Europe: Agr features solutions for bottles at show
Agr International releases at drinktec 2017 the Process Pilot with CrystalView automated blowmolder management system for beverage producers that self-manufacture polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles....
Europe: VVT receives award for cellulose packaging
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awarded VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for a packaging solution made of cellulose in Davos, Switzerland in January 2018....
Americas: Ardagh releases three glass jars for food packaging
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, has introduced three new glass food jars for craft food producers on its BOB site.
The new food containers...
Europe: UPM Raflatac contributes to LCA guidelines in region
FINAT and TLMI have cooperated to provide lifecycle assessment guidelines for the self-adhesive label industry.
UPM Raflatac has been actively contributing to the preparatory...
Europe: DSM’s film receives Frost & Sullivan award
DSM receives the 2016 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Leadership for its proprietary, high-efficiency barrier film product Akulon XS.
The product is used...
Asia Pacific: Total Corbion sells certified PLA resins
Total Corbion PLA says polylactic acid (PLA) resins from Bonsucro certified sugarcane are available for commercial order.
This allows converters and brand owners to use...
Europe: Parliament recognises the good bioplastics bring
The European Parliament’s report on the European Strategy for Plastics adopted recently by the plenary testifies to the increasing acknowledgement and endorsement of the...
Asia Pacific: Hong Kong group proposes steps to recycling beverage containers
The Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group revealed its position statement on building a Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS) for beverage containers in Hong Kong.
The...
Americas: Crown to reduce energy consumption
By the end of 2020, Crown aims to reduce energy consumption by 5% per billion standard units of production from 2015 levels.
In the same...
Asia Pacific: Chinaplas 2017 exhibitors display lightweight, green solutions
Lightweight plastic packaging requires less resin in the extrusion molding process, which is not only environmentally friendly, but also able to effectively reduce the...