Europe: Tomra offers Wash & Waste unit for recycling
Tomra Collection Solutions has launched the Wash & Waste, a sink and waste bin combined in a unit in the style of the company's...
Americas: Pack Expo gives back with scholarship program
The new Pack Expo scholarship program will provide US$30,000 annually to support the future packaging and processing workforce.
Each year, six US$5,000 scholarships will...
Americas: Coors Light releases beer cans with color-changing inks
Coors Light has rolled out a summer promotion in the US that marks the first application of photochromic inks in partnership with Crown Beverage...
Europe: Body approves Synvina’s PEF in circular economy
The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), produced by Synvina C.V., Amsterdam, in the European...
Americas: igus releases 3D print material for food use
The three dimensional (3D) print material iglidur I150 developed by motion plastics specialist igus has now been approved for food contact according to EU...
Americas: Sig Combibloc releases low acid carton
Sig Combibloc has launched carton bottle combidome for low-acid products such as milk and plant-based dairy alternatives with US company Steuben Foods.
Steuben offers premium...
Europe: Gizeh creates twin-chamber cup for dessert
Plastic packaging company Gizeh has developed a new twin chamber cup for a new yogurt dessert line of Müller.
The cup combines Müller yogurt with...
Americas: Graphene-infused packaging blocks moisture, researchers say
04Plastic packaging might seem impenetrable — and sometimes nearly impossible to remove — but water molecules can still pass through.
This permeability to moisture can...
Americas: Men are most likely to grocery shop online, report
Men from ages 18-44 are found to form the majority of online grocery shoppers, according to a report by The NPD Group.
It states Amazon...
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...