The $60m (£35.7m) modernisation project enables the production of lighter-weight board grades, along with greater finishing flexibility. Marek Krzykowski, mill general director at Kwidzyn, said: "Operations are fully restored and ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Paper Machine
Frozen food manufacturer in Spain, Maheso has introduced two new packaging versions for Pop Nuggets. The new versions have been printed by Inplacsa with the Comexi OFFSET Ci8 printing machine designed by Comexi Group. The new ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, Pop Nuggets
Surya Brasil is introducing four new products to its Sapien Women line, which uses packaging made from Braskem's green plastic. Braskem created the "I'm green seal", which guarantees the renewable origin of the packaging, and will help ...
GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) joins Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest, in announcing a new partnership to create a joint event offering the most up-to-date information and strategic intelligence ...
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The Vietnam Saigon Fabric and Garment Accessories Expo (Saigontex) is held in Ho Chi Minh City from 10 to 13 April 2014. The annual show is considered as the most important event in the textile and garment industry in Vietnam. Groz-Beckert ...
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Cardia Bioplastics is in the middle of a major expansion due to demand for its products. That growth spurt seems even more likely to continue now that it has won an IAIR Green Excellence Award. The award is the result of a global survey ...
IFCO SYSTEMS, the global leader in Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh products, today announced the expansion of its life cycle assessment research comparing RPCs and display-ready corrugated boxes used to ship fresh produce to ...
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National Container Group (NCG) has formed a joint venture (JV) with the acquisition of a 51% stake in the Iowa Falls facility owned by container recycling firm Tri-Rinse in Iowa, US. Tri-Rinse is engaged in the recycling of all types of ...
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The APC received the nicest Christmas present last year – an overall 64.2 per cent recycling rate for post consumer packaging in 2013, which represents a 65 per cent jump from 2003's baseline of 39 per cent. Glass recycling increased ...
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Two thousand and thirteen marked a year of significant expansion of carton recycling. Thanks to collaborative industry efforts and support from communities nationwide, 48 percent of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling. ...
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Whole Foods Market announced today that its Local Producer Loan Program has reached the initial goal of funding $10 million in low-interest loans to local and independent food businesses, and has now committed up to $25 million in funding. ...
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Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest and Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, will bring together leading brand owners; packaging manufacturers, converters and designers; sustainability leaders and more for the 8th annual ...
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Adam Gendell, project manager at GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition At first blush, it certainly sounds like a good word, a warm and fuzzy word. A word that surely belongs hand-in-hand with the many R words we use in ...
Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT) students have introduced the new Project Carton, which was created in the college's packaging design program for a competition sponsored by Evergreen Packaging. Project Carton is an exhibit of ...
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North American provider of recycled printing paper FutureMark Paper Group has made enhancements to its high-recycled label paper Future Label. The coated one sided (C1S) label product contains more than 85% of recycled content and serves ...
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