All Comment articles – Page 40
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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.
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ArticleSmithers Pira Launches New European Packaging Landscape Study in Association with Packaging Europe
Smithers Pira and Packaging Europe, both leaders in their markets, have pooled their shared industry knowledge and insight to produce The European Packaging Competitive Landscape: Strategic Forecasts to 2023.
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ArticlePodcast: Circularity and the Label Industry
Avery Dennison hosts a round table discussing the challenges around recycling in the label industry. Featuring Corey Reardon (AWA), Vincent Mooij (SUEZ circpack) and Jenny Wassenaar & Pascale Wautelet of Avery Dennison. Tim Sykes moderates
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ArticleUK Waste Strategy Requires Packaging Producers Pay Costs of Recycling
Businesses will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new UK Government strategy unveiled by the Environment Secretary today.
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ArticleRecyclable Doesn’t Always Mean Recycled: Why Material Choice is Key
Pick up most plastic packaging and the chances are you’ll see the word ‘recyclable’ on it, but an important point to consider in the plastics debate is that that the phrase ‘recyclable’ doesn’t necessarily always mean it will be recycled.
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ArticleTalking Bioplastics in the Year of the Plastics Strategy
“Biomass is the key ingredient that a plastics circular economy must rely on.” Tim Sykes reports on a European Bioplastics conference that was preoccupied with issues around end of life.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Rockwell Automation
Sustainability Awards 2018 sponsor Rockwell Automation explains how harnessing the efficiencies from automation and the data from connected machines can drive improvements in the environmental performance of plants, supply chains and enterprises
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ArticleConvenience is Key to a Successful Deposit Return Scheme in the UK
Plastics Recycling Charity, RECOUP, has undertaken consumer insight research to understand a range of considerations for a Deposit Return Scheme in the UK.
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ArticleThe Complete Package at Contract Pack 2019
Packaging Innovations 2019 is set to welcome back Contract Pack for the twelfth-year at Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019.
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ArticleAutomation Trends in the Packaging Industry
Like many other industries, the packaging sector constantly adapts to market requirements. Changes are being influenced by factors such as regulation, skills shortages and digital transformation.
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ArticleThe Bioplastics Benchmark
The European Bioplastics Conference takes place next week in Berlin. Ahead of the annual, industry-defining summit, Tim Sykes caught up with Hasso von Pogrell to discuss the latest advances in bio-based polymers and their growing impact on packaging
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What does biodegradable packaging mean?
Following soundings with the UK packaging sector, non-government organisations and litter charities, the Foodservice Packaging Association is calling for an end to the description ’biodegradable’ in reference to packaging.
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Coding for compliance in the life sciences industry
At FachPack printing specialist Domino discusses coding for compliance in the life sciences industry in the context of the Falsified Medicines Directive and the broader needs of safety and security across the pharmaceutical / medical supply chain
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Article"We have all the opportunities in the world"
Digital transformation is inevitable. Industry, economy and society are already there. How can companies face these changes and get the most value out of it? Johannes Stemmer, Director Digital Transformation at BEUMER Group, offers his thoughts.
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ArticleSupporting the Circular Economy with Compostable Packaging Solutions
Plastics derived from renewable biomass such as PBC are rising to the sustainability challenge - write Fabien Resweber (PTTMCC Biochem) and Lawrence Theunissen (Reverdia)