industry news
12 Sep 2024
--- Eviosys has expanded its Orbit jar closure range — designed to be opened without force — with a 66 mm diameter lid. The company’s closures are intended to provide greater ease and accessibility,...
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12 Sep 2024
--- Fedrigoni Specialty Papers is showcasing its wet glue collection for beer and wine bottle labeling at the ongoing London Packaging Week, September 11–12. On the trade show floor, Packaging Insights sits down with Ambra...
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12 Sep 2024
--- Faraday Technology Corporation, an ASIC design service and IP provider, has introduced its advanced packaging coordinated platform for the vertical disintegration of chiplets. “In today’s chiplet era, the...
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12 Sep 2024
--- Action Pac, a technology manufacturer of precision packaging equipment, has entered a strategic partnership with hemp pre-roll brand Bluntd Cones to promote the Rollmaster420, an automated pre-roll production machine. The...
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12 Sep 2024
--- Data quality is crucial to ensure regulatory compliance in the packaging industry, according to consultancy firm Aura. Its latest global survey underscores the complexity for businesses to transition to sustainable packaging...
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11 Sep 2024
--- FachPack will open its doors to visitors in Nuremberg, Germany, after a two-year break. Between September 24–26, packaging industry experts will discuss latest technology innovations, pressing legislative issues and...
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11 Sep 2024
--- A recent poll indicates that a majority of US voters support legal actions aimed at holding the plastics and fossil fuel industries accountable for allegedly misleading the public about the effectiveness of recycling. The...
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11 Sep 2024
--- Toppan Digital will participate in Luxe Pack Monaco 2024 later this month. The trade fair centers on luxury packaging and the Japanese smart packaging specialist will draw attention to the growing popularity of connected...
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11 Sep 2024
--- McDonald’s is retiring plastic McFlurry cup lids, announcing that its ice cream offering will now be served in a more environmentally friendly four-flap cup. The packaging reoutfitting targets waste reduction and...
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11 Sep 2024
--- Rigid plastics packaging has the highest recycling rates of all conventional polymer-based materials, and makes up the majority of plastic packaging formats. While debates are raging over whether production should be legally...
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10 Sep 2024
--- Freepoint Eco-Systems International has inaugurated its office in Düsseldorf, Germany, as part of efforts to expand its advanced recycling operations in Northwestern Europe. Operations at the new Düsseldorf office...
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10 Sep 2024
--- Cosmogen has developed a blender to match each of the shades of Prada’s new Reveal Foundation. Its exclusive geometric shape, embossed with the brand’s logo, enables a delicate, precise application and a...
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10 Sep 2024
--- Health claims on F&B packaging are crucial to consumers while browsing supermarket shelves, particularly resonating with younger generations, a Prinova study reveals. While 72% of those surveyed said they would buy a...
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10 Sep 2024
--- Schneider Electric, a French energy management and automation specialist, has partnered with Gr3n, a PET chemical recycler, to create the “world’s first open automation system” for advanced plastic...
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10 Sep 2024
--- Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, are being criticized by environmentalists over a recent study into global macroplastic pollution, which highlighted disproportionate levels of waste incineration and emissions in...
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09 Sep 2024
--- Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation (AEC), a Japanese technology innovator, has launched a cloud-based computer-aided engineering (CAE) solution platform, delivering applications to predict crash and impact behavior of...
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09 Sep 2024
--- Berry Global has released a new white paper offering insights on balancing the sustainability profile of industrial stretch films while delivering the required levels of performance and reliability across applications. The...
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09 Sep 2024
--- In a “global first,” University of Waterloo (UK) researchers are working toward understanding the finer details of microplastics using 3D imaging technology, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic...
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09 Sep 2024
--- Coca-Cola is facing a lawsuit in Washington DC, US, over allegations that its environmental sustainability claims violate the Consumer Protection Procedures Act, which protects consumers against false, deceptive or unfair...
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06 Sep 2024
--- This week in industry news, Tomra unleashed Tomra R2, a reverse vending machine with digital vouchers and expanded charity donations. Meanwhile, Berry Global announced it will showcase a variety of rigid and flexible plastic...
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