All Comment articles – Page 38
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ArticleSmart Labeling Applications for the Healthcare Industry
The global radio frequency identification (RFID) market for healthcare is expanding at a double-digit rate — and by 2022, it’s estimated to be worth $4.9 billion according to Grand View Research.
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ArticleHow the Digital Shift is Impacting the Packaging Industry
As a carrier of digital technologies, packaging offers promising options for improving logistics and production processes – how smart does it need to be to do this?
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ArticlePolyolefins United
The embryonic PCEP project is starting to take shape. On taking on the role of chairman in December 2018, David Baker spoke to Tim Sykes about the organisation’s aims and the conclusions of its recent workshop
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ArticleThe Ambitious Realism of kp’s Pledge
Positive Plastics Pledge articulates kp's sustainability strategy and commitments for the coming decade. Tim Sykes visited CEO Daniel Dayan in London to interrogate the vision and concrete plans behind this document.
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ArticleTIJ Gets Serious on Flexibles
TIJ (thermal inkjet) is challenging TT (thermal transfer) as the coding technology of choice for web-based materials, says Richard Pether, Director at coding specialist Rotech Machines.
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ArticleLive from Davos: TerraCycle & Global Brand Owners Launch Retail Platform Based on Reusable Packaging
Working towards a world of zero waste and a lighter overall environmental footprint, a coalition of global brand owners and TerraCycle today unveils Loop™ – an innovative, online shopping concept challenging our reliance on single use packaging
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ArticleChallenges and Opportunities for Fresh Produce Packaging
FRUIT LOGISTICA covers every sector of the fresh produce business and aims to provide a complete picture of the latest innovations, products and services at every link in the international supply chain.
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When it Comes to Packaging, Less (Information) is More for Luxury Brands
In response to demands to include more detail on Duty Free product packing, Nikki Fisher, head of staffing at Blackjack Promotions outlines a complementary way to convey complex information to customers in an accessible and easy way: face to face.
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ArticleAxion: Industry Needs a Recycling Solution for PP Films
With research showing that polypropylene (PP) film is readily recyclable, industry needs to plan a viable solution to recover the 100,000 tonnes of this packaging material put on the market every year in the UK, urges Axiom.
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ArticleThe Momentum of Metal Cans
Kathryn Fox, Global Marketing Manager at Videojet Technologies, looks at the continued rise in the use of metal packaging and the coding and marking challenges it presents
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ArticleDoes Hot Melt Tamper Evidence Raise the Bar for Pharma?
Ahead of next month's FMD deadline, Spanish pharma giant Cinfa and Valco Melton talk to Packaging Europe about the merits of using hot melt technology to meet tamper evidence requirements
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ArticleSurvey Highlights the Opportunities and Challenges of Digitisation in the Food Industry
Many food manufacturers consider digitisation will have a huge role to play in the future of the food sector – but the majority still see a number of hurdles that need to be overcome in order to maximise the opportunity.
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ArticleThe Long Road to Carbon-Neutral Paper
On the occasion of the official completion of the first phase of the PROVIDES project, Bernard de Galembert, CEPI’s innovation director, tells Packaging Europe about the progress of CEPI’s 2050 roadmap.
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ArticleTöpfer Kulmbach Sees Bright Future with hubergroup Cradle to Cradle Certified Inks
Located in Kulmbach, Germany, Töpfer Kulmbach has specialized in the production of labels and packaging for the international beverage industry for 100 years.
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ArticlePharmaceutical packaging – what to expect in 2019
Pharmaceutical packaging is an industry going from strength to strength and its shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, by 2025 the market is expected to be worth $128 billion.
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ArticleReducing recalls of biologics through manufacturing standards
Biologics and biosimilars are drugs which emerged a few decades ago and are now stepping into the pharmaceutical spotlight in a big way.
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ArticleSIG's 'Consumer-Centric Journey': From Ideas to Innovation
True innovation isn’t something that happens overnight. And it isn’t something that always comes from a flash of brilliance.
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ArticleSeven Challenges for Packaging Production and what they mean for Printers and Converters
The printing and converting industry for packaging production across labels, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated boards is undergoing a massive transformation. It is important for all converters to understand the main challenges ahead.
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ArticleBusinesses must prepare for significant compliance scheme reporting changes in 2019
The new year brings a number of changes to environmental compliance reporting schemes across the EU, potentially leaving unaware firms at risk of fines and incurring financial penalties as high as €200,000, says Lorax Compliance.
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ArticleNovel Packaging for Extending Shelf Life
A report published by PreScouter, Inc. explored a selection of the most innovative recent developments in novel packaging for the purposes of extending shelf life.