New range of closures saves on materials and costs.
Bericap weight-reduced closures supply Cargill continuing in lightweight PET.
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The new packaging solution from Multivac
The new packaging solution from Multivac enables pharmaceutical and sterile medical products to be packed fully automatically with GMP compliance in a wide range of batch sizes.
Printing Company Verstraete produces sustainable In-Mould Labels
Printing Company Verstraete believes in IML as environmentally sensible packaging and pays attention to sustainable development. This is the reasont to support and develope IML labeling which makes IML packaging simple to recycle because it is made of one type of material (monopackaging).
Metallic IML making strong headway
Metallic IML labels with the metallic look obtained exceeds far and away the look of “standard” metallic inks have been introduced by Printing Company Verstraete. Metallic IML is particularly successful in the paint, cosmetic, exclusive food and storage box market segments. The transition from metal packaging to plastic packaging with metallic IML has also proved to be a cost-efficient solution on the market.
European Mills upgraded by Sonoco-Alcore
Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l., a leading global supplier of packaging products and services is continuing to invest in Europe. A multi-million dollar cash injection has been applied to its three uncoated recycled paperboard mills located in Europe. Purpose of the investment: upgrading energy efficiency, enviromental performance and product range.
Bag-in-box conquers party floor
Several types of flavoured vodka received a new way of packaging, six-pack coctail range.
New “Eco|Save|Pack” for fragile products
New “Eco|Save|Pack” for fragile products was presented by Bosch Packaging Technology at Interpack 2011.
Glass packaging output picks up after tough 2009
The glass packaging industry in Europe posted a 3.5 per cent year-on year production increase to 20.7 m tonnes in 2010 as output partially recovered from its 2009 slump.
Biopolymers to serve packaging, hygiene & medical markets
Joint venture in Brazil advances Dow’s strategy to grow in high-value specialty markets and emerging regions.
Green packaging market
The “sustainable and green packaging market,” as it is referred to by independent business information provider Visiongain, will be worth $107.7 billion in 2011.
Lightweight foamed PET process offered for beer bottles
Plastic Technologies' oPTI PET bottle technology offers improved shelf-presence, barrier customization for beer applications.
Strong platforms for the packaging industry
Messe Düsseldorf and its trade fairs keep an active presence in future markets.
