Ultra-thin lidding film proves a Heck of a solution

SMALL batch sausage and burger producer Heck sausages has selected ultra-thin lidding film LIDTEC SOFT 200, supplied by Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS), to protect...

£1m R&D grant for Dumfries films business

A Dumfries-based producer of polyethylene terephthalate films has received a near £1 million research & development grant from Scottish Enterprise. DuPont Teijin Films will use...

Plastic shows it can be a force for good

Plastic has made an important contribution to the fight against the coronavirus but to continue to make the best of its many benefits will...

Berry launches stretch hood film with 30% recycled plastic content

BERRY Global has announced that its flexible films division is launching a next generation version of its stretch hood film with a minimum 30%...

New stretch films meet Plastic Packaging Tax requirements

COVERIS has confirmed the launch of a new range of lightweight stretch films containing a minimum 30% recycled content to satisfy the requirements of...

YPS to demonstrate compostable shrink film

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) will be demonstrating compostable shrink film at this year’s Empack exhibition. The company revealed it will show the 'excellent' finish achievable,...

Skymark unveils new flexible packaging solution

FLEXIBLE film packaging specialist Skymark has announced the introduction of a new range of recyclable Polyethylene (PE) laminates. Skymark has commercialised its recyclable PE/PE laminate...

Printed gummed tapes offer ‘multiple’ benefits

A Bellshill-based supplier of specialist tapes, adhesives and consumables is offering packaging customers printed gummed paper tapes to help reduce their environmental footprint. J.I.T. industrial...

Camvac relaunches ‘Rolls-Royce’ of transparent lidding films

CAMVAC has announced it has relaunched a range of AlOx barrier lidding film solutions, namely Camclear, Extrapet, and Extrapet PCR. Re-engineered with a choice of...

Hugo Beck names new international sales chief

Mario Möginger has been appointed international sales manager at Hugo Beck. The manufacturer of horizontal flowpack, film packaging and post-print processing machines said he will...