Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 10:16:30 AM Lenze Americas has expanded support to material handling operations ith its fully integrated energy efficient solution package comprised of DSD software, MF(multiple frequency) gear motor ...
Tags: DSD, Gear Boxes, Motec Inverter Drive, MF Three-Phase AC Geared Motors
Comment – Greg Cameron The NSW government policy to have only one container terminal for all of NSW at Port Botany is disadvantaging regional economies. Although the NSW government claims that Port Botany container terminal is ...
Tags: container terminal, regional economies, access to a container terminal
US agribusiness firm Cargill has supplied what it claims is the first-ever sustainable verified rapeseed oil to consumer giant Unilever. In an initial deal announced this week, the consignment will cover 5% of Unilever's rapeseed oil ...
Tags: Oil Deal, sustainable rapeseed oil, strategic suppliers
UK supermarket operator Asda has unveiled plans to extend its sustainability partnership with suppliers after the group's investment in sustainability generated an 85% increase in cost savings, which rose to GBP13m (US$20.9m) last year. ...
Tags: supermarket operator supermarket, fresh suppliers, frozen suppliers
Bakkavor and Coca-Cola Enterprises are among 30 food manufacturers set to benefit from the government’s 11M Pounds plan to make the UK a leader in efficient food technology. Coca-Cola Enterprises will be leading one of the ...
Tags: Bakkavor, Coca Cola, benefit, ood technology
PRO EUROPE has launched a new portal to boost measures for its packaging waste recovery programs known as 'Green Dot'. The portal will present several measures taken by the body for waste prevention, which were proposed to its clients for ...
Tags: Packaging Waste, environmental impact, waste recovery programs
A Europe-wide life-cycle assessment conducted by Germany-based Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) has revealed that carton packs for ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk have a better environmental profile when compared to ...
Tags: Milk Carton, carton packs, milk packaging
Sustainability enjoys an interesting position in today's fashion industry.It has become a ubiquitous and especially vague term used by designers,brands,marketing departments and manufacturers.But what does it actually mean?And,more ...
Tags: sustainability, denim, cotton
Speaking exclusively to Packaging News, SCA Recycling UK business development director Simon Barnes said that 'rightweighting' (lightweighting) is the key to good design. He said an example of bad packaging would be a pack that used ...
Avery Dennison has unveiled a Prime Film Portfolio of BOPP and Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) films attached with the new S7000 adhesive. The portfolio comprises clear, white and metalized facestocks on PET liners. The adhesive delivers ...
Tags: Film Portfolio, PET liners, adhesive
US-based Avery Dennison will launch a new portfolio of Fasson Wash-off labels that provide label converters with a replacement for any existing wet-glue product and are suitable for both glass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. ...
Tags: Labels for Bottles, Labels, polyethylene terephthalate bottles
A nanofilm that emits chemical vapor can extend the shelf-life of harvests including fruits, according to researchers working on the project. The studies are being conducted in collaboration between the University of Guelph in Canada, ...
Tags: Fruits'Shelf, nanofilm, nanofilm wrappings
H&M is the first fashion company to launch a clothing collecting initiative worldwide.From February 2013,customers will be able to hand in used garments in H&M stores in all 48 markets.Sustainability is an important part of H&M's ...
Tags: sustainability, environmental responsibility, defective garments
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, near Beverly Hills, has upgraded more than 78,000 square feet of its guest room windows with Solar Gard® Armorcoat® Stainless Steel window film. The application provides significant energy savings and UV ...
Tags: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, solar gard, window films, carbon footprint
GE Lighting continues to evoke the imagination of architects and lighting designers with LED luminaires that inspire new commercial ceiling landscapes. The Lumination™ LED Suspended Luminaire —a chic, ultra-thin fixture ...
Tags: GE, LED, inspired ceilings