What role will active and intelligent components play in future food and drink packaging? We caught up with Chip Tonkin, director of the US based Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Interpack 2011 to find out.
Amcor said its profits soared 55 per cent to €197m (A$267m) in the six months ending 31 December thanks to significant savings in the wake of the Alcan takeover and steady sales volumes.
Higher output, the capability for full integration into automated packaging lines and flexibility are benefits claimed by Multivac for its new twin lane traysealer.
The results of the inaugural FoodProductionDaily.com survey gauging the outlook for the food and drink processing industry reveal that commodity and packaging material price increases, the bugbear of the past few months, are proving a challenge for 80...
A new report that sets out for the first time a common language and metrics for sustainable packaging will help reduce its carbon footprint, cut costs and boost the industry’s public image, said the Global Packaging Project (GPP).
Lightweighting can be a win-win strategy, reducing the impact of packaging on both the environment and profit margins but food and drink companies are learning that it is not always the best way forward.
Increasing revenues, growth in the emerging markets and a belief that companies will boost spending on packaging over the next two years are all trends forecast in a new industry survey.
LyondellBasell has today announced the global launch of a new polyethylene (PE) resin for use in flexible packaging that it said is tougher, lighter and easier to process.
Robot specialist, Adept Technology is launching a new high-speed device for the hygienic handling of meat and poultry products at next week’s Pack Expo show in Las Vegas.
Packaging giant Sonoco is to launch a new umbrella brand for its packaging solutions and recycling services to showcase their sustainability credentials.
Swedish packaging firm Tetra Pak has acquired the assets of two
Australian food processing companies, strengthening its portfolio
of solutions for cheese and dairy powder.
British chocolatier Montezuma is one of the latest confectionery
companies to promote its green credentials by introducing recycled
and recyclable packaging.
Graphic Packaging Co. and Altivity Packaging this week agreed to
merge, combining operations to become a paperboard packaging
supplier with $4.4bn in sales worldwide.
A new oxygen barrier film designed to offer a biodegradable
alternative to existing packaging materials is undergoing testing
as it moves towards commercialisation.
Wal-Mart yesterday announced the online rollout of a "green"
ratingsystem for the packaging used by all of its product
suppliers, onethat will eventually determine who can sell to the
world's largest retailer.
A plan by Wal-Mart to become more environmentally friendly will
have a gigantic ripple effect onprocessors, both in the packaging
and sourcing of their products.
The steel packaging industry must promote its strengths better if
it is to survive difficult market conditions, reports Anthony
Fletcher from the 2005 International Steel Packaging Congress
in Dusseldorf.
Aluminium producers can expect a good year in 2005, with foil sales
hitting an all-time high, but packagers will have to deal with
all-time high costs, writes Anthony Fletcher.
BASF is the most admired chemical company in the world according to
US business magazine Fortune, despite continually pushing up
packaging material prices, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Nova Chemicals is to expand its Arcel mouldable foam resin
manufacturing capacity to 100 million pounds per year by the end of
2006 to meet soaring demand.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has urged the government to
help the packaging sector face up to the rising cost of plastics
and printing inks. Anthony Fletcher reports.
Automated Packaging Systems has launched a third-generation
protective packaging system to take advantage of a sector that is
predicted to grow by 5.2 per cent annually through to 2008.
Rexam CEO Rolf Borjesson told FoodProductionDaily.com
yesterday that the packaging industry is only just beginning to
adopt new technology that could transform the food industry, and
that the industry will be characterised by consolidation...
Boxer, a design consultant firm based in Birmingham, England, has
developed a new graphic packaging design for fast food giant
McDonald's. "We were very impressed by Boxer's breakthrough
approach to the casting process...
Eastman Chemical, the world's largest producer of polyester and
copolyester plastics for packaging, has joined Rexam as headline
sponsors of the Packaging Innovation Show, part of Total Processing
& Packaging 2004.
Third quarter results from Finnish firm Suominen suggest that 2003
has not been a particularly great year for those operating in the
packaging industry. This years' financial performance is not
expected to reach the level of...
The UK Institute of Packaging has opened up the gates for entrants
to its 2004 Starpack Awards in a bid to discover the best that
packaging currently offers.
Swedish company AssiDomän Frövi has supplied French processed
vegetables company Compagnie Bretonne de l'Artichaut with a
packaging solution which is said to reduce material usage by
between 10 and 14 per cent.
UK-based CADCAM developer Delcam is to launch a free guide to
packaging design and manufacture at the Packaging Digest/Pira
International conference Packaging Design & Innovation
to be held 22 to 23 April 2003 in Washington DC,...
The number of people attending this year's Hispack expo in
Barcelona was down on the previous show, although the organisers
claim that the quality of visitors was high and that business
remained brisk on the stands.
A top packaging design and manufacturing company has launched its
latest state-of-the-art system onto the British market, hard on the
heels of its new selling direct campaign.
The international Pack Expo, to be held in Las Vegas this October,
is 91 per cent sold and on pace to be a record-setting event -
according to its organisers.
This year's OPPack awards, held in Luxembourg last week, reflected
the growing use of OPP film in non-traditional market segments and
applications within the food packaging industry.
Sonoco CEO, Harris DeLoach, has outlined plans for the company to
reach $4 billion (€4bn) in sales by 2006 which include plans for
further growth of the company's European division.
In the US, the Foodservice & Packaging Institute, (FPI) has
published and released to its members its bi-annual 'Market
Research Study on Foodservice Packaging Products'.
Chicago-based Excalibur Pallet Group, a manufacturer of quality
engineered paper pallets and other transport packaging products for
the food and beverage industry, this week announced the
introduction of its newly expanded product...
Hydro Aluminium of Norway has said that by the end of the year it
expects to sell the flexible packaging operations it acquired in
Germany during the take over of VAW Aluminium in January.
Recalling products because of design flaws can be prevented,
according to packaging researcher Roland ten Klooster, who will
give a presentation on the subject at the end of this month.
The Packaging Education Forum will induct five packaging
professionals into the Packaging Hall of Fame during its annual
Packaging Leadership Awards ceremonies, held on 5 November, in
conjunction with Pack Expo in Chicago.
RoseForgrove, the UK packaging machine specialist, has recently
fulfilled an order to supply its second RF112 Roll Wrapper to Greek
company Papadopoulos who will utilise the machine alongside its
existing machine to pack a new range...
Amcor Ltd. (AMCR), the world's fourth-largest packaging company,
continues to play an aggressive role in global industry
consolidation, recently announcing that it will acquire Tobepal SA,
the flexible packaging and extrusion...
