The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is planning to eliminate current restrictions that limit the size of containers for certain foods in order to enhance consumer choice. The current restrictions on the size of containers for ...
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The North American branch of FT System, an Italy-based manufacturer and supplier of container inspection and monitoring solutions, is to launch its new pressure and leak inspection system - the PCS700-LS - to measure total pressure and leak ...
Tags: FT System, Carbonated Beverage Container Inspection System
Germany-based Bark Innovations created a new packaging range for Ravenol lubricants, which was commissioned by the Ravensberger Schmierstoffvertrieb (Ravenol). The caps are produced via a 2-component injection molding technique, which ...
Only around 7 percent of plastic waste in the United States gets recycled, estimates the Environmental Protection Agency. Several attempts at turning plastic into oil have been made in the past with not much success, but a new start-up ...
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Leading UK packaging supplier Tri-Star Packaging has introduced the Nibble Box to its refreshed range of solutions for caterers looking to enhance their takeaway or food-on-the-go offer The Tri-Star Nibble Box is designed for caterers ...
Tags: Packaging, Nibble Box, takeaway
With the PACK INNOVATION operation EMBALLAGE offers unique visibility to your products and your know-how. Benefit from the media coverage given to this area showcasing the most innovative products among the containers, machines and services ...
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U.S. demand for plastic containers will grow an average of 4.9 percent annually through 2016, as the market recovers from the 2007-2009 recession, according to a new market study. Growth will be moderated by a deceleration in bottled water ...
Sonoco Products Co. announced two expansions to its growing plastics packaging business this week. The newest: 18,000 square feet of space at its Waynesville, N.C., plant, where it plans to start up a new multilayer, trim-in-place ...
Tags: Market View, blow molding machine, mold, molding
Recycling bottles and jars is a concept we are all familiar with. The 750, 000tonnes that we put in bottle banks each year goes someway to offsetting the 2 million tonnes or so that we use for containers. Half as much glass (at least 1m ...
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RPC's Supertainer plastic paint can was selected and is claimed to deliver a lower carbon footprint and enhanced decoration possibilities. Castle Paints is using Supertainer for its 2.5 and 5 litre variants, as well as RPC Oakham's ...
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The originals market has become "a tough struggle" for recyclers as prices reach a "zenith", according to Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Textiles Division President Olaf Rintsch of Textil Recycling K&A Wenkhaus GmbH of Germany. The ...
Tags: BIR, textile recycling, Textile Recycling Association, textile
US-based ice cream manufacturer Schoep Ice Cream has recalled Kay's Classic Vanilla Bean ice cream over an undeclared allergen According to the company,the recall was initiated after certain Kay's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream containers were ...
Tags: allergen, Ice Cream, pecans, mislabeled product
Italy-based Marchesini Group will be showcasing a robotic station, a counting line for tablets in small containers with labeling machine (RE202), case packer, palletizer (MCV850) and a labeling machine BL400VTETT with Track & Trace system ...
The awareness has increased significantly regarding homes that can achieve a zero carbon footprint and still retain a comfortable living atmosphere.Some of these homes are entries in the last few years in the Solar Decathlon,a biennial ...
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Airbnb is a startup, allowing individual homeowners to offer their own spots to rent by the night, and to connect with prospective guests online. You’ve probably never seen a rental like this however. This rental option is a reused ...
Tags: Airbnb, rent spot for night, reused shipping container, Germany