Design-for-recycling at RETAL: A day in the life of a packaging engineer
23 May 2022 --- R&D is an integral part of daily life for design engineer Andzejus Buinovskis. Buinovskis has worked at global plastic packaging manufacturer RETAL since 2015, bringing his creative design skills to his CAD-based role in the... Read More
Counting on calcium: Egypt recruits Okeanos to slash plastic packaging with egg-inspired alternative
23 May 2022 --- Egypt’s Environment Minister Dr. Yasmine Fouad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with sustainable innovation company Okeanos Egypt to boost the country’s single-use plastic reduction aims. Okeanos’... Read More
Berry Superfos and Neste equip Tchibo with bio-based coffee capsules for Qbo brand
23 May 2022 --- German coffee producer Tchibo is introducing a bio-based capsule for its Qbo brand made 70% from second-generation renewable raw materials. Coffee capsules are becoming more popular around the world. However, the downside is the... Read More
Glass bottle prices soar 80% for German beer brewers amid production and transport crises
20 May 2022 --- The German Brewers’ Association (GBA) is warning there could be a shortage of beer bottles this summer amid rising production costs and a lack of lorry drivers. PackagingInsights speaks with Nina Göllinger, the GBA’s... Read More
Packaging Focus : Trends in ready meal packaging
Innova Market Insights data shows that plastic is used as the primary packaging material for 2 in 3 new ready meal products. Also, standard trays remain the top packaging format while packaging made from recycled content proliferates in the category.
Analysis Feature Meat packaging innovation
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TOP 5 PACKAGING MATERIALS AS A PERCENTAGE (%) OF DELI MEAT & MEAT PRODUCT LAUNCHES TRACKED (GLOBAL, 2021)