Bosch Packaging Technology is launching its vertical packaging lineup, including new SVC 2620 VFFS machine, for food producers, at FachPack 2015 next month. The new addition is targeted at market segments demanding high hygiene ...
Tags: Bosch, Vertical Packaging
Jiffy Packaging Europe has sold its air cushion technology and foam-in-place systems division, to German flexible packaging firm Ripac. Ripac has been supplying film to Jiffy's Systems division since 2008. Cheshire-based Jiffy makes ...
Continuing the company’s ongoing commitment to provide customers with the high-performance solutions they need to create market-leading products, Sartomer announces the release of CN9030, a new difunctional aliphatic urethane ...
Researchers at agricultural firm Agrindus in Brazil have discovered that the shelf-life of milk can be extended up to 15 days, by embedding silver nanoparticles in plastic bottles. The shelf life of grade A pasteurised fresh whole milk ...
Tags: PVC film, wrapping food, Milk
Researchers at the Stockholm University in Sweden have developed pacakging from films of zeolite and nanocellulose, that can remove the odor emanating from food items, such as durian. The films have the potential to absorb the gas ...
Tags: Packaging Film, food items
Ethylene glycol manufacturer MEGlobal has announced that its Asian Contract Price (ACP) for monoethylene glycol (MEG) will be $1,000/mt CFT Asian main ports for arrival in August 2015. The new price is $100/mt lower than July 2015 ACP ...
US-based protective packaging firm Pregis has opened a new manufacturing unit in Chihuahua, Mexico, to cater to automotive, consumer electronics, agriculture and aerospace sectors. The new facility will produce Astro-Foam polyethylene ...
Tags: packaging, Pregis, packaging material
Flexible packaging firm ConservaCube will introduce its cube-shaped standup pouches, ConservaCube and FlexiPAIL, at Pack Expo Las Vegas in September. Having a zipper closure option, the two packages are said to maximize pallet loads, ...
UK-based Jiffy Packaging is investing in new extrusion technology to produce polyethylene foam of varied thicknesses. Acquired by Airpack in 2014, the firm aims to make mass market penetration with the new expansion. The firm will make ...
Tags: Jiffy Packaging, Polyethylene Foam
Baler and recycling engineering firm Middleton Engineering has installed a new swan neck conveyor at Biffa Polymers’ Wilton International Petrochemical Complex in Redcar, UK. Biffa is an integrated waste management business that is ...
Rigid plastic container manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, an arm of Plastipak Holdings, will pump in $9m for raising output capacity at its manufacturing unit in Pineville, Louisiana, in the US. The company, which makes rigid plastic ...
Food packaging firm Tetra Pak has reinforced its Tetra Evero Aseptic carton bottle with high density polyethylene, making it suitable for dairy products that have oxygen sensitive enrichments. The high density polyethylene acts as a ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Aseptic Bottles, Dairy Products
The Tetra Evero Aseptic (TEA) bottle can now pack products with oxygen-sensitive enrichments due to a barrier material made of high-density polyethylene in the package top. It can be used for increasingly popular drink categories such ...
Tags: TEA Party, Enriched Milks, package
Amcor has delivered Method Products its first liquid laundry detergent to be packaged in 100% PCR PET. The sleek, transparent container is used for its new 4X concentrated detergent product in a 53oz polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ...
Tags: Amcor, Pet Bottle, Packaging
Cromwell Polythene has launched a new packaging division, and announced changes in its sales force in the UK. The packaging arm of Cromwell will supply general purpose bags, including food grade polythene bags and liners, and a range of ...