Alternatives to plastic packaging in food and drink
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Plastic was invented a little over a century ago, but it has quickly become ubiquitous globally with 8.3 billion metric tons created since its...
A circular approach to filmic packaging
Promoting a circular economy in flexible film packaging is essential and is leading the development of new products across a wide variety of market sectors, explains Julie Eller, sales director at RPC bpi protec
Ultimate inspection cure for drinks processing headaches
In such difficult operating conditions, beverage processors are well aware of the importance of reliability and short machine cycle times. Dan Rossek, product marketing...
Leveraging technology to meet premiumisation demand
Josephine Coombe, MD of Nulogy in Europe, identifies how brands and co-packers have reacted to the challenges of the past year and are using...
Tetra Pak reports good progress towards environmental goals
TETRAÂ Pak made further progress towards its 2020 environmental goals during 2014, passing several important milestones in its journey to develop sustainable products, reduce the...
A clear future for glass decoration
One of the most eye-catching features of last year’s €30 million investment at O-I in Alloa was the installation of new glass decoration capability....
Plastics recycling progress
While the plastics industry traditionally gave little thought to recycling, by 1991 the issue had moved into the spotlight with the emergence of new...
Fresh calls for skills gap to be addressed
The plastics and packaging industry is going through a period of growth at the moment with a plethora of M&A activity. However, one of...
EasyFairs does it for Dundee stalwart
Scots firms rubbed shoulders with thousands of industry players at one of the biggest packaging shows on the calendar.
IN the thick of the easyFairs...
In line with offline methods
Craig Quirie explores the challenges faced by online retailers in the quest for quality and environmentally-friendly packagingÂ
