Europe: Coveris offers green, plastic-free sandwich skillet
Coveris unveils a plastic-free sandwich skillet that is more easily recycled within the UK infrastructure.
The skillet uses sustainably sourced materials including a plastic-free, transparent...
Europe: Spectra to include 10% PCR material into products
By end of 2018, Spectra will add a minimum of 10% post-consumer recycled (PCR) material to all future high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate...
Asia Pacific: Chinaplas 2018 shows progress in packaging
Chinaplas 2018 will open in Shanghai, China from April 24 to 27, 2018.
Show organizer Adsale Exhibition Services gives an overview on some of the...
Americas: Inks for BPA-free packaging
Sun Chemical has launched SunCure Accuflex UV, a new ultra violet (UV) ink system for primary and secondary food packaging that is not manufactured...
Africa: Dealing with the environmental impact of packaging
Africa has one of the most diverse food and cuisine markets on the planet, with the industry projected by the World Bank to reach...
Americas: Purdue crop storage bag commercializes
The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag that is designed to prevent insect-caused post-harvest losses for farmers in developing countries, is now commercially available...
Europe: VVT receives award for cellulose packaging
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awarded VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for a packaging solution made of cellulose in Davos, Switzerland in January 2018....
Europe: UK bottling brand uses RPC closure
UK bottled water brand Highland Spring has used the Secure Flip next-generation sports cap from RPC Massmould for its PET bottles.
The closure is available...
Americas: Pregishas opens US$1M testing lab
Pregishas invested US$1 million in a new 1,000 square foot testing lab for its Grand Rapids, Michigan, blown film manufacturing facility in the US.
Lab...
Europe: Experiment proves HDPE can be recycled at least 10 times
ESE World has carried out the first practical experiment to demonstrate that HDPE can be recycled at least 10 times and further processed under...