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ArticleA second round of smart packaging business bites
Andrew Manly, communications director at AIPIA, runs us through a number of recent smart packaging developments, including sweet-smelling trash bags set to fight bacteria, market growth in anti-counterfeit packaging, and a warning of an upcoming $500 million theft hit.
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ArticlePaper Security Seals succeed at WorldStar Awards
Securikett, a prominent AIPIA member, gained the top global accolade for its product line of paper security labels at the recent WorldStar Packaging Awards ceremony held at interpack in Dusseldorf. The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) announced the “IT’S PAPER” series from the Austrian security label manufacturer as the winner in the ‘Labelling & Decoration’ category of this year’s competition.
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ArticleAmcor, Mars, and P&G enter partnership with Delterra to scale up circular plastics solutions in Global South
A strategic partnership has been formed between Amcor, Mars, P&G, and Delterra to bring the latter’s upstream and downstream circular plastics solutions to scale in the Global South – an effort hoped to cut down on plastic pollution in the region.
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Article‘Bagless’ multipacks for Walkers crisps to be trialled by PepsiCo
PepsiCo’s Walkers brand is trialling ‘bagless’ multipack packaging for its Snack A Jacks range, with a recyclable, tape-like strip expected to reduce plastic use by 86% compared to the previous outer packaging design.
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ArticleNeon print and low-energy digital print technology showcased by swissQprint
swissQprint displayed its product range of flatbed and roll printers at wetec 2023 in Stuttgart, presenting such developments as neon print and ISO-certified, low-energy digital print technology.
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ArticleResearch from Stora Enso calls for improvements in recycling, waste sorting, and secondary raw material market for food packaging
Stora Enso has published a report identifying thirteen impact opportunities that it believes will help the food packaging value chain to achieve social, biodiversity, and global climate progress.
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ArticlePlug’s 5MW electrolysers to facilitate ‘first ever’ use of green hydrogen in aluminium recycling and manufacture of glass and steel
Plug Power is installing five-megawatt electrolysers into Ardagh Glass Limmared AB, Hydro Havrand, and the APEX Group’s respective plants in an effort to produce industrial-scale green hydrogen in glass manufacturing, aluminium recycling, and steel manufacturing processes.
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ArticleFood grade circular PS. Novel Technology. Implications for the value chain.
Safe use of food grade circular polystyrene recycled with novel technologies.
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ArticleThai University creates antimicrobial coating for strawberries using CBD
To increase the shelf life of strawberries, researchers at the Thammasat University in Thailand have incorporated cannabidiol, a non-hallucinogenic compound from cannabis known more commonly as CBD and sodium alginate, into an edible, antimicrobial coating that delays the rotting process, according to a report published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces by the American Chemical Society.
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ArticleRecyclability assessment and certification tool for fibre-based packaging created by CPI
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has developed Papercycle, an online recyclability assessment and certification tool for fibre-based packaging materials and products; it is intended to help producers gauge the recyclability of their packaging in line with upcoming legislation.
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ArticleDigital print: How far do we still have to go?
When it comes to digital printing, how far have we come and what can the industry do to take advantage of the many benefits these technologies offer? Victoria Hattersley reports.
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ArticleHybrid printer released by Fujifilm for rigid and flexible media
Fujifilm has launched its Acuity Prime Hybrid printer, which seeks to meet the needs of print service providers working with a range of rigid and flexible material applications.
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ArticleArdagh Glass reveals construction of hybrid furnace set to run on 80% renewable electricity
Ardagh Glass GmbH has announced that its ‘NextGen’ hybrid furnace – anticipated to reduce CO2 emissions at its Obernkirchen glass production facility by as much as 60% through a transition to renewable energy – is under construction.
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ArticleNew PelletBag from Mondi repackages Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets in recyclable kraft paper
Mondi has developed recyclable kraft paper bags for Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets in a bid to phase out unnecessary plastic in the wood sector.
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ArticleSmart interpack: Antares Vision Group launches Diamind integrated digital solution
At its two stands at interpack 2023, one dedicated to Life Science and the other to Food & Beverage, Antares Vision Group launched Diamind. Its latest technological development connects physical products with digital values and integrates line, factory, warehouse, company and supply chain levels, establishing a customizable and data-driven path towards digital innovation.
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ArticleStella McCartney Beauty rolls out refill containers produced by SABIC and partners
A collaboration between SABIC, Texen, Leygatech, STTP Emballage, and Stella McCartney Beauty has resulted in a series of refill containers for skin and eye care products, reportedly incorporating up to 90% mass-balanced certified renewable feedstock content.
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ArticlePE-based shrink bag from adapa Group receives award for Design for Recycling
At interpack 2023, adapa Group’s VACUshrink(re) MEX 55 – a PE-based, food-contact shrink bag reported to be fully recyclable – won the PackTheFuture Award 2023 in the Design for Recycling category.
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ArticleIMFA unveils website and member portal in bid to connect companies across moulded fibre sector
The International Molded Fiber Association (IMFA) has launched its new website and member portal through which members can present their organisations on the member directory, find and submit industry news, post and respond to job opportunities, and more.
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ArticleUtilising the digital elements of packaging: Sealed Air’s PACK DIGITAL event
On the 15th-16th March Sealed Air held its PACK DIGITAL event in Milan ahead of the launch of its prismiq brand, a portfolio of solutions for design services, digital printing and connected packaging. Frances Butler reports.
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ArticlePP pouch containing 60% ocean-bound plastic developed by SABIC and partners to package frozen prawns
SABIC, Estiko Packaging Solutions, and Coldwater Prawns of Norway have worked together to implement a reported 60% ocean-bound plastic -waste into a new, ISCC PLUS certified pouch for frozen prawns – aspiring to keep plastics out of the environment and in a circular material stream.