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Bag design keeps cakes upright

PAPER packaging products manufacturer Dempson Crooke has come up with a new design of bag that allows delicate items or boxes of food to...

Taking your carton packaging from tired to inspired

By Stephen Shortland, managing director at New Vision Packaging Limited Chances are, when you read the word 'cartonboard', your first thoughts conjure up images of...

New barrier solution helps cheese specialist achieve environment goals

AR Packaging has developed Safeboard, which is described as a plastic-free packaging solution now being used by Bel Group for its Boursin cheese range. To...
Carton packaging for fruit pudding

SIG Foundation announces expansion of Cartons for Good programme

FOLLOWING the success of a pilot project in Bangladesh, the SIG Foundation has expanded its 'Cartons for Good' initiative to Thailand. In collaboration with Ampol...
Cartonboard reels

European carton industry cuts fossil carbon footprint by 8%

PRO Carton, the European association of cartonboard and carton manufacturers, has announced that the carton packaging industry has achieved an 8% reduction in cradle-to-gate...
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Cartonboard packaging innovation on display at Museum of Brands

AWARD-winning designs from Pro Carton’s 2024 European Carton Excellence Award (ECEA) are now on display at the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill, London. The...

Sales and marketing specialist named new Pro Carton president

HORST Bittermann has been appointed the new president of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers. Bittermann, who is head of marketing at...

Brits favour ‘environmentally-friendly’ Easter egg packaging

MORE than nine out of ten UK adults (91%) would prefer to buy an Easter egg predominantly packaged in carton/cardboard rather than plastic, new...

Firm warns ‘demand is outstripping capacity’ in UK carton industry

MANAGING director of New Vision Packaging (NVP), Stephen Shortland, has warned that 'demand is outstripping capacity' in the UK carton industry. The firm - which...

Young designers recognised for cartonboard innovations

THE Pro Carton Young Designers Award winners were announced during the European Carton Makers Associations (ECMA) Congress in Krakow, Poland. Burak Ayataç, the designer of Twin...