An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine, of 47 selected consumers from across the MENA region, has revealed glass packaging is the overwhelming first choice of consumers for preserving the quality, purity, and taste of ...
Tags: MENA region, PET, Glass Containers
Earlier this week, the Consumer Reports TV crew was filming a segment on blenders, detailing the results of our recently updated Ratings of nearly 60 models. Our cameraman got too close to one of the blender blades and gave his thumb a ...
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UK-based Paint Research Association (PRA) has developed an eco-friendly food packaging coating product, known as PlantPack, which can be an alternative to coatings based on petrochemicals. PlantPack, which has been developed from seaweed ...
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Tri-Star Packaging, a UK-based supplier of packaging and disposables to the food and drink market, has unveiled a new range of tamper-resistant containers, Tri-Pack with SureStrip, for salad and deli items. Manufactured from rPET, ...
Tags: Tri-Star Packaging, packaging, disposables, food and drink market
Maersk Maritime Technology’s Per Hother Rasmussen said: “We have tested containerized ballast water treatment system plants on two different vessels and we find it a viable way of overcoming space problems in crowded engine ...
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CakeBoxx Technologies, developer of the CakeBoxx doorless intermodal shipping containers, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with The Valspar Corporation as its coatings supplier for a new line of containers. Valspar will ...
A new major global forklift company has been borne from the merger of two of the world’s largest forklift manufacturers. UniCarriers Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has completed the transfer of all issued shares of TCM ...
Tags: TCM, Nissan Forklift, Forklift Powerhouse
Opinion – Greg Cameron Australia’s taxpayers will book a net loss of $4 billion when the New South Wales government sells a 99-year lease to Port Botany Container Terminal. The NSW government is asking taxpayers for $4 ...
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Hawkesbury River rail bridge – WikiPedia photo. Opinion – Greg Cameron Work can start immediately to design and build outer Western Sydney’s dedicated freight rail line between Glenfield, Eastern Creek and Newcastle. ...
Plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the new 64oz hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for juices and teas. The new lightest stock container uses novel design, tooling and process technologies to cut ...
Glass container specialist Stölzle Flaconnage has produced a custom designed bottle for Oriflame’s personal care brand Cocktails and the City The 30ml cylindrical bottles have been sleeve wrapped. According to Stölzle ...
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UK-based Tri-Star Packaging has launched a new range of tamper-resistant containers manufactured from rPET. The Tri-Pack with SureStrip containers feature the built-in tamper-resistant mechanism created by Sabert. According to the ...
Meese Orbitron Dunne, a US-based manufacturer of material handling products has launched the new reusable container, P-291 Biohazard Ship Shape, which can transport dangerous materials. Harmful materials such as soiled laundry, infectious ...
Bosch Packaging Technology is all set to introduce its pharmaceutical portfolio at TechnoPharm 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany. The portfolio includes Solidlab 1 and 2, the Manesty tablet press Xpress 100, and the high-shear mixer granulator ...
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The receivers of the Wettenhalls Group confirmed on Wednesday that they have sold the Wettenhalls business in a management buy-out. The sale preserves about 200 permanent jobs and puts Wettenhalls back into the market as a viable business ...
Tags: Wettenhalls, Service, logistics