Americas: Dow’s technology creates recyclable pouches
Dow releases RecycleReady Technology, which helps converters create barrier pouches that answer consumer demand for more recyclable packaging options.
Created with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition...
Europe: Perstorp’s packaging material deemed as food safe
The key monomer in Perstorp’s Akestra thermoplastic copolyester has been added to (EU) 10/2011 by the European Commission as 'plastic materials and articles intended...
Americas: US retailer uses Uflex’s packaging solution for chips
US-based Whole Foods Market has repackaged its tortilla chips with India’s Uflex to prevent product spoilage, wastage whilst maintaining a green look.
Whole Foods Market...
Europe: Christmas box design wins logistics award
Smurfit Kappa has won the Transport and Shelf-ready Packaging Solution award at the NL Packaging Awards 2017 on March 16 in Hilversum, the Netherlands.
The...
Americas: Ardagh Group sells beer bottle online
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, adds a 12oz clear (flint) beer bottle to its Buy Our Bottles website.
The bottle with the twist-off closure...
Asia Pacific: Packaging chemicals-food risk is low, states study
A three-year project looking at the risk of chemicals migrating from packaging into food has determined that the chemicals investigated are not a concern...
Europe: Packaging needs to ‘speak’, said DLG
Consumer desire is a fundamental driver for change in the food sector as this has a direct influence on production processes and subsequent packaging,...
Europe: French confectionery producer uses Linx printer to code products
A Linx 8900 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer is delivering improved all-round coding quality to French confectionery manufacturer Gida Confectionery.
The company – which uses...
Asia Pacific: India gears up for plastic straw ban in soft drinks
Plastic straw ban will have disruptive, albeit short-term impact on India soft drinks industry, says GlobalData.
India is all set to ban the production, import,...
Europe: RPC’s beer cup to offer branding possibilities
RPC Bouxwiller has created an eye-catching embossed beer cup for the C10 group in France.
It says the 25cl cup, a first in the beer...