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ArticleNew DFE platform from Fiery automates and streamlines digital print processes
Fiery has revealed the Fiery FS600 Pro platform, designed to help print providers automate job preparation and processing and enhance print quality, security, and efficiency in digital print applications.
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ArticleInnovia Films unveils naturally printable, ‘low-carbon’ label facestock films
At Labelexpo 2023, Innovia Films has launched two new, designed-for-recycling label facestock films – reported to be thinner than traditional filmic label materials, naturally printable, and capable of reducing customers’ carbon footprints.
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ArticleWhat steps is Apple taking to make its packaging more sustainable?
Apple has designed downsized, fibre-based, label-free packaging for its new Apple Watch line and is set to increase its delivery via ‘low-carbon’ transportation – aspiring to phase out plastics and decarbonise its operations by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
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ArticleAmcor and VerifyMe show off connected packaging capabilities at Pack Expo Las Vegas
AIPIA member VerifyMe Inc, together with its subsidiaries Trust Codes Global and PeriShip Global, which provides brand owners with time and temperature-sensitive logistics, supply chain traceability, authentication, anti-counterfeiting, and data-rich brand enhancement services, are demonstrating their connected packaging solution in conjunction with Amcor, a fellow member, at Pack Expo in Las Vegas between September 11-13, 2023.
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ArticleNew solution from Mondi and Robopac stretch wraps pallets in paper
Mondi and Robopac have joined forces to develop a paper stretch wrapping solution and help phase out unnecessary plastics in pallet wrapping applications – claiming to wrap up to 750 pallets with one reel of kraft paper.
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ArticleWinners of Label Industry Global Awards 2023 announced at Labelexpo
The seven winners of the Label Industry Global Awards 2023 – including UPM Raflatac for its label made of ‘ocean-bound’ plastic, CARTES and its automated digital embellishment line, and LINTEC’s polyester-based adhesive – have been announced at Labelexpo Europe 2023.
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ArticleUKRI to reward refillable food and beverage packaging initiatives in £1.5m competition
UKRI has introduced a £1.5 million competition for Liquid Food and Beverages in Refillable Packaging to its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, hoping to incentivise brands, retailers, and consumers to make use of reusable and refillable packaging.
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ArticleBud Light taps into college market with QR-based promotions
Bud Light has released limited-edition college football team packaging for many teams, including the University of Oklahoma. The new packs feature the school’s logo and colours, will be available in stadiums, and can be found everywhere Bud Light is sold.
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ArticleSmurfit Kappa and WestRock agree merger
Following discussions last week around a potential merger, Smurfit Kappa and WestRock have confirmed an agreement to combine their businesses into a $20 billion company.
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ArticleMono-PET bottle and shrink sleeve solution revealed in #SleeveConnect collaboration
EMSUR, Siegwerk, Karlville, and SK microworks have developed a CPET shrink sleeve label for colourless rPET bottles – seeking to create a fully recyclable packaging solution and enhance shrink sleeve technology under the collaborative #SleeveConnect project.
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ArticleScotch Malt Whisky Society reveals unique packaging design for one-off charity bottle
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has unveiled a bespoke paper pulp sculpture infused with wood shavings from the original casks for a one-off bottle of whisky that is set to be auctioned off for charity.
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ArticleSolvay and Hegen partner to bring ‘the first baby bottle made with recycled content’ to the market
Solvay has entered into a strategic partnership with Hegen to produce baby feeding bottles made from recycled, non-fossil feedstock content.
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ArticleEasyfairs: ‘Packaging producers are embracing the circular economy’
Packaging has a vital role to play in the future of our planet. It is a bold claim, but one that rings truer with every passing year. Easyfairs gives its views on this acceleration in our latest opinion article.
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ArticleGerman retailer Netto ensures efficient checkout and plastic recycling with Digimarc Recycle
Netto private labelled food and beverage products are now digitized using Digimarc’s product digitization technology, including incorporating covert digital watermarks into the packaging.
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ArticleQuorn unveils two new products with NaviLens accessibility tech
Quorn has decided to implement NaviLens technology across its entire product range, in a bid to make its meat substitute products accessible for visually impaired people.
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ArticleEU-backed fund invests €50 million in bid to support circularity in plastics industry
The European Union’s European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €50 million in Infinity Recycling’s Circular Plastics Fund, an impact fund that invests in companies developing new processes for the advanced recycling of plastics.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners announces project to explore CO2 upcycling technology
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment into carbon conversion research, which will explore how CO2 captured from the atmosphere could be upcycled to create ethylene, a key component in plastic bottles.
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ArticleHenkel and CCL win award for new sleeve technology
Henkel and CCL Label have won an AWA (Alexander Watson Associates) Award for a pack that uses EcoFloat – a sleeve technology designed to improve the recycling of PET bottle bodies.
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ArticlePenny Black receives additional investment for e-commerce marketing SaaS tool
Penny Black has received £1.5 million in additional seed funding from AGFA and ninepointfive for its e-commerce marketing SaaS tool – a solution currently utilised by a range of brands for personalisation campaigns in product deliveries.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Graphic Packaging’s fibre-based carton for Unilever
In our latest Finalist Interview for the Sustainability Awards, Graphic Packaging spoke to us about its Skip cartonboard pack for laundry detergent capsules, developed for Unilever and nominated in the commercialised Recyclable Packaging category.