Futamura confirms £15 million investment in UK factory
CELLULOSE films manufacturer Futamura UK has announced a further £15 million investment in its UK site in Wigton, Cumbria.
Following investment in recent years in...
Futamura invests in new cellulose film production line
FUTAMURA, a manufacturer of cellulose films, casings, and non-wovens, has unveiled its new cellulose film production line in Wigton, Cumbria.
The firm said the investment...
Biopolymer has “massive” potential
HOPING to turn the tide of both food and packaging waste is Scottish biotechnology company CuanTec, with an innovative new solution using langoustine shells.
Chapelhall-based...
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...
Stronger and thinner film cuts wrapping costs
THE development of film materials that allow the use of stronger yet thinner films for wrapping pallets is enabling cost savings for end users....
No shrinking from poultry challenges
DESCRIBED as an ‘industry first’, Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) has launched a widely recyclable solution for the whole bird market in conjunction with shrink...
‘Ultra thin’ food packaging film scoops top award
SEALED Air is celebrating after the company's new packaging film picked up a top accolade at the UK Packaging Awards.
The business triumphed in the...
Reclose lidding film created for Dutch soft fruits market
PARKSIDE has announced the launch of a new reclose lidding film for soft fruits in Holland
Famous brewery benefits from new pallet wrapping solution
YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has announced the business has installed a turntable pallet wrapping machine at the famous Black Sheep Brewery in Masham.
The brewery...
Berry outlines ‘breakthrough’ technology in PE cling film
BERRY Global has produced a new white paper designed to outline the solution to finding an alternative to traditional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cling films...
