Europe: Biodegradable plastics boost organic recycling
Biodegradable plastics offer innovative solutions to improve recycling quality by facilitating the means for more efficient separate waste collection, according to a study jointly...
Americas: Stand-up pouch for convenience, shelf impact
Consolidated Packaging Group introduces a pouch that has a flat bottom for stability while the quad-sealed side-gussets provide rigidity, framing the five display panels...
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: Trelleborg exhibits sealing materials for beverage processes
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is exhibiting its Isolast perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) sealing material in two formulations for sealing in beverage filling systems at drinktec 2017 in...
Americas: Allpax, LSU partner on shelf-stable products
Allpax and the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU) Agricultural Center will be exhibiting their equipment models, process, and data...
Europe: Company pilots recycling of kegs
At Drinktec 2017 in Germany, Lightweight Containers presented the first KeyKegs made from 10% used KeyKegs and 40% of recycled materials.
The company says plastic...
Europe: RPC company releases convenient packaging formats
RPC Bebo UK has launched a selection of new packs in both polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for packaging food and non-food products.
The...
Europe: Brown carton for chilled products
Elopak and Stora Enso have launched a gable top carton made from natural brown unbleached paperboard called Naturally Pure-Pak.
The new paperboard, Natura Life by...
Americas: Anchor Packaging receives BRC certificate
Anchor Packaging receives the 'High Hygiene' certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is...
Americas: Sealed Air buys company, expands in Brazil
Sealed Air Corporation has acquired Deltaplam Embalagens Indústria e Comércio Ltda (Deltaplam), a family owned and operated Brazilian flexible packaging manufacturer.
Helping food customers...