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SIG Digital Printing expects to offer fast, flexible printing for aseptic cartons
SIG is introducing SIG Digital Printing for its aseptic carton packs, which is set to enable fast, flexible, full-colour digital printing without the need for cylinders or printing forms.
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Coding and marking solution for expiry dates and more revealed by Leibinger
Leibinger is aiming to usher in a ‘new era’ of on-pack code marking with its new Coding & Marking System, which it will exhibit at this year’s interpack.
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Packaging industry calls for preservation of European internal market legal basis in hopes of ensuring circularity
Over 120 packaging industry associations have signed a joint letter asserting that co-legislators can achieve the environmental and economic objectives of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation by preventing the erosion of its internal market legal basis.
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‘The only way to stop the flow of plastic into our oceans is to understand the problem’
A key part of putting an end to plastic pollution is enhancing our understanding of exactly where this plastic is coming from in the first place. To that end, Prevented Ocean Plastic is embarking on a research project with experts from the University of Georgia that will explore this issue. Raffi Schieir, Director of Prevented Ocean Plastic and Bantam Materials, tells us more.
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Blue Ocean Closures and partners work towards production of fibre jar lids
Blue Ocean Closures is teaming up with Swed-jam and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) to explore the production of bio-based fibre lids for jams, smoothies, compotes, and other lidded foods and beverages and reduce the environmental impact of metal screw lids.
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ITC Packaging unveils bioplastic for injection blow-moulded container production
ITC Packaging has implemented its Bio2Bio bioplastic solution into its portfolio to produce bottles, tubs, and other injection blow-moulded containers for the food and cosmetics markets.
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MCC Verstraete and Pagès Group’s Molded Fiber Labeling to apply paper labels to round fibre moulded packs
MCC Verstraete and Pagès Group will be showing their Molded Fiber Labeling (MFL) technology at interpack 2023, with live demonstrations of its application of paper labels to round fibre moulded tubs.
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EU funding awarded to Saveggy for expansion of edible cucumber coating technology
Saveggy has received a Eurostars grant of over €440,000 to further develop its fossil-free, edible coating to extend the shelf life of cucumbers by preventing dehydration, oxidation, and microorganism growth.
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AI and the future of packaging
The future of the packaging industry will be influenced by a range of disruptive themes, with artificial intelligence (AI) being one of the biggest to have a significant impact on packaging companies. Where should food and drink brands invest to ensure they keep up with the rest of the FMCG industry? Adam Sears, VP of Client Service (UK/IE/AUS) at Equator Design, tells us more.
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Focus on food safety, recyclability and the circular economy
Food packaging specialist AMB Spa will present its latest innovations at interpack 2023 from 4-10 May in Duesseldorf, Germany.We spoke to Swan Cecatto, Sustainability Manager at AMB, about the company, current challenges and the growing importance of innovation to find sustainable solutions.
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Paper label materials said to enable PET and HDPE bottle recycling unveiled by UPM Raflatac
UPM Raflatac has introduced new paper label materials – with certification for recyclability for PET and HDPE bottles – into its wash-off SmartCircle portfolio in a bid to facilitate complete circularity for plastic packaging solutions.
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Updates to Avery Dennison atma.io connected product cloud incorporate AI features
Prominent AIPIA member Avery Dennison Corporation has announced updates to its atma.io connected product cloud, which is helping brands transform their supply chains. The platform now manages over 28 billion items for brands across the apparel, retail, food, and healthcare sectors, the company reveals.
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Cognex aims to enhance inspection with AI-based vision system
Cognex has launched its In-Sight 3800 Vision System for high-speed production lines – reportedly offering an extensive vision toolset, powerful imaging capabilities, and flexible software for various inspection applications.
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Sanofi and Haleon to work towards petroleum-free consumer health bottles as newest members of Bottle Collective
Sanofi and Haleon have joined PA Consulting and PulPac’s Bottle Collective in a joint effort to develop cellulose-based bottles and replace virgin plastics sourced from petroleum in consumer health product packaging.
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UPM Specialty Papers and Henkel join forces on new heat-sealable barrier paper concept
A collaboration between UPM Specialty and Henkel has resulted in a new recyclable, heat-sealable barrier paper material that the companies say is compatible with existing packaging lines, while offering a “high level” of grease resistance.
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How does Burger King’s new deposit return scheme work in practice?
Reusable cups are now available at Burger King locations in Germany, with consumers making a deposit of €1.00 each to obtain one, before dropping it off and getting refunded at a distribution point post-use, ready for the cup to be washed and used again. We caught up with RECUP, Burger King’s partner on the project, to learn more.
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MIT develops an unclonable micro tag for crop seeds to fight counterfeiting
Average crop yields in Africa are consistently far below those expected, and one significant reason is the prevalence of counterfeit seeds whose germination rates are far lower than those of the genuine ones. There have been many attempts to prevent this counterfeiting through tracking labels, but none have proved effective.
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‘Alexa, is my food still fresh?’ New vacuum containers talk to consumers
Israeli startup Silo has developed a vacuum-seal container system that incorporates a built-in Alexa (Amazon’s cloud-based voice service) feature that not only keeps the food fresher for longer, but also reminds consumers to use stuff already stored in their fridges.
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Pasta Garofalo unveils recyclable pack that uses 30% PCR
Pasta Garofalo has launched new recyclable packaging made from 30% recycled material, using material obtained via a chemical recycling process.
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Fedrigoni releases new paper range for e-commerce paper packaging
Fedrigoni Group has launched its new Symbol Pack range in pursuit of a high-quality unboxing experience for online shoppers, with the paper expected to be applied in the beauty, cosmetics, food, and beverage markets.