All Comment articles – Page 21
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ArticleINWED21: Why we must consider the bigger picture
To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2021, Marie Sandin, vice president for projects, engineering and plant automation at Tetra Pak, talks about her experiences and why involving more women in the packaging industry is so important.
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ArticleWhat are the key lessons from the AIP’s reports into the effects of packaging design on food waste?
The Australian Institute of Packaging recently conducted two reports on the effect of packaging design on food waste. In this article, the organisation’s executive director, Nerida Kelton unpacks the reports’ key findings.
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ArticleTaking a closer look at AB InBev’s ‘lightest beer bottle in the world’
To learn more about AB InBev's latest innovation, as well as the company’s wider packaging sustainability ethos, we talked with Frederik De Graaf, global director of packaging development at AB InBev.
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Article‘Green chemicals’: The next industrial revolution?
A recent report from consultancy firm PreScouter argues that ‘green chemistry’ could be the next industrial revolution that impacts all industries.
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ArticleThe potential for printing packaging in-house
Rob Brown, Senior Manager Business Development Industry Print, OKI Europe Ltd, explores the latest innovations that are finally making short run packaging printing both viable and profitable for print service providers
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ArticleCircular Packaging Q&A with Vincent Mooij
Welcome to the first in an ongoing series in which Vincent Mooij, Director of SUEZ.circpack®, gives his take on some of the biggest challenges faced by the industry today on its journey towards circularity.
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ArticleConsumers prioritise product safety and user-friendliness with tethered closures, according to new survey
Sidel recently carried out a survey with the aim of getting a better understanding of consumers’ environmental perceptions, their requirements for closures in general, and their opinions about tethered caps.
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ArticleHow can the industry increase the rate of easily recyclable plastic packs?
A recent study from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research found that only 27% of plastic packaging on the Dutch market is easily recyclable. How can the industry boost this rate?
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ArticleConfectionery in paper – more than a gimmick?
In recent weeks and months, we have seen a flurry of announcements of confectionery brands moving some of their packaging from plastics to paper. What were the challenges that had to be overcome, and how scalable is paper as a packaging solution?
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview with Microban
In our latest Rapid Interview, we speak with Kimberley Cherrington, international marketing manager at antimicrobial protection specialist Microban.
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ArticleNew technology allows use of clear PET packaging for toothpaste
Invented at MIT by Dave Smith and Professor Kripa Varanasi, the patended LiquiGlide technology removes friction, allowing thick, slow-moving liquids to flow more easily. We take a closer look at the technology.
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ArticleEverything you need to know about the UK’s incoming Plastic Packaging Tax
From April 2022, a new tax on plastic packaging will be in place in the UK. Which products will be affected, how much is it, what penalties and sanctions are in place if manufacturers don’t comply, and what steps should the industry be taking now?
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ArticleWhy is packaging the necessary tactic for food and beverage in an omnichannel era?
Robert Lockyer of Delta Global believes food and drink brands must reassess an essential sales driver - packaging – and adapt swiftly to the demand for unique, premium presentation.
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Article‘Smooth waters don’t make strong sailors’: How packaging producers handle fluctuating resin prices
How are plastic packaging producers handling price fluctuations in order to smooth the waves for their customers, and protect their businesses? Emma-Jane Batey reports.
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ArticleMondi and DOECO on what makes a successful collaboration
Natalia Shamina, head of sales for North-Eastern Europe at Mondi, and Michael Comi, CMO & CCO International at DOECO, go in-depth on their companies’ collaborative approach to producing fibre-based trays for the foodservice industry.
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ArticleDoes sustainability mean anything anymore?
Packaging brand owners risk slowing the momentum of sustainability gains as a result of greenwashing, argues David Harding-Brown, CEO at Ecoveritas, in our latest comment feature.
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Article“Beverage packaging for the 21st century” – a close-up look at Garçon Wines
Garçon Wines has made waves in the industry with its reimagination of the traditional glass wine bottle – a flat bottle that fits through a standard letterbox and that is made from 100% recycled PET.
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ArticleOvercoming the barriers to authentic recyclability
Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of recycling consultancy Nextek, explains how good design principles can help brand owners to overcome the barriers to achieving optimum recycling.
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview with Asia Pulp & Paper
We caught up with Christopher Wong, SVP and global business unit head for industrial paper at Asia Pulp & Paper, for our latest Rapid Interview.
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ArticleHow robots can help meet the opportunities of change
In this comment piece, Roy Fraser, Global Product Manager for ABB, explains how robotic automation is providing the answer to meeting the opportunities facing the retail and distribution value chain.