Swedish food processing and packaging solutions provider, Tetra Pak is set to increase the carton recycling rate in Arabia to 20% by 2020 from the existing 3%. Tetra Pak Arabia environment manager Mohamed Angawi addressing the importance ...
Tags: packaging solutions, carton recycling, greener packages
Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) has formed a BHT2.2bn ($67m) joint venture (JV) with Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) in Japan to set up Siam Nippon Industrial Paper (SNP) plant, which will commence operations by mid-2014. The plant ...
Tags: Paper Plant, Vietnam's corrugated container, Packaging
The French Agency for Food Health Safety (ANSES) has urged the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to classify BPA as a reprotoxic substance. Currently, BPA is classified under category 2 substance, which means suspected reprotoxicity. ...
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, ...
Xylophane has been granted €1.7m for its renewable barrier material from the European Union (EU) program, LIFE+. Within the framework of the four-year project, RenewPACK, Xylophane shall show industrial production, use of the ...
Plastic packaging company Quinn Plastics & Packaging said it has acquired a Kiefel KMD 85 thermoformer in an effort to become a major player in rigid food packaging. The machine is the first major investment by the company into packaging ...
Tags: packaging, machine, packaging machinery
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
Vacumet, a metalized paper manufacturer, has announced to make compostable paper for packaging and meets the ASTM D-6868 standards. Offering an environmentally sound alternative to foil, foil laminated papers, and metallized films, the ...
Tags: Matallized Packaging Papers, Packaging Papers, compostable paper
US-based manufacturer and distributor of green technology Safetek International’s Food Film Division has commenced marketing its new Safetek Professional food service film for meat, poultry, produce and frozen foods in North America. ...
Tags: Recyclable Food Packaging Film, Packaging Film, non-toxic film
WikiCell Designs in the US has landed a $10m Series-A financing co-led by Flagship Ventures and Polaris Venture Partners in a bid to make food and beverage packaging that will be edible. WikiCell Designs CEO and co-founder Robert Connelly ...
Tags: packaging, edible packaging, food
Silgan Containers Manufacturing in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, US has announced its decision to relocate its production line to another one of its manufacturing facilities. The company, which manufactures metal food packaging, is set to ...
World Bank Group’s member, International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest around $45m in SRF Industries (Thailand) and another $40m in the company’s South African business. The proposed investment in the Thailand's ...
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China is set to introduce new food packaging regulations from 1 January 2013, as a part of its effort to lower the risk of chronic non-communicable disease and help consumers make informed food choices and diseases. Under the new ...
Ardagh Group has secured US regulatory approval and completed the previously announced acquisition of Anchor Glass Container in the US for $880m (€721m) from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. The deal ...
Tags: Anchor Glass, Anchor Glass Container, glass containers
US-based food packaging and labeling firm Precision Press plans to set up a new Goss Sunday Vpak web offset printing system for flexible packaging applications at the 213,000ft2 North Mankato facility by the end of 2012. The new ...