Clariant launches new solutions
Clariant shows personal care brand companies options for more sustainable packaging.
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IHS Annual World Symposium on Performance Films tackled key business and technology issues
Plastics film processors, converters and users gathered in Düsseldorf on June 20–21, 2012 to listen to experts from materials and technology suppliers, as well as key customers, discuss the latest business and technology trends in the sector.
Breakthrough ISBM bottles
Incoplas launches breakthrough ISBM bottles, based on Total’s innovative HDPE technology.
First Europe-wide life-cycle assessment for UHT milk packaging
IFEU analysis compares environmental impacts of HDPE, PET and carton packs for UHT milk: carton packs have a significantly better environmental profile − particularly with respect to CO2 emission, use of fossil resources and consumption of primary energy.
New technology for environmentally responsible packaging made from mushroom roots
Sealed Air Corporation and Ecovative Design LLC completed an agreement to accelerate the production, sales and distribution of Ecovative’s EcoCradle Mushroom Packaging, a new technology for environmentally responsible packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts and mycelium, or “mushroom roots”.
PET chosen by ASDA for sustainability and convenience benefits
ASDA is launching its Chosen by You salad dressings in a new 250ml PET bottle, designed and produced by APPE, which offers significant consumer convenience and sustainability benefits.
Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market
In food and beverage retailing, a self-adhesive label can create a multi-functional solution that will both simplify accurate workflow and product throughput and provide an invaluable additional level of product authentication.
Filling hot dessert sauces in step with Austrian quality
Carinthian dessert sauce specialist Liotta relies on the packaging competence of Greiner Packaging International for the long term.
Amcor opens new facility
Amcor Rigid Plastics, one of the world’s leading producers of rigid plastic packaging, held a grand opening today for its new on-site bottle manufacturing operation at PepsiCo’s Gatorade production facility in Mountain Top, Pa.
Grocery store pilot taps new sources of recyclable plastic materials
A first of its kind pilot project focused on recovering grocery store plastic packaging has identified more than 350 million pounds of plastic material that can be easily separated and used as feed stock by plastic recycling facilities across the country.
Printpack Wins 2012 IOPP AmeriStar and DuPont Packaging Awards
In May 2012, the Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats Package received both an AmeriStar Award in the Food Category and a Gold DuPont Packaging Award for Excellence in Innovation and Waste Reduction for the new Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats package.
Mauser opens first plant in Poland
Mauser Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, is expanding its presence in Europe: By opening its first plant in Poland, the company is able to serve its customers in the Central European region in the best possible way with industrial packaging solutions. The new plant also provides additional production capacities for a region with increased demand.
