Ball further enhances thermochromic ink technology
The new beverage cans from Ball Packaging Europe change color like a chameleon—shifting, say, from blue to purple or yellow to green with a change in temperature.
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GA Pack to build aseptic packaging material plant in Germany
Winterthur, Switzerland-based Greatview Aseptic Packaging (GA Pack), the second largest supplier of roll-fed aseptic packaging material in the world, invests 50 million Euro to build a European production facility in Halle (Saale), Germany.
Very innovative bottle made by Pepsi
PepsiCo Inc has developed a bottle made from plant-based, renewable resources that is fully recyclable, and will start using it in a test program next year.
Comprehensive and remarkable packaging event in Asia
As the most influential and largest packaging and beverage technology exhibition in China - The 18th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack 2011) and The 15th China International Exhibition on Brewery, Beverage and Liquid Packaging (China Drinktec 2011) kick off at China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex (Area A), Guangzhou, PR China.
Petainer launches innovative new keg
Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer has launched an environmentally-friendly, economical, alternative to metal kegs for draught beverages.
New medical package offering improved opportunities for real-time adherence control
Stora Enso Pharma DDSi Wireless - a new medical package offering improved opportunities for real-time adherence control.
EquiTherm – unprecedentedly high primary energy savings in the brewing process
One major focus of Krones’ process technology lies in the development of system components that make use of energy-saving potentials in order to minimise environmental impact and progress resource-economy.
Uncan: new packaging delivered by RPC Corby
RPC Containers Corby has launched the ‘Uncan,’ an enhanced range of retortable barrier jars for catering applications that represents an ideal mix of food-safe, long-life, lightweight jars with significant large-format cost savings.
Plastics bags in Italy still illegal
Italian plastics processor association Unionplast has failed in an attempt to have new legislation banning non-biodegradable plastics shopping bags declared illegal.
Producers save time and energy with nucleating and clarifying agents
Plastics additives producer Milliken will be at Interpack to demonstrate how its market-leading Millad clarifying agents and Hyperform HPN nucleating agents can make major contributions to converters’ process economics while ensuring improved product performance.
Over 400 Renowned Exhibitors at Sino-Pack / Drinktec 2011
The largest packaging and beverage technology exhibition in China - The 18th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack 2011) and The 15th China International Exhibition on Brewery, Beverage and Liquid Packaging (China Drinktec 2011) will be staged at China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, PR China during 9-11 March 2011.
Asia is booming in packaging
China has developed into a global super power with giant strides. According to estimates of the German professional association VDMA Chinese machinery manufacturers took the lead for the first time in 2009.
Greener Bottle launched by Volvic
Volvic has launched its Greener Bottle made from 20 percent sugarcane waste. The beverage maker says it is the first UK company to introduce a 100 percent recyclable PET plastic bottle using this renewable plant material.
Soft drinks guidelines calls for 100% PET recyclability
Packaging industry trade associations are encouraging their members to follow a new set of guidelines to ensure that PET bottles are compatible with recycling facilities.
Printing on bioactive paper
An enzyme printing process that prints the product of an enzyme-catalysed reaction, but not the enzyme molecule itself, has been designed by scientists in Australia to produce bioactive paper.
Tale of three countries with high plastics packaging recycling rates
Acording the PlasticsEurope yearly analysis Plastics - the facts 2010, the three EU Member States Belgium, Germany and Sweden all achieve high recycling rates for plastics packaging through different systems.
DSM Engineering Plastics introduces green packaging solutions
DSM Engineering Plastics, one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering thermoplastics, has introduced a number of innovative Eco packaging solutions that anticipate and proactively address market demands.
Masafi points the way
Masafi, one of the biggest beverage fillers in the Arab countries, has recently chosen to adopt an innovative cap solution from Switzerland - a pioneering advance, and not restricted to the Middle East. Developed by Corvaglia and making its successful debut in Mexico, the one-piece hot fill cap offers a series of advantages for use on PET bottles.
