Saica has raised £4,800 for the Newlife Foundation during the last two years by donating non-standard recyclable items to the Foundation's trading team. Normally, the Saica team processes or trades all of the materials collected ...
The research showed 97% of respondents said the problem occurs when reopening a container, with paint drying up on the rim and lid of containers and flakes falling into the paint, resulting in poor quality. RPC says its Superfos FlakeFree ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, RPC Plastic Paint Containers, Containers
Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, University of Utah electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electrical conductivity within such ...
Tags: Squeezing Light, Metals, Inkjet Printer
DigiFlute 2000 has been formulated specifically to deliver a superior print finish for the digital sector. The company says the substrate will create new opportunities for digital and screen printers being light, efficient and durable ...
Alongside changing consumer habits, there have been recent developments in technology meaning there is now opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to be more creative than ever before. So, what developments should we be looking out ...
Tags: innovation trends, Personalised packaging, Pack differentiation
DCC's business Laleham Health & Beauty, which has production facilities in Alton, Hampshire, will be combined with UPL in Kirkham, Lancashire to create a business with sales of more than £75m and 500 staff. The combination will ...
Effective immediately Rapid Packaging has joined Syfan as a preferred distributor of shrink film. Rapid Packaging's decision to become a preferred distributor of Syfan shrink film will benefit our customers because we can offer a better ...
Tags: Rapid Packaging, Syfan Shrink Film
Tetra Pak has won a 2014 International Forum Packaging Design Award (the iF award) for Tetra Evero Aseptic—the world's first aseptic carton bottle for ambient white milk. The package was recognized by the jury of some 50 ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Package Design
Many called 2013 "the Year of LVT." And with good reason: Resilient has been the fastest growing flooring category, and within this rapidly growing segment, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is thriving (Editor's note: For the purposes of this ...
Tags: Opportunities for Retailers, the Year of LVT, LVT's durability
Printing could be a method whereby text and pictures are a unit reproduced on varied materials. There are a unit completely different printing ways and looking on the printing methodology differing kinds of inks are a unit used. Inks ...
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Herma, a German manufacturer of adhesive materials, has introduced a new white thermal paper for weight/price labeling of pre-packed foods such as fresh meat, sausage and cheese products. Claimed to be made of bisphenol A (BPA)-free ...
Tags: Herma, Thermal Paper, Pre-Packed Foods
Barcode and RFID labeling software provider NiceLabel has developed a new platform to assist food suppliers comply with the new EU Food Labeling regulation. The new solution, which generates smart labels, is claimed to allow manufacturers ...
Tags: Food Industry, Labeling Solution
European barcode and RFID labeling software developer NiceLabel have introduced a new solution to help food suppliers achieve compliance with the new EU Food Labeling Regulation 1169/2011. The solution has been developed to help companies ...
Tags: Food Allergen Labeling, Nicelabel
Bemis plans to close its pressure sensitive materials manufacturing facility located in Stow of Ohio, US. To improve its market competitiveness and to better its position in pressure sensitive materials business for long-term growth, the ...
Tags: Sensitive Materials, Packaging
The show, which took place at Birmingham's NEC, 26 & 27 February 2014, was co-located with six other events: Ecopack, Contract Pack, Packtech, Print Innovations, Labelling Innovations, and Converting. It included packaging buyers from ...