growth
Campetella Robotic Center at the Engel Packaging Day
Campetella Robotic Center at the Engel Packaging Day. Sustainable automation for your industry.
TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy partner on U.S. Advanced Recycling Project
TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy announced a commercial agreement under which New Hope Energy will build an advanced recycling plant in Texas to transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock that TotalEnergies will partly purchase and convert into virgin-quality polymers.
Tetra Pak tests an industry-first: a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer
Tetra Pak is moving to the next level of development - testing a fibre-based barrier that is a first within food carton packages distributed under ambient conditions.
Husky takes the lead on enabling the circularity of PET
Husky Technologies, a pioneering technology provider enabling the delivery of essential needs to the global community, announced the introduction of its revolutionary HyPET HPP5e Recycled Melt to Preform (RMTP) system.
Gerresheimer boosts its global production capabilities
Gerresheimer has significantly ramped up its glass and plastic production capacities in India.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe publishes conference programme
The organisers of Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22-23 June 2022, have published the event’s full conference programme.
Sidel recognised as provider of high-quality vocational training
The leading packaging solution provider recently received French Qualiopi Certification for its global training methodology.
World’s first production line for sustainable and floatable shrink sleeve film opened in Poland
Innovia Films (Innovia), a major producer of highly differentiated speciality films, announces the opening of a new 6.2 metre multi-layer co-extrusion line at its site in Płock, Poland.
Starlinger recycling technology for Australia’s largest PET recycling plant
The recently opened Circular Plastics Australia PET recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales, is equipped with a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger that produces 2.5 tons of rPET per hour.
Alpla and Vöslauer reduce carbon footprint with returnable PET
The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, has developed a new returnable PET bottle together with Vöslauer, Austria’s leading company in the mineral water market.
Huhtamaki Foundation sets up its first recycling plant in Maharashtra, India
Huhtamaki Foundation sets up its first recycling plant in Maharashtra, India, as part of its #CloseTheLoop initiative.
Mondi has food industry wrapped with two sustainable packaging launches
Two tray packaging products provide recyclable options for fresh food manufacturers and can help to reduce food waste.
Netstal establishes subsidiary in the USA
Netstal is strengthening its presence in the North American market with its new US subsidiary. Doug Haberman will lead Netstal Inc. as president. He will report to Renzo Davatz, CEO of Netstal, Member of the Executive Committee of the KraussMaffei Group and Board Director of the new company. Netstal Inc. is headquartered in Hebron, Kentucky.
Breaking the bottlenecks of recycled plastic content
Brand owners and packaging converters in the plastics industry are facing major bottlenecks in recycled content availability.
Sustainable Südpack packaging solutions at IFFA 2022
Flow packs are becoming increasingly popular in the food industry – even in the case of fresh ground meat from prepacked counters, consumers are now resolutely opting for unconventional bag packs
Südpack and SN German Pouch-Pack Technology present sustainable flow pack concept at Anuga FoodTec
The fully recyclable packaging concept by Südpack will be on display on the rotary form, fill and seal machine FME 50 in hall 8.1 at stand B-049 of SN German Pouch-Pack Technology.
Mondi and Thimonnier team up to make recyclable packaging for liquid soap refills
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging that reduces plastic waste.
Five questions for Phillip Blass, Director FachPack
From 27 to 29 September 2022, the packaging industry will once again gather for three days to share information and knowledge with their customers and business partners, find out about the latest trends and innovations, and be inspired by interesting speakers and topics.
Flow pack solutions by Südpack at Anuga FoodTec
Resealable flow packs have been a preferred packaging concept for sliced meat, sausage and cheese products for many years.
Sidel strengthens commitment to FHPC markets
Today, Sidel reaffirmed its ambition to help FHPC brands meet sustainability goals and stay competitive as it announced the appointment of a new global vice president
Klӧckner Pentaplast adds rPET/PET capacity
Klӧckner Pentaplast adds rPET/PET capacity to Beaver site to further grow sustainable healthcare and food packaging market in North America
EPR unpacked - a policy framework for a Circular Economy
TOMRA - Circular economy packaging. The solution to packaging waste begins with mandatory EPR
It’s ready, steady, go … for recycled content and the Plastic Packaging Tax
The tax on the production and import of plastic packaging with less than 30% PCR (post-consumer recycled content) comes into force on April 1, 2022.
With Kreyenborg’s new technology, odor-contaminated post-consumer plastics get “second life”!
Kreyenborg has developed sustained, high-level expertise in plastics recycling, with solutions for decontamination of PCR-PET, crystallization, drying, and heating of bulk materials, using infrared technology.
High yield, matte white, in-mould labeling film
Innovia Films is launching RayoForm EUP60, a white BOPP film for in-mould labelling (IML).
Krones continues to pool its digitalization activities
Digital issues have been assuming an increasingly pivotal role in the Krones Group.
Performance, flexibility and reliability in the smallest space
With its compact and fully automatic T 305, Multivac is launching a new traysealer, which is characterised by its high level of performance, pack quality and flexibility.
Strengthening the partnership: Sidel and Bickford’s Australia
Sidel supported Bickford’s Australia with rapid remote line conversion and maintenance on their Aseptic line
Closing the loop with aluminum barrier tubes
Hoffmann Neopac has signed a partnership with Saperatec. The manufacturer of barrier tubes for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and oral care products will supply its production waste to the first industrial recycling plant for aluminum laminate composites.