All Article articles – Page 207
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ArticleHow and why flexible packaging trends are changing
Nicola Bucchioni, Atlantic team leader at UBE Group’s engineering plastics business unit, presents an overview of flexible packaging trends through the ages, and what the future holds for the category.
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ArticleUsing blockchain to ensure traceability in plastic waste streams
Circulor has announced a partnership with energy company TotalEnergies and Recycling Technologies, a chemical recycler of plastic, to develop a blockchain-enabled traceability solution for hard-to-recycle plastics (HTRP).
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ArticleWebinar: Flexible PET Injection Solutions to be Competitive in a World Demanding Package Variability
To succeed in today’s evolving market, producers must ensure they are selecting the right systems that will provide the flexibility and adaptability to transform these market challenges into opportunities
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ArticleAmcor announces ‘breakthrough’ healthcare lidding technology for combination products
Amcor today announced the launch of a proprietary healthcare lidding technology that will be utilized for combination products – those consisting of two or more regulated components (device, drug or biologic).
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ArticleStructural shortages could ingrain recycled polyolefins volatility
In this comment piece, Mark Victory, Senior Editor, Recycling at ICIS, explores the reasons behind a rising disconnect between virgin and recycled polyolefin prices.
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ArticleSealed Air set to launch two new solutions at PPMA 2021
Sealed Air will showcase two brand-new solutions on its stand at this year’s PPMA show – a paper void fill system and an all-in-one bubble wrap inflator.
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ArticleSOMIC shows packaging machinery innovation at Fachpack 2021
At Fachpack 2021 in Nuremberg, SOMIC will showcase its machinery concept which the company says combines energy efficiency and user friendliness.
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ArticlePets at Home to trial flexible food packaging recycling points
Pets at Home is introducing dedicated recycling points for flexible pet food packaging across 40 of its stores.
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ArticleMcDonald's Germany tests new packaging concept at 30 sites
McDonald's Germany is trialling a switch from paperboard boxes to thin wrapping paper, a move which the company says will save around 70% of packaging material.
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ArticleNovolex® acquires Vegware to broaden global compostable footprint
US-based packaging producer Novolex® has acquired Vegware, a provider of compostable foodservice packaging headquartered in Edinburgh in the U.K.
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ArticleGerman supermarket chain trials packaging free sections
German supermarket chain Kaufland has announced that it is currently trialling packaging free sections within its supermarkets that allows customers to buy food items such as organic pasta, rice, lentils or dried fruit without the use of packaging.
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ArticleAqua Pura launches recyclable bottle with new shape and integrated cap
Aqua Pura is rolling out new recyclable bottles made from recycled material with a 'flip to open, snap to close" integrated cap.
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ArticleFinalist interview: HP PageWide Technology Sustainability Impact
Next up in our series of Sustainability Awards finalist interviews is HP with its PageWide Technology Sustainability Impact, which focuses on the life cycle of a package - a finalist in the Best Practice category.
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ArticleSchreiner Medipharm presents new multifunctional label
To enhance convenience and efficiency in global clinical trials, Schreiner MediPharm has developed a new specialty label for infusion bottles.
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ArticleCollaboration shows recyclability of Gualapack's monomaterial PP spouted pouch
TOMRA and Gualapack have been working together to prove the recyclability of Gualapack’s monomaterial PP spouted pouch through all stages of treatment of a DKR rigid PP waste stream.
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ArticleA closer look at a novel beverage carton alternative
ReZorce®, devised by UK-based company Zotefoams is a mono-material HDPE recyclable barrier food and beverage packaging that sets out to be an alternative for multilayer beverage cartons.
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ArticleSP Scientific presents boxes that fit items they carry
SP Scientific Products (SP) has announced a new approach to product packaging with its new task-specific packaging that the company says is designed to enhance productivity, alleviate labour costs, and reduce environmental impact.
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ArticlePragmatIC Semiconductor leads project to increase the value of plastic waste
Flexible electronics developer PragmatIC Semiconductor has announced it is working on an Innovate UK, Manufacturing Made Smarter project to increase the quality of plastic recyclate.
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ArticleAmazon’s new frustration-free packaging programme: An opportunity to re-think old habits
In this comment piece, John Blake, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain Practice, looks at the potential and wider impacts of Amazon's frustration free packaging programme.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Brookfarm Roll ‘n’ Recycle Pouch from O F Packaging
In the latest of our Sustainability Awards finalists interview series, we take a closer look at the Brookfarm Roll ‘n’ Recycle Pouch from Australian company O F Packaging – a 100% kerbside recyclable high-barrier stand-up pouch that has been nominate