ALPLA Group: 50 million euros a year for recycling
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UFlex announces capacity expansion in packaging films
UFlex Ltd, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging company and a global player in polymer sciences, today declared its financial results for the quarter ending December 2020.
The first textile company to pack clothing in Woodly's carbon-neutral, wood-based plastic
Black Moda Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of tricot clothes, bath and home textiles, knitwears and socks, is the first textile company to expand its packaging range to packaging bags made of carbon-neutral wood.
Sanner consistently invests in own tool and mold making
Sanner, manufacturer of pharmaceutical primary packaging and medical technology products, is investing in the expansion of its in-house tool and mold making.
Vihreäkeiju brings herbs packed in carbon-neutral Woodly material
Kyröntarhat Oy, which produce salads and herbs under the Vihreäkeiju brand, are the first food producers to sell coriander, packaged in carbon-neutral wood-based plastic and make it available to consumers.
PET to PET increases capacities for food-grade rPET with new Starlinger line
The Austrian recycling company installed another Starlinger bottle-to-bottle recycling system including SSP (solid state polycondensation) reactor at their production site in Müllendorf, Austria.
Bio-Fed’s contribution to the EU Green Deal 2030
As a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, Bio-Fed is the specialist for innovative and application-oriented biocompounds. The product portfolio under the trade name M·Vera is constantly being expanded with new products.
High speed barrier packaging film for horizontal form-fill-seal
Innovia Films is launching the next film in its new Propafilm Strata range of transparent high barrier, mono structure, packaging films. SLF is a chlorine free film that delivers exceptional barrier levels to oxygen, moisture, aroma and mineral oils.
The date for interpack 2023 is set
The next interpack will take place from 04 to 10 May 2023 at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre. Messe Düsseldorf set this date in agreement with its partners and committees
New dates for Interplas announced as 28-30 September 2021
Rapid News Group has announced its decision to reschedule Interplas, the UK’s flagship event for the plastics industry, to 28 – 30 September 2021. The venue for the event, the NEC, Birmingham, UK remains unchanged.
Loftware acquires NiceLabel
Loftware, Inc., the global leader in Enterprise Labeling & Artwork Management Solutions and NiceLabel, a leading developer of label management systems today announced that they are combining under the Loftware corporate umbrella.
Sustainability Report by Südpack
For the third time now, Südpack has voluntarily published an extensive sustainability report. The current publication transpar-ently communicates the progress made in 2018 and 2019 in the fields of environment, economy and social responsibility.
How packaging learned to talk: Labelling is what makes packaging smart
Whether it is information for individual steps in production and logistics, for checkout operators or for end customers, labelling turns packaging into a communications and data medium.
Demand for Erema PET recycling technologies continues to grow
The recycling of PET bottles has gained worldwide acceptance over the past 20 years and has become a model for the circular economy in plastics.
Orthex and Woodly working together towards carbon neutrality
Orthex, a leading Nordic manufacturer of durable household goods, is the first company to launch durable products made of cellulose-based Woodly plastic.
SABIC collaborates with Beiersdorf to implement sustainable cosmetics packaging
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, today announced that Beiersdorf will be using certified renewable polypropylene from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio of “second generation” bio-based materials in the skincare company’s cosmetics packaging.
Protein-rich juice hits Colombian shelves in Amcor PET bottle
Amcor has developed a new hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Colombia’s Nutrea/Frudelca’s breakthrough Frupro protein juice.
Utz opens a new production plant
The Utz Group has been active in France for 30 years. With the move to Saint-Vulbas to the new, state-of-the-art plant, we are further expanding our presence in the region and in France.
Paccor ready to produce containers with post-consumer PP
Paccor, a global player in the packaging industry, is again leading technological change from linear to circular plastics.
Socar Polymer launches two new random copolymer polypropylene grades
Socar Polymer has expanded its portfolio of high-performance polypropylene resins with the addition of its first pair of random copolymers (RCPs). These resins are designed to yield rigid packaging via thin-wall injection molding (TWIM), along with a host of other benefits.
Covid-19: interpack and components 2021 cancelled
In agreement with its partners in associations and the industry, and with the trade fair advisory committee, Messe Düsseldorf has decided to cancel both interpack and components 2021.
BASF and BillerudKorsnäs cooperate to develop unique home-compostable paper laminate
BASF and the Swedish packaging manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs have cooperated to develop a unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging.
SABIC, DSM and Viscofan launch innovative multi-layer film for meat packaging
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has collaborated with DSM and Viscofan in the development of an innovative multi-barrier film for meat casings.
Engel extends machine portfolio for packaging
The new duo speed injection moulding machine sees Engel combine productivity and efficiency with short cycle times in the high clamping force range.
Drinktec 2021: “Personal exchange is crucial”
At a time when major exhibitions have been canceled, postponed or downscaled in the throes of the corona pandemic, many eyes are turned towards drinktec, the world’s leading trade show for the beverage and liquid food industry.
Ineos Styrolution and Ferrero explore advanced recycling for future packaging solutions
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today an agreement with Ferrero, to explore the feasibility of using its advanced recycling concepts such as depolymerisation for future packaging solutions.
Pandemic cannot mean sustainability takes a back seat
New European research shows that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to new shopping habits - but consumers continue to prioritise sustainable packaging
Customized polyester thanks to viscosity build-up in the VacuFil vacuum filter
The BB Engineering VacuFil process enables the reutilization of polyester waste into high-end textile filament and fiber products.
Paccor has now joined the Circopack project
Paccor has now joined the Circopack project which was initiated by Pack4Food – a consortium of companies active in the food and packaging industry and their suppliers – in collaboration with Flanders’ FOOD, SensNet and different research institutions.
Sanner increaes overall production by more than ten percent
So far, Sanner has successfully made it through the Corona crisis. In fact, the demand for solutions from the international manufacturer of pharmaceutical primary packaging and medical technology products has even increased by more than ten percent.
UFlex raises the bar with its innovations in Q2 FY20-21
Russia Packaging Films plant commences commercial production despite COVID crisis.
Alpla Group: new CEO from 2021
The Management Board of the Alpla Group is being restructured – Philipp Lehner will succeed Günther Lehner as CEO on 1 January 2021. Günther Lehner will assume the position of Chairman.
interpack 2021 still on course to take place
Messe Düsseldorf agreed on a way to hold interpack from 25 February to 3 March 2021 with its industry and trade association partners, as well as the trade fair advisory board. The same applies to the in parallel trade fair components.
Paccor gives plastic packaging a digital idnetity
Visually imperceptible barcode helps sort all kinds of plastics
KHS can filler processes a broad spectrum of beverages and formats
Consumers have appreciated the advantages of the beverage can for decades, yet just recently the market share for cans has again showed a marked increase.
Mars and Huhtamaki join SABIC’s Trucircle initiative
SABIC announced that biaxially oriented polypropylene film based on the company’s certified circular PP from feedstock recycling of used plastics will be introduced in primary pet food brand packaging by Mars, Incorporated, a global leader in confectionery, food, and pet food products.