Speaking exclusively to Packaging News, SCA Recycling UK business development director Simon Barnes said that 'rightweighting' (lightweighting) is the key to good design. He said an example of bad packaging would be a pack that used ...
Austria-based chemical and plastics solutions provider Borealis is set to launch two new peelable compounds, Borpeel WD955CF and Steripeel WE950CF, for transparent lidding film and peel against itself applications. According to Borealis, ...
Milliken is set to introduce its new clarifying agent for polypropylene (PP) Millad NX 8000, which lets processors produce parts with better optics at lower processing temperature and shorter cycle times. According to the company, the new ...
Tags: Pp Clarification, Nucleation, Converter
UK-based food packaging solutions firm Nicholl Food Packaging has revamped its range of aluminum foil trays for the fresh and convenience food sector with five new smoothwall variants. Smoothwall trays feature a smooth rim, so that trays ...
Tags: Trays, Smoothwall Line of Trays, food packaging solutions
Linpac Packaging has announced that it has won a major contract to supply one of Poland's well-known meat processing companies with more than 100m polystyrene trays a year, The firm's site in Bukowice, Poland will supply trays to Pini ...
Tags: Linpac Packaging, meat processing, polystyrene trays, new business
Finland-based Huhtamäki has received statement of objections from the European Commission (EC) regarding alleged anticompetitive behavior in the markets of plastic trays, which are used for retail packaging of food materials, such as ...
Tags: statement of objections, packaging, markets of plastic trays
US-based A-B-C Packaging has announced the launch of its new Model 206 case packer for packagers who need to run multiple package sizes and pack patterns for a variety of retailers. The machine helps packagers to reach their goals and ...
Germany-based Multivac has introduced its T 700 traysealer at Anuga Foodtec, the international trade fair for food and drink technology held from 27 to 30 March 2012 in Cologne, Germany. According to Multivac, the twin lane machine, which ...
Tags: Food Packaging Solutions, food and drink technology, packaging machines
US-based packaging company Sonoco has completed the 18,000ft2 expansion of its thermoforming location in Waynesville, North Carolina. The company plans to start up a new multilayer, trim-in-place line, which will facilitate the production ...
US-based Arpac has launched the new Performance-Series PC-4500, a member of the company’s line of case packers. The new continuous motion wraparound case packer is capable of reaching speeds up to 45 cases/trays per minute. ...
Tags: Line of Case Packers, Case Packers, wraparound case packer
Packaging machinery manufacturer in the US, Standard-Knapp has announced the launch of the new 396 Positron Case Packer, which comes equipped with an overhead flight grouper that provides product control and bottle packing. The new case ...
US-based packaging products firm Zuhlke & Associates has said fresh produce packaging is seeing more demand for recyclable packaging. According to the firm, 99% of all materials are manufactured from cleaned recycled materials, and the ...
Tags: packaging products, recyclable packaging, thermoforming services
Supermarket chain in the US, Weis Markets has partnered with custom thermoformed packaging solutions supplier Clearly Clean Products to develop new meat trays that are 100% recyclable. The new modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays are ...
Tags: Recyclable Meat Trays, Meat Trays, Trays
Bamboo-Over-Porcelain Ware is a featured craftwork fabricated by weaving bamboo filaments over glittering and translucent porcelain. The most famous bamboo over porcelain is produced in Pingle Town, a renowned historic and cultural town in ...
Baumann Packaging Technology has unveiled its new MKH-4, the next generation of modular designed compact servo-driven cartoner. The new cartoner is equipped with a multi-axis control system which yields increased reliability, flexibility, ...