UPM Raflatac launches new Packaging Recyclability Guide

Labels guide e-book aims to boost packaging recyclability goals

UPM Raflatac has launched its new Packaging Recyclability Guide, designed to help fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stakeholders navigate the complexities of packaging design and...
Charlie Carson (left) and Jason Scott (right)

UK robotic talent star at ‘skills Olympics’ in Lyon

A team representing young robotics talent, supported by FANUC UK, has been honoured at WorldSkills Lyon 2024, known as the ‘skills Olympics’. Jason Scott and...
Salsicciamo products

Linerless labelling brings host of benefits to artisan sausage producer

SALSICCIAMO, a UK-based artisan Italian sausage producer, is said to have made 'significant advancements' in production after switching to Ravenwood’s linerless technology and the...
YPS team

YPS honoured for customer service commitment

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has expressed its delighted after winning the Outstanding Customer Service accolade at the recent Automate UK Awards. The award was designed...
Pinetec

James Jones & Sons’ Australian subsidiary expands with new acquisition

JAMES Jones & Sons’ Australian subsidiary, Hyne Group, has announced the acquisition of Pinetec Pt Ltd, a pallet and packaging business based in Perth,...
Plastics in the ocean

University of Edinburgh start-up earns recognition for plastic that ‘self-destructs in the sea’

UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh start-up E.V.A. Biosystems has developed a 'groundbreaking' plastic that can sense when it's in the ocean and break itself down without...
Berry Global Heanor Recycling

Berry invests to boost recycling of soft plastic waste

BERRY Global’s UK recycling business has upgraded its advanced used plastic packaging recycling complex in Heanor, Derbyshire. The facility can recycle a variety of flexible...
Sonoco paper-based cans

Recyclable paper-end cans offer sustainable coffee solution

SONOCO has contributed to the introduction of recyclable paper cans for Nestlé coffee products. The new can-body has a recyclable 95% paper-based version, which replaces...
Checkweigher cleaning

How smart design overcomes checkweighing challenges in plastic cup applications

By Jörn Migge, head of product & market management, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection The integrity of dairy products, especially those packaged in plastic cups such as...
XSYS team at Sandon Global

Sandon Global and XSYS enter partnership to achieve ‘higher opacity whites’

BRITISH anilox manufacturer Sandon Global has entered a strategic partnership with prepress solutions provider XSYS to help flexible packaging printers achieve 'higher opacity whites...
Fabio Grazioli

SIG strengthens senior team with chief supply chain officer appointment

PACKAGING provider SIG has appointed Fabio Grazioli to the group executive board as chief supply chain officer, effective from November 15. Fabio joins from Haier...
kp FlexiFlow

New solutions set ‘benchmark’ for recyclable barrier films

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has introduced two new recyclable barrier flow wrap films: kp FlexiFlow EH 155 R and kp FlexiFlow PH 255 R. kp FlexiFlow PH...