Design & Print
Asia Pacific: Akzonobel begins packaging inks plant in China
AkzoNobel has started operations at a new facility for packaging inks at its site in Songjiang, China.
The plant will produce inks used in beverage...
Europe: Packaging beer cans with adhesive dots
The Carlsberg Group is using KHS subsidiary NMP System's Nature MultiPack to combine its beverage cans with adhesive dots instead of shrink-wrapping, hi-cone rings...
Americas: Bottled tea wins design award
Honest Tea’s Summer Refreshers Watermelon Lemonade recently received the silver award in the Liquid Refreshment category of the Global Packaging Design Awards.
The pink liquid,...
Europe: Kerry Foods yogurt stick wins packaging award
Kerry Foods' Yollies has won the a Highly Commended award in the Best Packaging of a New Product category of The UK Packaging Awards...
Europe: Xeikon introduces first imager made in-house
Xeikon’s ThermoFlexX 80 is the first in-house designed and manufactured model in its imager range since the company acquired FlexoLaser in 2012.
Available from August,...
Europe: UK packaging company uses natural inks in corrugated packaging
Weedon PSC Ltd, UK’s manufacturer of retail ready packaging (RRP) and point of sale (POS) display units, has begun using predominantly natural printing inks...
Asia Pacific: Offer more single portion, convenient packaged products for consumers in South Korea,...
Packaging companies in South Korea need to capitalize on consumers’ need for conveniently packaged products in single portion sizes that are convenient to eat...
Europe: Design multifunctional packaging for people of all ages, says Essentra Speciality Technologies
Essentra Packaging’s Re:Think Fresh campaign, which focuses on the additional benefits to be gained from multifunctional packaging, has brought about Re:Close Tape.
It is a...
Europe: Smurfit Kappa wins Nestlé award
Smurfit Kappa received the European Innovation Recognition Award for outstanding innovation proposals across Europe by Nestlé.
The packaging company judged by internal teams at Nestlé...
Europe: RPC convenience solutions receive awards
The EasySnacking container from RPC Superfos and the Yowk packaging solution from RPC Bebo were both named as finalists in the Best Convenience/’On-the-Go’ Packaging...