GEA launches high-capacity SKIN thermoforming technology for food items
GEA launches the latest version of its SKIN thermoforming packaging technology: PowerPak SKIN.50.
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Eco-consciousness dominating the packaging sector
Environmental factors and sustainability continue to dominate the efforts to develop new types of plastic packaging, as well as, in some cases, alternatives to plastic packaging. Here are just a few recent examples.
Mondelēz International commits to reduction in virgin plastic use to combat plastic pollution
Mondelēz International announced an increased commitment to reduce its use of virgin plastics in its packaging, as part of its ongoing efforts to eliminate, reduce, replace and recycle plastic packaging across its portfolio.
Nature MultiPack from KHS
Sustainable, consumer friendly and gentle on resources: Nature MultiPack from KHS combines beverage containers with easy-to-remove dots of adhesive instead of shrink film to form stable packs, thus saving up to 90% in packaging materials.
drinktec postponed until September 2022
The drinktec advisory board and Messe München have taken a joint decision today to postpone the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry until the fall of 2022. The new dates are September 12 to 16, 2022.
Steinecker GmbH as an autonomous company within the Krones Group
By combining technology from Steinecker with its own portfolio, Krones has meanwhile positioned itself on the market as a one-stop supplier in the brewing and beverage industry for over 25 years.
UFlex announces capacity expansion in packaging films
UFlex Ltd, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging company and a global player in polymer sciences, today declared its financial results for the quarter ending December 2020.
Vihreäkeiju brings herbs packed in carbon-neutral Woodly material
Kyröntarhat Oy, which produce salads and herbs under the Vihreäkeiju brand, are the first food producers to sell coriander, packaged in carbon-neutral wood-based plastic and make it available to consumers.
Ineos Styrolution and Ferrero explore advanced recycling for future packaging solutions
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today an agreement with Ferrero, to explore the feasibility of using its advanced recycling concepts such as depolymerisation for future packaging solutions.
KHS provides efficient systems that noticeably cut consumption
The amount of water consumed around the world is growing and resources are becoming scarcer. We are thus also seeing an increase in demand from the beverage industry for sustainable, water-economizing filling processes.
KHS can filler processes a broad spectrum of beverages and formats
Consumers have appreciated the advantages of the beverage can for decades, yet just recently the market share for cans has again showed a marked increase.
Orkla and IRPLAST join SABIC’s Trucircle initiative for consumer goods packaging
SABIC announced that Orkla, a diversified Nordic brand owner in business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce with foods, snacks, food care for sport and food ingredients, has launched its first chips packaging using certified renewable polypropylene (PP) polymer from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio.
SABIC and Schwarz Group embark on pilot project
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has embarked on a pilot project with Schwarz Group, Europe’s largest retail store operator, for the use of transparent film bags made from certified circular polyethylene (PE) in vegetable packaging.
‘World first’ tea capsules made using SABIC's Trucircle
Avoury, the new brand launched by Melitta Single Portions, is working with SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio of solutions and services to create its pioneering new premium organic tea capsules, made from certified circular polypropylene (PP) that uses feedstock made from used plastic.
Mondi partners with SalzburgMilch and SPAR to reduce plastic waste from food packaging
Leading packaging and paper manufacturer, Mondi, is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese.
