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Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics
Nestlé today announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.
Ban on plastic packaging slows down innovation
In an interview in “Die Welt” the new EU Commissioner for Environment, Virginijus Sinkevicius, thinks aloud about a general ban on plastic packaging in Europe.
Sweet temptation
The confectionery and baked goods segment is an excellent example of the important impact packaging can have on consumer decisions at the point of sale (POS).
Indonesian brewery chose the complete Sidel can line
Leading Indonesian brewery, Bali Hai, trusts Sidel’s complete can line for greater capacity and preserved beer quality.
Form, Fill & Seal: Sustainable Film Solutions from RKW at Upakovka
At this year's Upakovka, Russia's largest trade fair for processing and packaging machinery (to take place from January 28 to 31), RKW will be presenting its sustainable plastic packaging solutions for industrial purposes.
Where’s secondary packaging going?
The war on packaging waste is fought on many fronts in the beverage industry – from the manufacturers of packaging materials to the bottler. KHS is helping to develop new standards in this field, from which beverage producers and consumers alike are set to profit.
Packaging for all the senses
Marketing experts have long made use of insights from psychologists to draw conclusions about consumer purchasing habits. As the first point of contact between customer and product, packaging has a crucial part to play.
Scanfill invests in a new production line
Packaging company Scanfill AB continues to invest. Now with the help of a brand new foil extruder, giving the company even more opportunities to produce efficient and recyclable material.
Logoplaste and Masterchem, a new partnership
Logoplaste Group has announced (November 22nd 2019) that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Polish Masterchem. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.
Arburg at Interplastica: High-performance for the packaging industry
From 28 to 31 January 2020, Arburg will be in attendance at Interplastica in Moscow, Russia at stand 1B25 in hall 2. A Packaging version of the hybrid Allrounder 570 H will be demonstrating live how thin-walled IML containers are produced for the packaging industry.
zeroplast free - injection molding process for the recyclable biomaterials
Wittmann Battenfeld and Zeroplast at the K 2019 with injection molding process for the natural material Zeroplast free.
GEA Packaging Days 2019
With sustainability increasingly important in food packaging, it’s only logical that packaging systems not only need to be efficient, safe and flexible but also conserve energy and resources.
In Unilever factory in Katowice, cobots speed up palletizing process
Six cobots by Universal Robots work in the Katowice-based factory of Unilever, one of the world’s largest companies within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry and the owner of around 400 brands, available in over 190 countries
Pharmaceutical packaging – high tech for our health
Chronic diseases are more widespread than ever before. In industrial nations and, increasingly, in developing countries as well, they are among the most common and economically relevant health problems.
interpack 2020: Exhibitor database online
interpack 2020 is fully booked, meaning that around 3,000 exhibitors from approximately 60 countries will present their solutions at the most significant event for the packaging and associated processing industries from 7 to 13 May 2020.
KHS FormFill in final acceptance
Following the presentation of the future-oriented FormFill concept in 2017 the first system is now undergoing final acceptance in time for this year’s BrauBeviale.
The next generation of glass fillers from KHS
Efficient, environmentally friendly and gentle to products: the next generation of the proven KHS Innofill Glass DRS filler sets standards in sustainability, flexibility and automation.
Dekron DecoType Select - flexibility for design and material
Personalised imprints or marketing campaigns linked to current sporting events – changing label motifs are very popular, since container decoration is an eye-catcher and influences consumers’ purchasing behaviour.
KHS China to build new plant and service center in Kunshan
KHS plans to build a new plant and service center in Kunshan, China. VIP guests from the local government and KHS Group attended the groundbreaking ceremony.
Alpla moving into HDPE recycling
Acquisition of the two Spanish recycling companies Suminco S.A. and Replacal S.L.
Amcor wins gold for Packaging Innovation
Amcor engineers and designers developed a unique solution to address denting and won Gold for Packaging Innovation from DOW. Amcor leaders from its rigid packaging business recently accepted the 2019 Packaging Innovation Award at the K Show.
Start-ups deliver fresh ideas for packaging innovations
Start-ups are all about new approaches and unconventional solutions. Through these ideas they can also help equip the packaging industry to meet current challenges.
Ineos Styrolution and Sirap agree on joint project
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today an agreement with Sirap, an international leader in the production of food packaging (particularly of XPS based food containers), to develop packaging solutions based on chemically recycled polystyrene.
Borealis, Henkel, and partners develop novel circular solutions for flexible consumer packaging
Borealis and Borouge and Henkel announce the development of two new flexible packaging solutions containing both virgin polyethylene (PE) and high amounts of post-consumer recyclate (PCR).
KHS develops a digital control system for PET bottle production
Even on the most advanced machine there can be discrepancies in the distribution of PET bottle material in the stretch blow molding process. This has an impact on the bottle quality and production efficiency.
Borealis and Borouge offer monomaterial solutions suitable for packaging applications
New polyethylene and polypropylene-based monomaterial pouch solutions developed in value-chain collaboration.
KHS develops wide-neck PET containers for hot filling
Safe, customizable and ecologically favorable: for the very first time at the K-Show KHS will be presenting wide-neck PET containers which are suitable for the hot filling of food.
"Enjoy Innovation": Wittmann Battenfeld presents itself at the K 2019
At the K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Wittmann Battenfeld will exhibit its products and applications under the motto “Enjoy Innovation” for the first time in hall 15 at booth C06.
Sabic unveils new Trucircle range of breakthrough circular polymer solutions
Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, is launching its pioneering range of circular solutions to help manufacturers address one the planet’s most urgent sustainability challenges – the reduction of mixed plastic waste.
FachPack 2019 points the way ahead for Europe’s packaging industry
About 44,000 trade visitors1 took the opportunity to learn about innovations and trends in the packaging sector from the 1,591 exhibitors2 in attendance at FachPack, which took place in Nuremberg from 24 to 26 September 2019.
Krones at the 2019 BrauBeviale
All over the world, small craft breweries and wineries, mid-tier filling plants and large beverage conglomerates put their trust in lines and solutions from the Krones Group.
''Environmentally friendly packaging'' at FachPack 2019
On 24 September 2019, FachPack, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technologies, will open its doors for three days at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg.
PCR-HDPE with Erema technology for 100% PCR food packaging
FDA confirmed: PCR-HDPE produced with Erema technology is suitable for food packaging made with up to 100 percent post consumer recyclate
Cosmetic sector reaches out to men
Increasingly, cosmetics manufacturers are discovering the male market. Target group-specific packaging design is intended to encourage men to buy personal care products.
Kraiburg TPE supplies compound for innovative cosmetics dispenser
With a chemically resistant and soft-touch thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) made by Kraiburg TPE, the product developers at Coradin, a French injection molder, have redefined the way liquid cosmetics are dosed and prepared.