US instruments and services provider Mocon, which has a laboratory based in Melbourne, has released technology for measuring oxygen transmission rates (OTR). The OX-TRAN Model 2/22 L is designed for those who want to push the shelf life ...
Tags: Mocon, OX-TRAN Model 2/22 L, packages
The global market for functional and barrier coatings for paper and board packaging is expected to reach over $7.1 billion by 2020, according to a new report. Published by packaging industry researcher Smithers Pira, the report found that ...
Tags: barrier coatings, paper packaging, paper-based packaging
New Zealand and Australian milk exports are expected to rise following the end of China's one-child policy, writes IndustryEdge MD Tim Woods. There are expectations of six million additional births in China per year, from 2017, for at ...
Leading global fresh food packaging supplier, Linpac and new partner Zultec Group joined forces at Gulfood Manufacturing to demonstrate their strengthened capabilities to customers across the Middle East. It was the first time the two ...
Show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, reports preliminary data for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 and the co-located Pharma EXPO (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 28-30) shows a four per cent ...
Tags: pack printing, barrier packaging materials, sealing technology
Presto Products Company announced the launch of a new zipper tape to help manufacturers of Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) foods improve line efficiencies. Presto showcased the resealable, press-to-close technology at Pack Expo Las Vegas ...
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Transparent packaging provider Stager has acquired Inovac, a thermoforming company in Czech Republic, for an undisclosed amount. With the addition of Inovac, Stager expands its service and product range, as well as bolstering its presence ...
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Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, has announced that its healthcare packaging manufacturing facility in Belen, New Mexico, has achieved ISO 15378:2011 certification for products manufactured for healthcare applications, including ...
Tags: Clariant, healthcare packaging, desiccant canisters, containers
Maroon Group, a world-class supplier of specialty additives, resins, pigments, and packaging, continues to expand its U.S. reach with the addition of Chris Stephens as its newest Account Manger to cover the West Region of North America. ...
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Packaging products successfully - for SIG Combibloc, that means offering carton packs and filling machines that enable customers from the food and beverage industry to manufacture their products reliably and efficiently, and at the same ...
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The U.S. prepared meals market, one of the largest in the world and a leader in per capita consumption, is maintaining strong growth, resulting in increased opportunities for packaging solutions that satisfy consumer demands in terms of ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, Prepared Foods
The global protective packaging market was worth $22.25 billion in 2014 and is projected to reach $29.30 billion in 2020, according to a new report. Online shopping, rising income levels, and urbanisation are among the reasons cited for ...
Videojet Technologies has introduced thermal inkjet printer ‘Videojet 8610’ to cater to food packaging, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors for facilitating high-resolution coding on non-porous packaging. Capable of putting ...
Tags: Videojet, food packaging, non-porous packaging, codes
Flexible packaging material supplier Rollprint Packaging Products has added a new easy-to-open package Peelable Exponent to its Barex replacement product range. The new peelable Barex replacement structure has been developed for ...
Primary fresh food packaging company Linpac has partnered with Saudi Arabia-based Zultec Group to build a new PET thermoforming facility in Jeddah. The proposed facility will supply Linpac branded rigid and flexible packaging materials ...