India-based Uflex has developed new flexible packaging material with anti-microbial properties to improve shelf life of packed cooked foods. The new FDA approved packaging material will help to reduce microbial growth, enabling to keep ...
Tags: Uflex, Flexible Packaging
Sappi is set to showcase its new silicone base papers and label papers at this year’s Labelexpo Europe event in Belgium. The event will take place from25 to 28 September at the Brussels Expo site. At the event, the company will ...
Tags: Sappi, Label Papers
Intertek has expanded testing and consulting services in a bid to help food packaging companies in meeting non-intentionally added substance (NIAS) regulatory requirements. The company's food contact specialists have added new, highly ...
Tags: Intertek, Food Packaging
BYK Additives & Instruments is launching a new additive on the market: BYK-1640 is a polymer-based, VOC- and silicone-free defoamer for aqueous systems which is also suitable for some applications that come into direct contact with food. ...
Sanner, a manufacturer of plastic packaging for pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products, has introduced a new solution called AdCap that claims to protect products from moisture. Easy-to-handle AdCap combines the benefits of ...
Tags: desiccant, moisture adsorption, Agriculture
German hygiene laws are tough. That keeps manufacturers of hospital equipment vigilant about reducing the possibility of contamination for their products. While the German government assumes around 400,000 to 600,000 illnesses and ...
Specialty chemicals producer Clariant has signed a purchase agreement with VitaPac, the Chinese specialist for healthcare packaging, for an undisclosed amount. VitaPac produces innovative, technology-driven product lines that ensure ...
For the seventh consecutive year, Menasha Packaging’s Food Packaging facility, located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has been recognized by the American Institute of Baking (AIB) International. The Food Packaging facility recently ...
Tags: Menasha Packaging, Food Packaging
Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has developed a new solution that prevents flow of mineral oil hydrocarbons from packaging into food products. The new Catcher Board MB12 creates a blocking mechanism across the whole ...
The patented Catcher Board MB12 uses a method that creates a blocking mechanism across the whole surface area of the packaging, including at the ‘cut edges’ of the board unlike other “barrier” solutions. Smurfit ...
Tags: Oil Hydrocarbons, Smurfit Kappa, Packaging
The conference program for Label Summit Latin America 2014 is now available as registration opens for its 11th edition. The continent’s largest dedicated event, Label Summit Latin America has led the way in professional and commercial ...
Tags: Retailer Surya, Flagship, industry trends
Robotics are moving up the production line and bringing with them increased safety and productivity benefits. Shifts in robotics use are reported in a newly released business intelligence study from US trade association for packaging and ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Robotics
Actega DS has registered a FoodSafe brand for sealant compounds and closures which it will be demonstrating at Interpack 2014. FoodSafefe stands for low-migration (falls short of the global migration limits) and certification for direct ...
Spain-based Technological Institute of Plastics, AIMPLAS has developed a new food packaging solution to offer better protection to the packaged food products. The new packaging combines biodegradable and active properties with natural ...
Cortec Corporation, a world leader in innovative, green, sustainable technologies has spent many years of dedicated experimentation to develop eco-efficient, biodegradable products made from sustainable materials that have positive effects ...