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Europe: Tub wins award for design, material use

Norwegian food brand TINE, its subsidiary Fjordland and design agency EGGS, were presented with Award for Design Excellence by The Norwegian Centre for Design...

Americas: Silk keeps fruit fresh without refrigeration

Tufts University biomedical engineers have demonstrated that fruits can stay fresh for more than a week without refrigeration if they are coated in an...

Europe: Straw may help create everyday products, says researcher

Glucose from straw may play a big role in the future production of many everyday products. An award winning PhD project from DTU Chemical...

Europe: Researcher makes durable plastics from plants, clay

A new more sustainable material developed by reinforcing commercial bioplastic using additives from plants such as nanocellulose and oregano extracts can solve the most...

Americas: Amcor introduces metal-free, high barrier packaging

Amcor introduces AmLite Ultra to its existing line of AmLite, which is metal-free packaging. It offers an even higher barrier, using Amcor’s Ultra SiOx coating,...

Asia Pacific: Tetra Pak launches Coconut Handbook

Tetra Pak has published a new guide to coconut beverage production, which includes general insight and technical detail. The 180-page Coconut Handbook also draws on...

Middle East: Water bottler uses Sidel technology, saves 25% more

Emirates Refreshments Company (ERC) has carried out a short-neck conversion on its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottling line. ERC, brand owners of Jeema Mineral Water...

Americas: Carton bottle with bio-based plastic debuts in the US

Tetra Pak introduces a new version of its Tetra Top package, more than 80% of which comes from plant-based materials, in the US with...

Europe: What’s next for sustainable sourcing, asks summit

Sustainable sourcing has become fashionable in the food industry, with a growing number of companies making such commitments. However, the increasing number of sustainability...

Europe: KHS dresses beer bottles with interaction

After the successful premiere of Direct Print Powered by KHS at Martens Brewery with their Dagschotel ‘talking bottles’ launch, the Belgian brewery is again...