Global packaging group Sonoco has just opened a new manufacturing
facility in Brazil to produce steel easy-open closures for use on
metal cans. Annual capacity of the plant is projected to be more
than one billion closures.
A survey published today suggests that packaging companies across
Europe are taking the EU's packaging and packaging waste
directive's essential requirements seriously. The independent
survey of Europen members shows that...
Innovative packaging is set to form a central component at this
year's Total Processing & Packaging expo in Birmingham, UK. A
spin-off event within the show, entitled Total Innovation Design
Centre Excellence, will highlight...
Owens-Illinois (O-I) plastics group has introduced a new line of
multi-layer, injection-blow-moulded plastic bottles and vials. The
company has selected Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from
Ticona, the technical polymers business...
Leading juice manufacturer Pampryl has become the first French
producer to adopt aseptically filled multi-layer PET for its
ambient-stored 100 per cent fruit juices. The new packaging, from
Amcor PET Packaging Europe/Asia, also marks...
Plastic films used in barrier flexible packaging have made
substantial gains against metals, paper, and glass, according to a
recent study by the Kline group. Over the last five years, industry
growth has prevailed in spite of constant...
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.
Voridian has launched a new PET resin that provides ultraviolet
(UV) light protection for food and beverage products. The product
contains an FDA-approved UV absorber that protects delicate
colours, flavours, vitamins and nutrients...
Food packaging firm Rapak is providing Dayla Liquid Packing, the
UK's largest independent bag in box filler, with sterile filling
equipment. The two Intasept lines form the central part of Dayla's
new €2.9 million purpose-built...
Tetra Top, a packaging system provider within the Tetra Pak group,
has recently launched the Carton Bottle - a new packaging concept
that is said to be neither a carton packaging nor a plastic bottle.
Ilapak is introducing some of its latest innovations in electronic
packaging technology at IBA 2003, demonstrating new methods for
bakeries to boost production line efficiency.
Dutch cheese specialist Westland Kaasspecialiteiten has specified
Amcor's ReClose packaging for seven of its 'Westland' sliced cheese
brands sold in Germany.
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.
Saferpak, the UK-based food safety packaging organisation, has
released a new food safety training package on CD-Rom which aims to
draw attention to the many safety pitfalls and how they can be
avoided.
DuPont has honoured twenty-one international packaging innovations
in both food and non-food sectors at the Sixteenth DuPont Awards
held earlier this month.
Finnish packaging provider Huhtamaki has supplied Unilever with a
line of innovative packaging for its Carte d'Or ice cream yoghurt,
recently launched in a number of European countries.
Suominen, the Finland-based provider of flexible packaging, has
announced a drop in both its sales and its profits for the first
six months of this year, although sales of food packaging have
remained bouyant.
The France-based division of Cryovac has supplied a ready meals
packaging solution that is said to have enhanced shelf-life,
improved logistics and reduced costs for a public food service
operation in Norway.
Co-operation between packaging industry players Advanced Labelling
Systems and Field-First Label Access, part of the Field Group, has
resulted in the development of an innovative new labelling solution
for chilled and ready meal applications.
After an 18 month period of consolidation, DS Smith has confirmed
the total acquisition of Rapak Asia Pacific, formerly a 50 per cent
owned joint venture with AEP Industries.
Developed for Pati Prestige, French Group Mecaplastic has launched
a new packaging concept for ultra fresh traditional pastry under
modified atmosphere.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation, the US division of German
based Windmoller and Holscher, will exhibit its latest 3-layer
Varex blown film line at this year's NPE in Chicago.
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.
Although nearly two thirds of the world's beer continues to be
distributed in refillable glass bottles, the real dynamism in the
drinks packaging market as a whole is coming from PET, claims a new
report from beverage analysts...
The flexible packaging industry is paying close attention to
consumer packaging needs and responding with exceptional packaging
solutions, as evidenced by the winners of the 2003 Flexible
Packaging Achievement Awards competition.
German-based Windmöller & Hölscher, a leader in the
manufacture, design and distribution of machinery and equipment for
flexible packaging, is presenting a number of new technologies at
the ACHEMA show - to be held in Frankfurt,...
Pliant Corporation has won a Gold award at the US Flexible
Packaging Associations Annual Achievement awards in the Printing
Excellence category for the Ore Ida potato wedges packaging.
An innovative range of convenience microwavable rice and vegetable
dishes has been successfully launched in France in multi-layer
thermoformed trays supplied by UK packaging manufacturer, RPC
Containers Corby.
North America's leading oriented polystyrene plastic packaging
producer Wilkinson Manufacturing has followed European example by
starting up the first US production line to produce thermoformed
containers made from NatureWorks'...
Sharp Interpack, the UK-based manufacturer of rigid packaging, is
investing some €3 million at its manufacturing plant in Bridgwater,
as well as introducing a new leadership team.
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.
Supermarket shelves in Finland will soon be seeing the latest
addition to Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki's portfolio -
thermoformed rigid packaging line-up for fresh foods.
Package clarity in the news again today with Ilip announcing that
it is designing and manufacturing packaging for fresh produce using
a bio-based polymer.
Mission Foods, the world's leading producer of tortillas and
tortilla chips, has increased production capacity at its
state-of-the-art Coventry, UK, factory with the help of two high
speed, electronic, modified atmosphere packaging...
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.
Crown Cork and Seal has extended its packaging know-how to man's
best friend with a pet food container with a peelable lid which
allows dogs (and cats) to eat directly from the package. The
packaging was created for French food...
The parent of a UK food packaging facility has revitalised the
company's website to produce a comprehensive interactive online
catalogue featuring its entire product range.
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 Scotland-based Macfarlane Group, which has been trying to
refocus as a distribution company after decades as a packaging
manufacturer, sank into the red in the six months to 30 June.
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.
Ball's recently announced agreed offer for Schmalbach-Lubeca sets
the seal on the consolidation of an important segment of the
European packaging industry that will give the company crucial
increased worldwide leverage.
