Confectionery market: High turnovers and highly competitive

The modular high performance packaging machine CHS was specially designed for gentle wrapping of chocolate products. Image: Theegarten-Pactec Most people enjoy a sweet tooth, but with the trend towards more sustainability, there is also an increase in demand for sweets with more eco-friendly packaging. This puts severe pressure on the confectionery industry to adopt packaging …

Sweet temptation

The confectionery and baked goods segment is an excellent example of the important impact packaging can have on consumer decisions at the point of sale (POS). Almost no other industry benefits as strongly from seasonal trade, which depends considerably on packaging. And there are many occasions that call for colourful special editions: Mother’s Day, Valentine’s …

See Award-Winning Packaging Designs at The Showcase of Packaging Innovations

The Showcase of Packaging Innovations®, sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company, will return to PACK EXPO Las Vegas and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 23–25; Las Vegas Convention Center), highlighting top packaging designs from around the globe, according to PACK EXPO producer, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Greiner Packaging honored at the WorldStar Packaging Awards 2019 for its innovative lid solution

Greiner Packaging’s winning streak continues: The plastic experts have won yet another prize after a series of awards this autumn in Germany, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Austria. At the WorldStar Packaging Awards they have now been honored with the title of “WorldStar Winner 2019”.

Major Industry Growth Forecast as Largest Ever PACK EXPO International Opens

Photo: By Oscar & Associates Pack Expo International 2018 The largest PACK EXPO International and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO in history opens its doors today amidst forecasts of growth in the packaging industry. Based on the newly released State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery Report by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technology, owner …

The intent is not to predict the packaging future but to enable it

drupa today announced the partners who will contribute to the touchpoint packaging 2020 steering committee. After a successful premiere at drupa 2016, touchpoint packaging will once again be the place to be for converters and brand owners involved within the packaging industry. The representatives cover the full spectrum of packaging: Agfa, BOBST, Danone, ESKO, Heidelberg, …

Hispack 2018, cosmetic packaging makes its stand among the expansion strategies of the Marchesini Group

Barcelona (Spain) – A strong focus on the cosmetic packaging market, which has become one of the group’s strategic cornerstones. This is how Marchesini will appear at Hispack 2018, the packaging, process & logistics exhibition to be held in Barcelona from May 8th to 11th this year. Customers will be welcomed at the exhibition booth …

Mo-Con Expandable Blown Film Die from 5 to 17 Layers ‘Flexibility Without Limits’

Figure 3: 325 mm (13”) 5-layer Mo-Con die on a conventional blown film line. Sankt Augustin, Germany—Kuhne Anlagenbau GmbH, a member company of the KUHNE Group, will showcase its latest technology and products including its Mo-Con modular concept blown film die at NPE2018: The Plastics Show—May 7-11, 2018 at the Orange County Convention Center in …