UK supermarket chain Tesco has unveiled plans to remove hard to recycle packaging from its business by 2019. Speaking to several suppliers at an Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) event, the company announced that it will remove, ...
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Futamura, a producer of plastic and cellulose (NatureFlex & Cellophane) films, and sustainable packaging manufacturer Bio4Pack have teamed up to create a new compostable packing solution for Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm. The new ...
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Italian flexible packaging firm Corapack has used Futamura Chemicals’ renewable and compostable cellulose films to develop compostable barrier lidding for trays. NatureFlex cellulose film is a lidding material, which serves as an ...
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Packaging solutions provider Parkside has partnered with Australian firm PA Packaging Solutions and US-based The Platinum Packaging Group, in a bid to expand its business operations. Under the deal, both firms will market Parkside’s ...
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Parkside has expanded its sustainable packaging range with the launch of a biscuit pack made from eucalyptus trees. The company worked with food firm Rhythm 108 to develop a pack for its Ooh-la-la tea biscuits made from sustainable ...
Futamura has reported better sales growth and record levels of operational efficiency in the year since its purchase of Innovia Films’ cellulose business. The acquisition was announced back in April last year. The company stated ...
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Innovia Films and Bio4Pack have jointly developed a new bio based packaging laminate structure using former's NatureFlex flexible packaging film. The companies have used compostable cellulose NatureFlex NK Matt film as the outer layer for ...
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Innovia Films' NatureFlex flexible packaging film has been chosen by South African company KiddieKix to pack its cereals and dried fruit snacks. NatureFlex speciality packaging films are made from renewable resources such as wood-pulp ...
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German fine chocolate producer Vivani, which is an arm of EcoFinia, has selected NatureFlex films, developed by Innovia Films, to wrap its iChoc bars. iChoc, stated to be the latest range of Vegan Chocolate, was launched at BioFach and ...
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Carrington Tea will launch its Carrington Organics Tea line in bio-based NatureFlex packaging films from UK-based Innovia Films. Produced from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations, the flexible packaging material prevents oxygen and ...
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Innovia Films has launched a new BOPP film called Propafilm RCU, which is tested to provide up to 18 months protection from mineral oil migration. The company developed the film after earlier studies found that foods were being ...
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Biofilms producer Innovia Films has launched its first bioriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, Propafilm RCU, which is proven to provide up to 1.5 years protection from mineral oil migration. This new innovation is the result of ...
Tags: biscuits, bakery, confectionery, dried foods, Agriculture
Japanese retail packaging is as culturally unique to Japan as its language, traditional dress and customs, and it took four days at Tokyo Pack 2014 to begin to make sense of characteristic traits in pack construction and consumer ...
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German brand Jäger und Sammler has chosen NatureFlex, a compostable flexible packaging material produced by Innovia Films, for its range of energy bars. Jäger und Sammlerwas established in Berlin this year to produce, develop ...
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Members of the Australian packaging supply chain voiced their opinion on the need for cross-company collaboration at a joint AIP/APPMA meeting held in Melbourne last night. The group of over 80 packaging professionals had gathered to hear ...