All Rigid Packaging articles – Page 38
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ArticleNew Platform to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) has announced that it has launched a new platform to drive the industry’s engagement in carton recycling across Europe.
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ArticleBody and Finish Coating Measurements in one Operation
Agr International, Inc. recently announced the introduction of the Combined Coating Measurement System (CCMS) for measuring metallic coatings on both the finish and body regions of glass containers.
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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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ArticleGetting ready for the German Packaging Law
On January 1st, 2019, the new German Packaging Law comes into force. Packaging Europe takes a look at what German companies and those selling their packaging into Germany have to bear in mind, and how companies and associations have been preparing.
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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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ArticleFirst Mile and KeyKeg Kick-start a Closed-loop Recycling Programme for Plastic Beer Kegs
Most plastic beverage kegs in the UK are not recycled and often end up in landfill. To overcome this problem, First Mile have teamed up with KeyKeg and OneCircle to create a circular programme which recycles plastic kegs.
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ArticleJospak’s New Food Packaging Solution Contains up to 85% less Plastic
Finnish start-up company Jospak has created a board-based tray packaging that contains up to 85% less plastic than a regular plastic alternative.
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ArticleChadwicks Launches Transparent Pre-cut Lid
Chadwicks of Bury has developed the company’s first transparent pre-cut lid for enhanced product appeal. The ultra-clear lid is suitable for a wide variety of products and will seal to PP, PS and PET pots and containers.
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Styrenics Circular Solutions aims towards circular economy
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint industry initiative to drive the shift to a more circular economy for styrenics, has announced its incorporation as an independent organisation and collaboration platform.
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ArticleScaling Solutions to Produce Sustainable Polymers
Biome Technologies, the parent company of Biome Bioplastics, has received further government funding as part of its £6 million programme to use industrial biotechnology techniques to produce a new range of highly sustainable polymers.
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ArticleTata Steel reimagines the can
Tata Steel has launched a style guide showcasing its conceptual pod food can, produced using Protact, the company’s polymer coated steel.
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ArticleVideo Gaming meets Corrugated Cardboard
Nintendo Labo was this year’s game changer from Japanese console and video game maker Nintendo. It turns modular components made of corrugated cardboard into interactive gaming controllers that link directly with the Nintendo Switch TV console.
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ArticleSidel BoostPRIME Opens the Door to Premiumisation
BoostPRIME™ is a PET packaging solution, offering an alternative for hot-filled beverages in PET bottles. It expands the opportunities for product premiumisation and revenue generation with no compromise on packaging performance.
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ArticleGerman Plastics Packaging Industry Sets itself Ambitious Recycling Targets for 2025
Handling resources in an efficient and responsible manner has long played an important role in the German plastics packaging industry – in ecological as well as in economic terms.
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ArticlePackaging Connections 30/11/2018
This week's video highlights from the world of packaging include a bottle from 100% recycled plastics and a cardboard honeycomb structure previously used for surfboards protecting wine bottles in transit.
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ArticleFirst Reusable Coffee Cup Offering Contactless Payments to be Packaged in Recycled Takeaway Cups
Sustainability Awards winner James Cropper has been working with Costa on recovering and recycling its takeaway coffee cups since the launch of CupCyclingTM in September 2017.
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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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ArticleFood Packaging Solutions by Multivac on Show
From 6 to 8 February 2019 MULTIVAC will be exhibiting at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019 as a supplier of complete solutions for the food sector.
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ArticleGermany’s First Mineral Water Bottle from 100% Recycled Plastics
Social enterprise brand share is the first manufacturer in Germany to offer its mineral water made from bottles made from 100% recycled plastics.
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ArticleDealing with the Special Challenges of Dairy Closures
Dairy products belong to a growing product group in global food consumption. Liquid dairy products are forecasted to grow by 30% between the years 2010 and 2020 to reach 350 billion liters.