NPE2024 sets new record
NPE2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has sold 1,024,462 sq. ft of exhibit space at this year’s in-person Space Draw event - a new record high with 982,000 sq. ft. sold in 2018.
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Sulapac Luxe - a new sustainable material for luxury fragrance caps
An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, has launched Sulapac Luxe, a new bio-based material ideal for substituting hard plastics, including ABS, as part of its expanded portfolio for cosmetics and beauty packaging.
Constantia Flexibles signs agreement to acquire Drukpol Flexo
Constantia Flexibles, the third largest producer of flexible packaging worldwide, has signed an agreement to acquire the Polish company Drukpol Flexo.
Food: Packaging against waste
Along the entire value creation chain, globally more than 930 billion tons of food are thrown away every year. This figure comes from the last report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
DSM Engineering Materials helps DiFOLD unlock the next level of circularity
Arnitel Eco is a bio-based thermoplastic copolyester, partially derived from renewable rapeseed oil. This significantly reduces the material’s cradle-to-gate CO2 emissions – delivering a carbon footprint reduction of up to 50% compared to traditional copolyesters.
Airnov with ISCC Plus certification at its Romorantin plant
Airnov Healthcare Packaging has announced a key breakthrough in its sustainability journey after its plant in Romorantin, France, obtained the ISCC Plus certification.
Multihead weigher handles millions of silicone parts daily
An Ishida multihead weigher has proved to be the ideal solution to enable Elmet, an Austrian silicone specialist, to efficiently fill around 100 million small parts into bags every single day.
Neste and Illig to showcase more sustainable solutions for thermoformed plastic packaging
Neste and Illig have entered into a strategic partnership to advance the use of more sustainable solutions in the production of thermoformed plastic packaging through demonstration cases.
Farmmash - stable high quality, customer orientation
Farmmash company has been steadily producing a wide range of modern packaging since 1999. The products are sold in 16 countries around the world, which proves their high quality.The products are sold in 16 countries around the world, which proves their high quality.
Multivac at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona
At Seafood Expo Global Multivac will be exhibiting packaging solutions, which contribute to an improved shelf life for fish and seafood, and at the same time ensure that the product is perfectly presented at the point of sale.
Krones wins two German Design Awards in 2023
The accolades were conferred on both the new generation of the Contiform stretch blow-moulding machine and the Mobile Production Robotics system for their superior design.
A real lightweight: Sustainable order picking pallet from Cabka
Sustainable and ergonomic: Cabka introduces nestable and robust Retail E5.3 order picking pallet
Skills, values, community: Sacmi inaugurates the Academy
Over 48,000 training hours completed in 2022 alone, involving some 3,000 people. President of SACMI, Paolo Mongardi: “The Academy is much more than one physical place. It’s a starting point for sharing a culture of 'know-how’ that draws on ‘can-do’ core values”.
New Packaging Regulation: views from the packaging supply chain
The conference organised by Amaplast and Ucima in cooperation with Confindustria Veneto Est presented the views and considerations of leading players in the supply chain and of the institutions
JEC World 2023, the place to be for composites professionals
Well-known as the “Festival of composites” each year in Paris, JEC World is a unique event dedicated to composite materials, their manufacturing technologies and application markets.
Project One - the largest investment in the European chemical sector for a generation.
Ineos Olefins Belgium has today announced it has raised €3.5 billion to support the construction and operation of the most environmentally sustainable cracker in Europe.
Turnkey supplier provides individual solutions for its customers
Lower energy costs plus reliable production: KHS offers conversion of its shrink tunnels to alternative sources of energy
Sidel acquires Makro Labelling to expand offering in labelling machines
The Sidel Group expands its offering in state-of-the-art labelling technologies and broadens its reach in key market segments.
Crocco receives a double certification for the use of recycled plastic
Crocco confirms its exceptionality in the reuse of material derived from recycling.
Evertis obtains the Retray Certification
PET film producer Evertis obtains the Retray Certification, quantifying recycled content from the tray-to-tray loop.
Designing production processes to be efficient and resource-saving
At interpack 2023 Multivac will be presenting itself as a supplier of integrated solutions for packaging and processing.
Husky demonstrates strengthened commitment to enabling regional producers at Plastindia 2023
At the show, Husky is featuring how its versatile range of technologies, solutions and services enable India’s food and beverage packaging, consumer goods and medical device producers effectively respond to productivity, part quality and consistency challenges.
KM Packaging is officially established in Australia
Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging is pleased to announce the establishment of our official business entity in Australia.
Sidel’s 1000th EvoBlow will be the fastest in Africa
Sidel is celebrating the sale of its 1000th EvoBlow. The iconic blow-moulder will be installed as part of a high-speed PET water line at StrongPack in Nigeria in early 2023.
SABIC reaffirms commitment to the circular carbon economy
SABIC has reaffirmed commitment to accelerating the circular carbon economy by unveiling a target of one million metric tons of Trucircle solutions by 2030.
Ice Ice Baby! Sustainably packaged with Styropor Ccycled by BASF
Imballaggi Alimentari, an Italian based company specialized in the production of ice cream packaging, has launched the Remaxigel boxes made of Styropor Ccycled.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag expands fast-cycle all-electric platform
Moulding specialist releases new mid-size IntElect S high-speed energy-saving range globally.
Mondi celebrates eight WorldStar Awards for outstanding packaging solutions
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper solutions, has received eight awards in five categories at this year’s WorldStar Global Packaging Awards.
Packaging for beverages is growing more sustainable
There is a huge range of choices for packaging beverages. But which is the most sustainable? The focus has increasingly been placed on ecological aspects over the last few years in this sector.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe entry deadline extended to 13 January 2023
Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 have extended the entry deadline for all seven award categories until Friday 13 January 2023. The judging panel for the 2023 awards has also been revealed.
Food Africa and pacprocess MEA attract over 25,000 trade visitors
This year’s Food Africa and pacprocess MEA in Cairo from 5 to 7 December 2022 drew to a close with high international attendance, strong growth rates and an avid interest taken by the food and packaging industries.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag joins the R-Cycle Community
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is convinced that a broad collaboration within the whole value chain of plastic packaging will gain the biggest impact to transform the linear to a circular economy.
The next generation transport packaging solution enabling the Circular Economy
SABIC and Cabka collaborate to create next generation transport packaging solution, enabling the Circular Economy
Stadler designs and installs state-of-the-art light packaging sorting plant for Tbm
Stadler has designed the facility to automatically sort light plastic packaging and Limex, an environmentally friendly, limestone based material developed and produced by Tbm
Amcor drives progress on advanced recycling materials for food and healthcare markets
Amcor has announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target to achieve 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030.
Cadel Deinking is now Keycycle Deinking
Erema Group subsidiary Keycycle fully integrates innovative deinking process for printed plastics into its product portfolio