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Cap decoration, the first ‘hybrid’ solution by Sacmi-MOSS
Offset plus digital, providing hitherto unthinkable decoration and personalization opportunities. A proposal that combines the unrivalled experience and know-how of partners MOSS and Sacmi, multiplying economies and opportunities for customers
Styropor Ccycled for Stressless packaging: proven material with reduced carbon footprint
As of November 2021, Ekornes, a Norwegian manufacturer of high-end design furniture uses EPS (expandable polystyrene) protective packaging that has a lower carbon footprint than virgin material by safeguarding the same properties.
Start-ups create the future at Fachpack
“We create the future” was the slogan of Fachpack 2021, and along with all the established companies showcasing their new products, this was especially true of the participating start-ups.
100 % rHDPE – FDA gives green light for Starlinger recycling process
The two “Letters of No Objection” of the US Food and Drug Administration FDA confirm the use of up to 100 % recycled HDPE in food contact packaging.
Reifenhäuser presents high-performance components and lines for the sustainable production of plastics
Live again at last, Reifenhäuser will exhibit at Fakuma in Friedrichshafen from October 12 to 16, 2021. It is the first major presence event for the plastics industry to take place in Germany this year.
Mondi serves up RetortPouch Recyclable to food and wet pet food manufacturers
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has added to its range of sustainable premium food and pet food packaging solutions with the launch of RetortPouch Recyclable.
Milliken helps create more sustainable box for Ferrero Rocher
Today’s sustainability journey is demanding and one that no company can succeed alone. It’s vital to work in partnership with others to reach the goal together. That’s why Ferrero has chosen to collaborate with Milliken & Company in its mission to find the right material for the iconic Ferrero Rocher boxes.
Alpla acquires German PET recycler
Purchase of the company BTB PET-Recycling to give Alpla access to the bottle-to-bottle loop in Germany.
Pioneering proof of concept to help close the loop for digitally printed pouches
Within a cooperation project the key industry players Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) HP Indigo, Cadel Deinking and Karlville together with Reifenhäuser, announce the successful delivery of the first-of-its-kind pouch-to-pouch mechanical recycling concept.
Alpla takes over Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax
The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is taking over Plastisax S.L. The Spanish company produces plastic bottles for the cosmetics, home and personal care segments.
Major reunion for the packaging industry in Nuremberg
After a two-year break and the pandemic-related cancellation and postponement of many trade fairs and events, the European packaging industry is meeting again in its scheduled sequence for an in-person event at Fachpack, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technology.
Ampacet ThermProtectTM product range reduces recycled PET thermal degradation and yellowing
Ampacet has introduced ThermProtectTM PET, a range of rPET stabilizing masterbatches that reduce yellowing due to polymer thermal degradation, enabling processors to increase the content of recycled PET in virgin material without compromising product aesthetics or performance.
AmericaPack Summit 2021 invites Agatha Achindu
The AmericaPack Summit 2021 invites Agatha Achindu, the founder of Yummy Spoonfuls to discuss on the ways companies can minimize packaging with innovative solutions.
High-speed rotor achieves greater packaging sustainability
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag presents El-Exis SP 250, the fastest packaging machine on the market.
New biocompounds for extrusion and thermoforming
Biobased and biodegradable M·Vera grades for cosmetics, food and non-food packaging.
How Europe is moving towards its recyclable packaging goals
The amount of packaging waste being produced is unsustainable, and Europe is very serious about achieving its circular economy objectives, says Maja Desgrées du Loû, Policy Officer, Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive, European Commission.
South Africa leading the African circular plastics industry
Waste management is currently one of the main challenges faced by the African recycled polymer supply chain. Plastic packaging are the largest fraction of waste after organic.
One stop shopping - machine and process technology from a single source
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag drives system integration, focuses on sustainability and unveils solutions for modern networking via Industry 4.0.
Returnable PET for sensitive beverages? Joint research project of Krones and Alpla delivers surprising results
Rising out of the niche: In the beverage packaging market, returnable PET containers currently play a rather small role. Wrongly so, say the results of a joint research project of Krones and Alpla.
Digitalisation as a tool for sustainability
Sustainability and digitalisation are currently the two defining issues in the packaging and logistics industry. But what happens when these two game-changers are combined?
Heat resistant and fully recyclable: white rPET100 packaging for dairy, hot drinks and ready meals
Made from recycled material and designed for recycling: Starlinger viscotec, a division of the Austrian machinery supplier Starlinger & Co GmbH, has developed a new material to make packaging for dairy and hot-fill products fully recyclable.
Promix Solution at Fakuma 2021
Promix Solutions will be presenting solutions from its core competencies of mixing, foaming and cooling in plastics processing at the upcoming Fakuma exhibition.
interpack 2023 is already 85% booked up
The registration window for the next interpack, which will be held from 4 to 10 May 2023 at the Düsseldorf trade fair centre, was set to open this year in autumn.
Südpack revolutionizes package printing with SPQ and wins German Packaging Award
Südpack’s innovative SPQ technology (Sustaina-ble Print Quality) significantly improves the carbon footprint of package printing – and also impressed the specialist jury of the renowned German Packaging Award in 2021.
Dry recyclables and light packaging: the sorting challenge
The varying and constantly changing composition of waste materials poses a challenge for designers of sorting plants, which need to deliver consistently high purity rates while managing an increasing degree of complexity.
EuroPack Summit 2021 - Packaging Excellence in the FMCG Sector - invites Kate Yauk
The EuroPack Summit 2021 invites Kate Yauk, the Global Packaging Technology and Sustainability and Innovation Manager at JDE Peet's to discuss how the packaging industry can keep up with change and drive future-focused packaging innovation and sustainability.
Sanner of China: new production site in Kunshan to boost production capacity by 80 percent
Sanner is set for further growth in the Asian markets. Following rapidly increasing customer demands in this region, the company is now planning to build a second production site in Kunshan. Once it takes up operation, a production output rise of around 80 percent is expected.
Tomra and Gualapack join forces for a ground-breaking, full-scale recycling trial
Tomra and Gualapack work together to prove the recyclability of Gualapack’s first-of-a-kind monomaterial PP spouted pouch through all stages of treatment of a DKR rigid PP waste stream.
Alpla acquires South African packaging manufacturer
Acquisition of Verigreen Packaging expands Alpla’s product portfolio in Africa
Clean room packaging: sterile conditions for life-saving products
The pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the importance of cleanrooms in the manufacturing of medical products. Packaging companies have developed special solutions to meet these requirements.
The Ferrero Group continues to make progress on its 2025 packaging commitment
The Ferrero Group is making further strides in its commitment to making 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. As part of this journey, the business has announced new global partnerships with HolyGrail 2.0 and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
R-Cycle wins the German Sustainability Award 2021
R-Cycle - the digital product passport for sustainable plastics - receives the German Sustainability Award 2021 in the "Packaging" category.
Leading players look to the future at Sacmi
An international event exploring scenarios, technologies and market trends in the plastic container manufacturing sector. Opportunities provided by Sacmi CBF - the compression-based container production technology that’s now available for both HDPE and PET - to be showcased.
All digitalisation activities combined in the Krones Ecosystem
That Krones supports its customers from the beverage and liquid-food sectors in optimising and digitalising their production operations, this is nothing new.
Südpack is committed to a sustainable packaging industry
Approximately 65 editors and business journalists registered and logged in to the first virtual Südpack press conference on 7 July 2021.