Tag: materials
Europe: Austrian coffee roaster uses green coffee capsules
Active packaging manufacturer Alpla and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have launched a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be disposed of in a home compost.
The...
Middle East: Functional packaging prolongs shelf life of cherries
Israeli companies StePac L.A. and Tadbik have produced the next generation of modified atmosphere resealable lidding film.
The new technology is engineered to extend...
Asia Pacific: Soymilk served hot in a carton
Seoul Dairy Cooperative is launching Achimae Soymilk (which means morning soymilk), a nutritionally-rich, morning soy milk drink with chickpea protein, designed to be served...
Asia Pacific: Toyo Ink to set up factory in Myanmar
Toyo Ink SC Holdings plans to set up in July 2018 a wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary, Toyo Ink Myanmar in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone...
Asia Pacific: Chinese bottler selects Ineos’ material for packaging
Tibet Qomolangma has selected Ineos Styrolution's K-Resin KR03 material to package its Qomolangma Glacier mineral water bottle cap packaging in Tibet, China.
The styrene-butadiene-copolymer grade...
Asia Pacific: Chinaplas on smart manufacturing, lightweight trends
Reducing resource consumption and packaging-waste at the source is not exactly a new idea, and lightweighting has been gathering momentum in recent years, according...
Europe: Marback, RPC company release closure system
German tool producer Marbach and RPC Bebo have developed a thermoformed screw closure system.
Called Turner, the system comprises a cup, lid and lidding...
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...
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...