Tetra Pak highlights cutting-edge innovations at PACK EXPO 2024

Empowers manufacturers with sustainable solutions for high-quality food and beverage production Denton, Texas (October 21, 2024) – Tetra Pak, a pioneer and world-leading food processing and packaging solutions company, will be showcasing its latest integrated innovations to help customers push boundaries at 2024 PACK EXPO in Chicago, Nov. 3-6, Booth N-6141, in the North Building, McCormick …

Food vacuum system containers use SABIC’s circular PP with ocean bound plastic content

B!POD food vacuum containers with about 50% ocean-bound plastic content, made with SABIC® PP polypropylene resin. • Certified circular SABIC® PP polypropylene from advanced recycled ocean bound plastic (OBP) helps reduce marine litter and accelerate circularity. • Sustainable material solution from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio meets demanding performance specifications for food contact approved vacuum containers. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, …

First 7,5 million drinking straws in the US to be made of compostable material from Gaia Biomaterials

American sustainable serviceware producer Evanesce is just about to start producing the first 7.5 million drinking straws made from Biodolomer, a compostable material based on limestone. Biodolomer is developed and manufactured in Sweden by Gaia Biomaterials. “The US market is 500 million straws – per day, and we offer a material that gives the feeling …

BOPP Film Demand Remains Strong as Consumer Habits Evolve

The report concludes that direct food packaging is still the most important application for BOPP films as modern retail caters to a market that craves packaged foods more than ever. Food security and convenience remain important drivers for packaged food growth in low-income markets. 58% of BOPP film demand is used for direct food packaging, and if labels are included, this rises to 65%. Snack foods are the most important food category for BOPP films by volume.

Flexible packaging manufacturers are optimistic for the future

Düsseldorf, July 2024 – The members of Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) met for their annual summer conference in June, this time in Copenhagen. After an economically challenging 2023, the industry is cautiously optimistic about the future and is forecasting moderate growth for 2024. The meeting provided a valuable platform for the exchange of information which included an …

Together with Greiner Packaging, Constantia Flexibles introduces a certified home compostable coffee capsule solution

certified home compostable coffee capsule solution Copyright: Greiner Packaging Innovative partnership raising the bar for more sustainability in coffee capsules Vienna, July 16, 2024 Greiner Packaging and Constantia Flexibles have partnered to introduce an innovative, fully home compostable coffee capsule solution. In this collaboration, Greiner Packaging supplies the body of the capsule, while Constantia Flexibles …

Recycled PET dip-in pack for glittery lip gloss

French beauty brand Si Si La Paillette believes that life is more beautiful with glitter. It is on a mission to help people shine, without polluting the planet. Its plant-based glitter is biodegradable and cruelty-free, with over 99% ingredients of natural origin. For its first ever lip gloss, it partnered with international beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack, to develop a packaging solution that reflected its values. The Gala dip-in pack was paired with The Elegant applicator, to ensure the perfect delivery, enhance the user experience and convey the brand’s joyful identity.

Compostable packaging for the new Beavertown crisps to help with mental health

Beavertown, a British brewery based in Tottenham, is well-known across the country for its craft beers including Neck Oil, Gamma Ray, Lupuloid, and Bones. Alongside its beers, the brewery has this month partnered with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to launch a limited edition packet of crisps with a difference: cheddar and jalapeño flavoured crisps aimed at starting conversations around mental health.

NEWS From NPE.. SABIC introduces VALOX™ HX325HP resin for high-precision diabetes management devices, offering excellent processability & chemical resistance

SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, today announced the availability of VALOX™ HX325HP resin, a new high-performance, medical-grade, injection molding polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin. Developed especially for high-precision parts, such as components of insulin delivery pens, insulin pumps, auto-injectors and continuous glucose monitors, this new resin combines outstanding processability with high chemical resistance and validated biocompatibility.

