Sacmi at Chinaplas 2023
Sacmi at Chinaplas 2023: raw material and energy savings, ‘smart vision’ inspection
Packaging industry
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Flexible production with faster neck changes on the stretch blow molder
Whereas in the past only one category of product was usually run on aseptic lines, bottlers of sensitive beverages now face an ever-growing demand for flexibility.
GEA opens state-of-the-art Technology Center in Wallau/Germany
GEA opened the doors of its new 1500-sqm Technology Center (XLAB) in Biedenkopf-Wallau for the first time on March 20. From now on, the new XLAB will be available to customers for product testing and training.
The largest anywhere in Switzerland: Utz commissions KraussMaffei MX 4000
MX 4000-75000 for stack and multi-cavity molds Products up to 50 kilograms in weight Recycling: APCplus creates more leeway for material purchasing Delivering the heavyweight on 22 trucks
Formnext powers ahead at the start of the year and offers year-round content
Formnext has hit the ground running in 2023 with the highest number of registrations to date. By the end of February, more than 550 companies had signed up to attend the world's leading trade show for AM technologies and next-generation manufacturing; 62% of them from outside Germany.
The first French value chain for advanced recycling of plastic film
TotalEnergies and Paprec, leader in plastic recycling in France, have signed a long-term commercial agreement to develop a French value chain for advanced recycling of plastic film wastes.
Alpla and Inden Pharma form joint venture
Specialists in pharmaceutical packaging combine expertise and increase capacities.
Evolution of the Turkish plastics industry
At the last edition of the fair, we had the opportunity to talk to Yavuz Eroğlu, chairman of the PAGEV association - the largest trade organisation that represents the plastics industry in Turkey.
Nova Chemicals commercializes first Syndigo FDA-compliant mechanically recycled polyethylene
Nova Chemicals Corporation, a leading supplier of polyethylene (PE) for food packaging, announced today that it delivered a commercialized FDA-compliant high-density recycled polyethylene (rPE) resin to market.
Toyo Ink Group to feature packaging solutions for enhanced sustainability at interpack
Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., Toyo Printing Inks Inc. and Toyo Ink Europe, N.V., all member companies of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, will be jointly exhibiting at interpack 2023.
NPE2024 sets new record
NPE2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has sold 1,024,462 sq. ft of exhibit space at this year’s in-person Space Draw event - a new record high with 982,000 sq. ft. sold in 2018.
Sulapac Luxe - a new sustainable material for luxury fragrance caps
An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, has launched Sulapac Luxe, a new bio-based material ideal for substituting hard plastics, including ABS, as part of its expanded portfolio for cosmetics and beauty packaging.
