Summary of Upakovka/Upak Italia 2009
Upakovka/Upak Italia: Even in hard times, the Russian packaging market offers a wealth of opportunities. Moscow trade fair records high levels of visitor interest and satisfied international exhibitor companies.
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Chadwicks expands into shrink sleeves
Leading pre-cut lid manufacturer Chadwicks is moving into the shrink-sleeve market following recent investments.
Eastman Chemical launched new innovative packaging designs
Eastman Chemical Company have introduced new examples of elegant and innovative cosmetic and personal care packaging designs from The Glass Polymer family of copolyesters.
New barrier designs for wide-neck jars
New monolayer and multilayer designs for hot-fill barrier packaging have been developed for oxygen-sensitive foods such as pasta sauces, salsas, and fruit.
Global availability of Tetra Gemina Aseptic
Tetra Pak today announced the global availability of Tetra Gemina™ Aseptic, the world's first roll-fed gable top shaped package with full aseptic performance for the packaging of both juice and milk-based products.
Greiner Packaging sells its composite can production to Weidenhammer
Greiner Packaging AG Switzerland, a company of Greiner Packaging International, will sell its product segment composite cans by 31 May 2009.
Rapid collapse of prices for steel products
In summer last year the manufacturers of tin plate packaging and closures still faced drastic rises in the price of supply materials. Then the December motto ran: feedstock prices for sheet steel packaging no longer follow spot market prices. The result is great insecurity amongst steel processing companies and their industrial buyers.
Double shelf life for fresh poultry
Teva-Off, Israel, launches fresh poultry with an eight-day shelf life. This surpasses all other fresh meat and poultry products available in the marketplace.
Optimising the weight of PET packaging
Container weight is a crucial factor in the packaging of many products as it greatly influences both logistic aspects and consumer habits. Compared to traditional materials such as glass and metal, the use of plastics has brought about a large reduction in packaging weight.
Nonverbal packaging
Creativeness out-of-bounds, a furious interplay of colours and shapes, exploding into brainchildren and fetching ideas of a genius, eventually converging on a perfect solution.
Dell reduces computer packaging
Dell says it`s implementing a new computer packaging plan that will result in estimated savings of more than $8 million and the elimination of approximately 20 million pounds of packaging material over the next four years.
First industrial-scale extrusion blow-molding of Styrolux
For the first time in Europe, a machine manufacturer has demonstrated that BASF`s Styrolux 3G 46 can be processed by extrusion blow-molding.
Modularised sleeve labeller: Krones Sleevematic M
The new Sleevematic M sleeve labeller is the versatile solution from Krones AG for a wide range of dress variants, whether it`s full-length sleeves, part-sleeves or tamper-evident sealing.
Unilever's innovation uses Braskem polypropylene
Novelty in the deodorant packages allows for better use.
Bormioli Rocco`s new bottle and combinations for the dropper pipettes
The PET bottles family destined to the pharmaceutical market expands with the launch of the 500 ml bottle with rectangular basis. Made by the injection-stretching-blowing technique with neck finish PFP 28, the new PET bottle available in amber stands next to the already existing 200 ml bottle.
Multivac wins German Packaging Award
Multivac has received the 2008 German Packaging Award for its new generation of thermoform packaging machines. The German Packaging Institute (DVI) presented the award in the category of machine technology. This is the second major prize that Multivac has received this year for its new machine generation, after having previously been honored with the renowned iF Packaging Award.
Meat is served to Eastern Europe - on a tray
The growing market for self-service fresh meat in Eastern Europe has been reflected in increased demand for MAP meat tray solutions from RPC.
Alcan Packaging introduced SteamRight hermetically sealed packaging
SteamRight Laser technology delivers innovation to steam-in-bag packaging.
M&H Plastics releases antimicrobial bottle plus antimicrobial label
With increased levels of interest in the health and hygiene arena, M&H has announced that its revolutionary new clinically-proven antimicrobial product is now available with antimicrobial labels.
O.Berk Company, has introduced the Olympia Line of flint glass bottles
The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.Berk Company, has introduced the Olympia Line of flint glass bottles.
Unilever can save 730,000 euro
Unilever is a name renowned in the consumer goods industry for its innovation and product development. This decidedly successful brand was built on delivering high quality items to consumers around the world. In keeping with its mission, Unilever Polska S.A. recently searched for a new conveying solution to transport tea in one of its packaging facilities.
Sidel supplies four complete lines to Modelo
With more than 30 end-of-line robots, more than 20 laser-guided vehicles (LGVs), automated warehouses, and record-setting output rates, the new site currently being built by beer giant Modelo is one of a kind. The four bottling lines are all supplied by Sidel.
McDonald's rolls out new generation of global packaging
At the begin of November, McDonald's introduced its new generation of global packaging, the most comprehensive rollout in the Brand's history, McDonald's announced Wednesday in Oak Brook of Illinois.
Individual design thanks to digital printing
New printing technology turns the can into an even more effective communication medium.
Sidel's solutions for the aseptic packaging
Sidel is launching a complete range of solutions for the aseptic packaging of sensitive products distributed in plastic bottles at room temperature.
Sonoco launched new Stealth Core film
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has introduced to the film industry the new Stealth Core film core with Active Tension Displacement, or ATD Technology. The Stealth Core film core is currently available for use with machine-grade stretch film.
New convenience on seasoning shelves
Kotányi is setting eye-catching and practical trends with innovative spice jars from kavo by greiner packaging.
E-care with intelligent packages
Stora Enso and the healthcare software provider Medixine jointly offer a mobile service based on Stora Enso Pharma DDSi packages to help patients with their medication.
Borealis polypropylene innovation for thinwall containers and lids
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, launches a new soft and very transparent polypropylene (PP) for the packaging market that will bring new features to the production of high quality, thinwalled packaging and household containers.
Advanced containers from Schoeller Arca Systems
Schoeller Arca Systems containers help to protect the world's food supply.
PlasticsEurope about the carbon footprint
According to PlasticsEurope the "carbon footprint" is an unreliable indicator of environmental sustainability.
Alcan Packaging builds new plant in Czech Republic
Alcan Packaging - a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan - celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new, state-of-the-art flexible packaging facility in Nový Bydžov, Czech Republic, with local government officials, senior Alcan Packaging executives and employees in attendance.
New Water and Grease Resistant Coating Set to Revolutionise Packaging
A revolutionary new barrier coating, which is both water and grease resistant, has been developed by Europe`s leading corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer, Smurfit Kappa.
Manufacturers chooses the equipment from Sacmi Packaging
The Spanish BDE Nivea: Two production lines have been developed for restyling part of the machine fleet.
Piber produces stronger packaging containers faster with Bormod from Borealis
Italian food packaging specialist Piber Group is using Bormod BJ368MO from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, for the production of a range of injection moulded tubs for yellow fats and margarines.
PLA bottles soon to be released in Italy
Fonti Di Vinadio is getting ready to launch 50 million half-liter "biobottles" made from the polylactic acid Ingeo by Natureworks. One-and-a-half liter bottles are also forecast.