Packaging – “Place your bets” – a wave of changes on the horizon

Digital technologies are an incredible tool, not a threat, and it will intelligently complement conventional technologies that will persist for decades. We will also see the rise of hybrid solutions combining the best of both worlds. Many label converters and commercial printing companies can testify to the advantages of digital technology. The adage “we fear what we do not know” remains true in most industries.

Redefining packaging: touchpoint packaging at drupa 2024

How can brands reach their full potential using package design and production? drupa will present innovative solutions from 28 May to 07 June 2024 in Düsseldorf. touchpoint packaging in Hall 3 will be a hot spot for topics regarding the future of packaging. Industry players, trade and university representatives, designers, materials suppliers, printers and converters …

Syensqo partners with TOMRA to advance the sorting of multilayer PVDC packaging waste

Joint project proves the feasibility of separating multilayer PVDC films from polyolefins in used packaging structures Brussels, March 13, 2024 – Syensqo and TOMRA, a leading provider of sensor-based sorting technology and solutions for the circular economy, have joined forces to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of separating and sorting multi-component plastic structures in …

Facegloss packaging blends recyclability with aesthetics

Quadpack helps influencer’s new beauty brand get off the ground with full packaging range Launching a new beauty brand in a competitive market is no easy feat. facegloss burst onto the scene in October 2023 with a full collection of skincare products. Four months on, the Spanish brand is trending hard, acclaimed on social networks …

BOBST unveils innovations on the road to drupa 2024

Mex, Switzerland, 26th March 2024 – BOBST today announced its latest advancements across all industry segments – flexible packaging, labels, folding carton, corrugated board, and services – to help its customers to thrive in the current and future packaging environment. At drupa 2024, visitors to the stage area will have the opportunity to find out …

What do consumers really think about packaging?

Elisabeth Skoda – editor at large at Packaging Europe The last in-person drupa took place seven years ago, and the packaging industry and the world have changed dramatically since then. A pandemic, a global economic crisis, a war in Europe, and the ever more obvious effects of global heating becoming clearer have changed the industry …

Soluciones de automatización y robótica para aumentar la eficiencia y sostenibilidad de la logística 

El sector de la logística se encuentra en pleno momento transformador, mejorando su eficiencia y competitividad en aras de ofrecer un servicio más completo y optimizado.  Yaskawa, empresa líder en automatización y robótica, cuenta con una amplia gama de soluciones específicamente diseñadas para posibilitar esta transformación del sector logístico.  En un mundo completamente globalizado, y …

Superando las expectativas: aumenta productividad y disminuye paros

Fabricante de embalajes plásticos crea un equipo permanente de Mantenimiento Productivo Total en la planta gracias al cuál se logró reducir los tiempos de paro en un 50%. El cliente es una empresa de inyección, extrusión y soplo de envases plásticos que es líder global en fabricación y tecnología de embalajes plásticos y sistemas de …

En el 2024, toda la publicidad digital para la industria del empaque, envase, embalaje, en un solo sitio.

Como llegar a millones de lectores profesionales de la industria con una mínima inversión. Todos los que vendemos bienes y servicios de empaque, envase y embalaje, deseamos llegar a millones de clientes en la industria que consuman las máquinas, los equipos, consumibles, servicios de mantenimiento, materiales y empaques, etc, que nuestras empresas venden. Adicionalmente, debemos …

drupa 2024 – Looking back to look forward

Julia Cole – Strategic Marketing Consultant Having started my lifetime career in print during the 1980s, I have seen so much incredible transformation in technology both specific to print and in our everyday lives. Moving to work for HP almost 20 years ago certainly gave me a new perspective. Heading up the marketing team, we …

SABIC and partners introduce first in-mold labeling solution with certified renewable polymers for food packaging containers

• Collaboration with Taghleef Industries, Karydakis IML S.A. and Kotronis Packaging to promote the use of certified renewable polypropylene resins from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio for the production of mono-PP thin-wall containers with in-mold labeling (IML) in an integrated single-step injection molding process. • Both cups and label film made with mass balance certified renewable feedstock derived …