Increasing product's speed-to-market with the help of Ampacet’s new cap mold
Ampacet has installed an injection molding machine with a cap mold at its R&D facility in Messancy, Belgium to produce caps for product development and color matching.
Upakovka/Upak Italia 2011 - summary
Upakovka/Upak Italia 2011: The Russian packaging market is gaining noticeable momentum.
Smart packages – with built-in freshness watchdogs
The latest packages are not only stronger but also require less material and permit efficient handling – integrated time-temperature indicators and microchips constantly indicate the product’s state of quality.
Macedonia (FYROM) bans plastics bags
Another European country has revealed it intends to introduce a total ban on regular plastic shopping bags, prompting a switch to biodegradable bags by 2013.
Canadian supplier launches wines in first 1L PET
Societe de Vin Internationale LTEE, a leading supplier of fine wines, beers, and alcomalts, based in Laval, Quebec, has made its debut in plastic packaging, introducing the first 1 Liter PET wine bottle for the North American airline industry.
Industrial Packaging on the upswing: Mauser Group is well-positioned for 2011
The Mauser Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, is emerging from the economic crisis with renewed strength. After a successful year in 2010, the company is well-positioned and looks confidently to the future.
Transfer paper solution for digital decorating system
Mondi Coatings and Xeikon develop innovative transfer paper solution for patented digital decorating system.
Greiner Packaging uses high-quality servo-controlled UV screen printing for bottles
Greiner Packaging is investing in innovative printing technology: Using a new servo-controlled UV-colour screen printing machine means that the decoration variants for plastic bottles have been significantly extended. Bisphenol-free baby bottles, Kavodrink bottles and containers with complex shapes can be printed individually and to a high standard of quality.
In-mould labelling with barrier label, 2K injection with EVOH, and 3D Coating
Waldorf Technik GmbH & Co. KG, based at Engen, Germany, is a specialized high-end design, engineering and manufacturing company of downstream automation for injection moulding solutions and systems.
Cut waste and costs with the new meat tray
Supermarkets and industrial packers in Central and Eastern Europe could see significant reductions in costs and food waste with the launch of a new tray for meat products by Europe’s leading packaging manufacturer, Linpack Packaging.
New machine launched by Multivac
Multivac has developed a concept for integrating equipment for the high pressure treatment of foods into fully automatic packaging lines.
AQ-file conveyor: single-file accumulation
Sidel launches its new single-file accumulation solution: a flexible and ergonomic system for all types of applications.
UK plastic bag industry says Italy’s plastic bag ban contravenes EU law
Following the announcement that Italy is to implement a ban on shopkeepers handing out plastic bags after their current stocks run out, the UK lobbying group CBC says the move contravenes EU Law, will lead to greater environmental impacts as people switch to heavier alternatives, and by giving preference to degradable bags, will hit plastic recycling rates and increase greenhouse gas emissions.
Prof. Igor Čatić: bans and orders
In 2011 Italy imposed ban on single-use PE bags. We publish an article written by Croatian scientist Igor Čatić. Author is a retired professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of the University of Zagreb. His article concerns polyethylene packagings and ban imposed by the Italian government.
Carlsberg UK invested on this break-through technology
Carlsberg UK invested on this break-through technology. Goal: Optimizing final product quality while minimizing consumption up to 25%.
CBC supports legal challenge to ‘flawed’ Italian bag ban
The Carrier Bag Consortium (CBC) has hit out at the Italian government’s ban on shopkeepers handing out plastic bags after their current stocks run out.
RPC helps Heinz Beanz to stay fresh in the fridge
RPC Containers Corby has manufactured the convenient plastic jar that is the centrepiece of Heinz’s latest revolution in the packaging of its famous Heinz Beanz.
Milliken Hyperform Nucleation technology confirms major improvements in polyethylene
Milliken, a division of Milliken & Company, has overcome one of the toughest challenges in the plastics industry – successful nucleation of polyethylene (PE).