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ArticlePackaging as a ‘lighthouse’
Elisabeth Skoda caught up with Kim Cheng, managing director at the German Packaging Institute (dvi) and talked about the ongoing packaging sustainability debate from a German perspective.
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ArticleDouble awards for Van Genechten Packaging at European Carton Excellence Award
Van Genechten Packaging (VGP) has been awarded twice at the European Carton Excellence Awards this year.
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ArticleIndustry 4.0: Are we there yet?
We have been talking about the many facets of Industry 4.0 for so long now that it no longer feels like something that is new or ‘up-and-coming’. But has its full potential truly been realised, and what comes next?
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ArticleBudweiser Brewing Group UK&I to eliminate plastic rings from all products
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I has announced a multi-million pound investment in new technology, allowing it to eliminate plastic rings from can packaging across its entire UK-produced beer range by the end of 2020.
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ArticleMars Wrigley: Insights into FMCG brand-building
How does an FMCG giant like Mars bring its brands to life for consumers? How does it respond to the challenge of tapping into the growing online market?
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ArticleFinalist interviews: 'Social plastic' solutions from Henkel Beauty Care
Philippe Blank, Head of Sustainability, International Packaging Development, Henkel Beauty Care, about its new shampoo and shower gel bottles made from 'social plastics'.
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ArticleFrom recyclate and material savings to tea origami - German Packaging Award 2019 winners announced
The winners of the German Packaging Award 2019 have been chosen. 34 innovations and the best solutions from Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Sweden came out on top.
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ArticlePodcast: How do we address the complex demands of sustainability?
In the first of our series of special 2019 Sustainability Awards podcasts, Graeme Smith discusses Mondi’s case-by-case approach to finding the most sustainable packaging solution.
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ArticleNew tear-off solution for cardboard-plastic packaging
Cardboard-plastic combinations have already made a strong impression for a number of years, delivering a positive environmental impact thanks to their recyclability and extremely ecofriendly properties.
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ArticleAdhesive specialist opens multi-million Euro Frankfurt production plant
Adhesive specialist Beardow Adams, which has its global headquarters and manufacturing plant in Milton Keynes, UK, has opened an additional production facility in Frankfurt, Germany to better serve the market in mainland Europe
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ArticleTekni-Films launches line of monolayer, laminated thermoformable films for cosmetic applications
Tekni-Films, a Tekni-Plex business, is introducing a new line of Tekniflex® PX monolayer and laminated thermoformable films for cosmetic applications.
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ArticleFinalist Interviews: Nowa Packaging takes holistic approach in 'Machinery' category
Less than a week to go until the live Sustainability Awards 2019 ceremony at FachPack! Anna Altner, CEO of The Loop Factory discusses their entry, Nowa Packaging
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ArticleA smart way to reduce food waste
According to research by the SAVE FOOD initiative, around one third of food produced for human consumption every year worldwide - approximately 1.3 billion tonnes - is wasted.
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ArticleFinalist interviews: Hot melt solution from Valco Melton becomes hot topic
Andy Stamp, director of hot melt equipment at Valco Melton, a finalist in the 'machinery' category', tells us about EcoStitch, its all-electric hot melt gluing solution.
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ArticleFinalist interviews: Recyclable multi-material film structures from Hatzopoulos
Today's innovation, the X-CYCLE packaging range from Hatzopoulos, has been nominated in the 'Recyclable Packaging' category.
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ArticleCoca-Cola European Partners to swap shrink wrap for cardboard in Western Europe
Coca-Cola European Partners, will be replacing plastic shrink wrap with cardboard for its can multipacks across Western Europe, removing approximately 4,000 tonnes of single-use plastic per year across the region.
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ArticleMarine bioplastic packaging solution nets James Dyson Award
This year’s UK national James Dyson Award winner, 23-year-old Lucy Hughes from the University of Sussex, attempts to solve the problem of both single-use plastics and inefficient waste streams
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ArticleAlternatives to plastics: more questions than answers
Since early 2018, plastic packaging has been vilified and scapegoated by mainstream media, governments, ‘greenwashing’ PR campaigns, and consumers alike, drawn into the epicentre of the sustainability debate as the plague of our planet.
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ArticleFinalist interviews: Pyroll presents paper packaging that could replace plastic films
Today, Tapani Holappa, sales director for export and subcontracting services at Pyroll, talks us through the development of FlowPap® Evo,
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ArticleK 2019: Kiefel Packaging showcasing 100% post-consumer recycled PET egg tray
Each year approximately 100 billion USD of plastic packaging material value is lost from the economy. It is not only essential to consider used plastic as resource rather than waste from a sustainability perspective, but also economically.