The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Recycling
US-based blow-molded plastic packaging supplier Consolidated Container Company (CCC) has signed a deal to buy all the assets of polypropylene containers manufacturer Shelburne Plastics. As part of the deal, Shelburne's plants will operate ...
The Dow Chemical Company’s Performance Packaging business announced today at the K 2013 fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, it is expanding its portfolio of DOWLEX Polyethylene resins with the addition of the DOWLEX 6001GC grade. This ...
Allnex has launched two new UV resins, EBECRYL 8602 and EBECRYL 8415 high functionality urethane acrylates for hardcoat applications. EBECRYL 8602 undiluted aliphatic 9-functional urethane acrylate improves coating performance with its ...
Consolidated Container, a US-based developer and manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging solutions, has completed the sale of its Mexican polycarbonate bottle manufacturing business to a local private equity group Davinci Capital. The ...
RPC Containers Corby has developed a new Artemis jar designed for a packing dried, powdered and granulated products such as nuts, instant coffee and infant milk formula. According to the company, the high barrier material of the jar ...
Tags: Dried Food Packaging, Food
The Dow Chemical Company's Performance Packaging business has launched new innovation center, Pack Studios, which provides packaging solutions through a global network of labs, experts and testing equipment. According to the company, Pack ...
Tags: Innovation Center, Packaging
Consolidated Container Company (CCC) has ordered for three L42 4-cavity and one L32 3-cavity PET stretch-blow machines from Canada-based Amsler Equipment to expand its PET bottle production. The rigid plastic packaging solutions ...
Tags: Consolidated Container, Pet Bottle
Cosmetic companies are making slow progress in reducing their packaging footprints. Although the cosmetics industry has become preoccupied with green initiatives, few steps have been made to tackle the environmental impact of packaging. ...
Tags: Cosmetic, Cosmetic Packaging, Printing
A few months back, I read an article in Packaging Digest about consumers taking responsibility for "green actions." After citing some statistics about how a "record-high 71 percent of Americans" are "buying with an eye toward green," the ...
Rigid plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced that all manufacturing facilities have earned or will earn certification by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), a global retailer-driven program that seeks continuous ...
In a statement published today (1 August), the global packaging giant said the time was right to split its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business from Amcor's other operations. Amcor said the demerger of AAPD into a ...
Global producer of rigid plastic packaging Amcor has received Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification for its all manufacturing facilities. GFSI is a global retailer-driven program that seeks to improve food safety management ...
Tags: Amcor, Food Safety
Research and Markets: Global Glass Packaging: Understanding Challenges and Shaping Future Growth Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dnvp95/global_glass) has announced the addition of the "Global Glass ...
Tags: Glass Packaging, Packaging
Recovery drinks manufacturer in the US Kill Cliff has launched its new flavor, Double Awesomeness, in new 12oz sleek Rexam can. Kill Cliff selected Rexam cans for its recovery drinks because of their durability and portability. The ...
Tags: Recovery Drink, Recyclable Can