The quantity of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons from the kerbside has reached 50%, leading to an increase of their recycling, according to The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK. The achievement, ...
Paccor, Britton Group, Kobusch and Paragon Print & Packaging will merge with Luxembourg-based Exopack Holdings Sarl, Paccor announced in a statement Monday. After the merger, the combined business will have 63 plants, 8,650 employees and ...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has announced the commercial availability of the industry's first independently certified, high-recycled content aluminum designed specifically for the beverage can market. With a ...
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The system will be introduced at Grafitalia in Milan, 7- 11 May, at the Atlantic Zeiser booth (R29?– Hall 1). Atlantic Zeiser's Digiline Compact system is aimed at packaging companies and carton manufacturers, as well as service ...
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South African packaging companies Astrapak and Afripack have announced a new joint venture (JV) in a bid to address the increased demand for food packaging solutions using Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP). The announcement was made at ...
The campaign, which is running in national newspapers and magazines, features a print-out of an email obtained by JTI in which an unnamed official at the Department of Health requests an impact assessment from an Australian counterpart of ...
North American printing and packaging company, Hooven-Dayton has upgraded to the EFI Radius ERP system as its business management solution. EFI Radius ERP software will provide the comprehensive capabilities of ERP/MIS software system to ...
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Strategies Unlimited has issued new figures since the first edition of this article. Solid State Technology now brings you updated figures and additional information on the worldwide LED market. LED component revenue for lighting ...
Australian designer and manufacturer of kitchen appliances Breville Group has signed an agreement with Cardia Bioplastics to purchase and market Cardia's compostable juicer bags in the US. According to Cardia, Breville's launch has ...
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The practice of purchasing products online has affected packaging-appearance, structure, messaging and more. However, research and expert opinion reflects there still exists a need for packaging companies to understand the differences-and ...
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Recovery from the recession has been something of a rollercoaster ride and with talk of a possible triple dip recession we are not out of the woods yet. We should be careful about the media reports however; as by the time figures are ...
The wide-ranging survey, covering the whole UK plastics sector, also looked into areas such as profitability, exports and skills needs. A total of 100 companies participated and it asked how they saw 2013 shaping up. According to the BPF, ...
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Packaging Innovations, the European trade exhibition, is all set to host new developments in packaging design, materials and technology, with many making their global or UK debut. The show, which opens on 27 - 28 February 2013 at ...
Packaging Engineering at Rutgers University received another major boost at a Nov. 7 fundraising event organized by the Rutgers Packaging Engineering Advisory Board (RPEAB). The second annual banquet drew 120 people including School of ...
Julie Corbett, founder/CEO of Ecologic Brands, created a stir when she introduced the eco.bottle in 2008. Made of a molded-fiber outer shell with an inner pouch, the package scores multiple sustainability wins: source reduction, recycled ...