Berry’s Scottish factories focus on crucial PPE supplies

TWO Scottish factories belonging to polythene film specialist Berry bpi are adapting their manufacturing facilities and investing in new equipment to provide PPE equipment for NHS...
Novatek

Lighter, thinner, stronger

Customers have never been more environmentally aware meaning film suppliers are under constant pressure to provide the greenest solutions. THE demands faced by the modern...

Boosting your shelf esteem

EASTMAN Chemical Company has launched a light-blocking resin for shrink film: the Embrace High Yield (HY) copolyester which preserves products, reduces packaging resin and...

Compostable packs tipped to extend shelf-life of fresh produce

TIPA and PerfoTec have teamed up to offer fully compostable packaging described as extending the shelf-life of fresh produce. The laser microperforated compostable film has...

£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...

Latest shrink film sets a “new standard“

FLEXIBLE packaging manufacturer RPC bpi protec has launched a new shrink film combining recycled content and full recyclability, in a bid to meet increased...

Highland Spring launches its most sustainable eco pack to date

HIGHLAND Spring Group has launched what has been described as its most sustainable eco pack to date. Using Coveris' Duralite R film, which is a...

New shrink film launched for wraparound labels

INNOVIA Films has announced it is launching RayoWrap CMS, described as a clear BOPP film for shrink, wraparound label applications. Produced in the firm's UK...

New tech gives Scots firm the EDGE in sustainable packaging quest

A Scottish business involved in food safety and reducing un-recyclable plastic waste has won an £80,000 award to help take it to the next...

Antalis updates blown hand stretch film range to boost customer sustainability demands

ANTALIS has announced that its Master’in Performance range of blown hand stretch film is now Plastic Packaging Tax-exempt thanks to the use of 30%...