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ArticleThe changing face of the wine industry
Stephane Triquet, vice president of strategic marketing at Selig, discusses trends, wine packaging predictions and how wine sealing is evolving.
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ArticleLabel liner waste collected by UPM Raflatac to be used in the production of insulation
UPM Raflatac has announced that the PET plastic liner waste collected through its recycling service will be processed into a raw material by Inosence Polyol and used by Finnfoam to produce insulation.
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ArticleBiodegradable moisture control pouch gives berries and lettuce extended shelf life
SAVRpak, a California-based food technology innovation company, recently announced the launch of SAVRpak Drop-In, the first-ever moisture control technology that extends the shelf-life and freshness of produce up to three times, it claims.
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ArticleGartner identifies automation, collaboration, and sustainability as key supply chain themes for 2022
According to a survey by Gartner, next-generation automation, solutions that enable collaboration, and sustainability initiatives are some of the key technology themes for supply chain management and optimisation identified by supply chain leaders in 2022.
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ArticleZapvision vision technology and QR code helps visually impaired access product information
Zappar, an AIPIA member which specialises in Augmented Reality (AR) creation, has launched Zapvision technology, which aims to provide access to relevant product information to everyone as a basic right, regardless of their visual ability.
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ArticleMcDonald’s shareholders express support for action on plastic packaging pollution
As You Sow reports that more than 206 million shares, representing 41.9% ownership of McDonald’s Corporation, expressed support for a resolution filed by the organisation requesting that the company develop a report listing the actions it will take to reduce plastic packaging pollution.
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ArticleHow e-commerce packaging adapted during the pandemic
Ross Woodburn, managing director at BUBL Packaging explores how manufacturers that adapted faster by using core skills and exploiting knowledge of specific sectors created opportunities for growth during the pandemic.
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ArticleSiegwerk launches UV-curing deinking primers for labels and sleeves
Siegwerk says that its UV-based deinking primers for labels and sleeves offer a validated solution for the safe and economic deinking of energy-cured ink systems that have previously been considered non-deinkable.
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ArticleFrugalpac sells first assembly machine for its paper-based bottles
Frugalpac, the creators of the paper-based Frugal Bottle for wine, spirits, and olive oil, has sold the first Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine to Canadian packaging firm KinsBrae Packaging.
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ArticleA look at the driving forces of change in child-resistant packaging
What is driving change in the child-resistant packaging space, and how is industry balancing the need to boost child-resistance while supporting senior populations?
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ArticleEuropean recyclers report low availability of sorted plastic waste
According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the availability of sorted plastic waste is currently low enough to be negatively impacting the operations of plastic recyclers across Europe, with the organisation warning that this presents a barrier to meeting the EU’s recycling targets.
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ArticleVerifyMe and INX develop covert ink technology for continuous inkjet printers
VerifyMe, which joined AIPIA last year and provides brand owners with time-sensitive logistics, authentication, supply chain monitoring, and data-rich consumer engagement features using smartphone readable codes, has announced that it has successfully developed VerifyInk, a covert ink technology to run on continuous inkjet printers (CIJ).
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ArticlePackaging Europe’s Readers’ Award 2022 is open for submissions!
We’re excited to reveal that our coveted Readers’ Award will be returning this year as part of our Sustainability Awards 2022!
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ArticleDigimarc and Sealed Air partner to scale product digitisation via smart packaging
Digimarc Corporation has announced that it will partner with Sealed Air with the aim of bringing product digitisation to markets including e-commerce fulfilment and consumer goods at scale through smart packaging.
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ArticleCan advanced recycling support flexible packaging’s quest for circularity?
Sreeparna Das spoke to Bob Powell, CEO of Brightmark, to understand the role advanced recycling – also known as chemical recycling – can play in supporting the demands of the flexible packaging sector, the key growth areas, and the existing challenges to scaling up advanced recycling.
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ArticleHow are automated packaging machines driving sustainability?
Timo Kollmann, managing director at Hugo Beck, discusses the critical role that packaging machinery plays in helping companies develop and scale solutions to meet emerging sustainability and circularity goals.
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ArticleV-Shapes unveils mono-polymer substrates for recyclable high-barrier applications
V-Shapes has developed single-dose polypropylene (PP) sachets that it says are fully recyclable thanks to its high-barrier, mono-polymer substrates that are designed to be detected, sorted, and recycled in the industrial waste stream.
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ArticleHow much should packaging cost?
Ruben Rausing, the founder of Tetra Pak, once said that “packaging should save more than it costs.” Valeriy Krivoshey, Ph.D., editor-in-chief of Packaging Magazine, tells us what companies – and consumers – should bear in mind when thinking about the cost of packaging.
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ArticleMondelez offers global first with QR pack codes to access sustainability and wellbeing initiatives
Mondelēz International is piloting a new, on pack QR code for its UK summer promotion with Merlin Entertainments across a range of Cadbury, Oreo and Barny packs.
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ArticleDow expands flexible packaging recycling initiative to new markets in Africa
Following a successful pilot phase in Nigeria with approximately 520 metric tonnes of flexible packaging waste diverted into mechanical recycling streams and new applications, Dow has announced that its flexible packaging recycling initiative, Project REFLEX, will be expanded to Egypt and Guinea.