Industrial
16 Nov 2018 --- The German Packaging Law will come into effect on January 1 and place stricter regulations on packaging, especially in regards to recycling and reuse. KHS is offering FreshSafe PET, which coats PET in glass, allowing the typically blended material juice and nectar bottles to be included in the pure PET cycle, to ease the costs that the law may bring to juice and nectar producers.
11 Jun 2018 --- Scandinavian furniture chain, IKEA, has announced a global commitment to eradicate all single-use plastic products in its range by 2020. The move comes as part of the company’s new People and Planet Positive strategy, which aims to make IKEA a “truly circular business” by increasing sustainability and minimizing environmental footprint.
29 May 2018 --- Rising demand for more environmentally-responsible consumer products is driving innovation in biodegradable and compostable packaging solutions. Public concern for the environmental impact of everyday packaging materials – particularly plastics – has intensified, creating market opportunities for creative, forward-thinking and sometimes entirely unusual biodegradable/compostable packaging.
28 May 2018 --- Krones AG, manufacturer of filling and packing technology, has purchased the remaining shares in Till GmbH, fully taking over the company. Under the name of Dekron, the group’s subsidiary is now “synergizing the entire technology portfolio for digital decoration technology.”
25 May 2018 --- Corrugated packaging giant, Smurfit Kappa, has announced the acquisition of Reparenco, a privately owned paper and recycling business in the Netherlands, for a cash consideration of approximately €460 million (US$538 million), following a competitive process.
24 May 2018 --- The official launch of the Sustainable Packaging Initiative for Cosmetics (SPICE) has been announced by the founding companies: L’Oréal and Quantis, a leading environmental sustainability consulting firm. The goal of SPICE members: to collectively shape the future of sustainable packaging in the cosmetic industry.
16 May 2018 --- Stora Enso is set to launch its wood-based biocomposites product family, DuraSense, which offers a viable alternative to plastics. This is another major step on the group’s journey to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions. DuraSense is available to companies seeking high performance and a sustainable, bio-based alternative to plastics.
26 Apr 2018 --- LEGO has announced ambitions to replace single-use disposable plastics and only use recycled or sustainably sourced bio-based materials for all plastic-based packaging as part of the company’s 100 percent sustainability goals for 2025.
13 Apr 2018 --- Creative packaging supplier, M&H Plastics, has launched a range of packaging solutions designed for easy-posting through letterboxes. The range is available for both solid and liquid contents, ideal for mail order products, with varying neck and closure specifications to fit either type of product.
03 Apr 2018 --- Serbian fruit juice producer, Nectar, is raising the level of its technical equipment and production with the purchase of The Innosept Asbofill 711 C from KHS. The line has a capacity of 12,000 bottles per hour and processes 500-milliliter, 750-milliliter and 1.5-liter PET bottles. This marks the first aseptic filler of its kind in Serbia, and it will increase the production of Nectars products, which range from fruit juice, fruit nectar, iced tea, energy drinks and spirits, and vinegar and preserves.
23 Mar 2018 --- Waste Free Oceans (WFO) has announced a partnership with Henkel to remove plastic waste from oceans and rivers – and transform it into over a million bottles used for the Lovables laundry brand. The collaboration is, so far, the largest for WFO, with the agreement that it will run for at least three years. Together, the partners aim to remove enough plastic from rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans to produce 100 tons of usable recycled material each year.
20 Mar 2018 --- DS Smith – a UK based packaging and paper company – announces that it could recycle up to 2.5 billion coffee cups per year if the British government answers on calls to improve cup collection.
20 Mar 2018 --- A further study has detected the presence of microplastics, originating from textiles used in clothing, carpets and furniture. The fibers, found in the air and in fillets of fish, area 0.25mm to 1mm long, have led the UN Head of Environment, Erik Solheim, to reiterate the call for action against the “Plastic Pandemic.”
19 Mar 2018 --- The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a review off the back of last week’s landmark discovery from New Orb Media of plastic particles in water bottles. The research found that 93 percent of bottles, from eleven leading brands, contained microplastics. The WHO review will attempt to gauge how harmful the levels may be for human health.
05 Mar 2018 --- The launch of the world’s first plastic-free food and beverage aisle on March 1, 2018, at organic supermarket Ekoplaza in Amsterdam has made it easier to envisage a plastic-free world. In association with the international environmental campaigner group, A Plastic Planet, the aisle offers more than 700 plastic-free products across the meat, dairy, confectionery, and fruit and vegetable categories, with prices not expected to rise.
04 Dec 2013 --- Amcor announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire Detmold Flexibles, a privately-owned Australian flexibles packaging business for $50 million. The business will be part of Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific.
01 Apr 2013 --- Quadpack announces that it has acquired Technotraf, pioneering manufacturer of wooden components for beauty packaging. In a strategic move that gives the company its first manufacturing capability, Quadpack will direct Technotraf’s efforts towards expanding the market category.
Ahlstrom Completes Its Release Paper Range For Premium Self-Adhesive Graphics
02 Jan 2013
--- Large format self-adhesive graphics are applied on large surfaces to create appealing decoration or advertising in architecture, retail, vehicles or exhibitions.
Plasticum Develops Revolutionary Lightweight 65 Mm Over Cap
14 Sep 2012
--- The objective was therefore highly focussed on efficiency improvement and lower integral costs, yet also with an eye on environmental market requirements.
Amcor Flexibles and Preva Produce Develop Distinctive Packaging for Jazzy Potato Brand
09 Aug 2012
--- Preva Produce and four other potato growers, in connection with Dutch breeder CJ Meijer and their UK arm Potato Innovations, are set to bring a unique potato with a big personality to the UK.