New O-I solution looks to take customised and recyclable glass bottles to new heights
O-I has announced it has become the first glass manufacturer to produce decorated glass bottles using variable data printing.
O-I : EXPRESSIONS SIGNATURE is said...
‘Furnace of the Future’ could herald new era in climate-neutral glass packaging
EUROPEAN glass manufacturers have collaborated on a project to build what is described as the first large scale hybrid electric furnace to run on...
Sustainability: the bigger picture
By Tony Hitchin, general manager of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard Manufacturers
'SUSTAINABILITY'is a term everyone is familiar with, but few...
75 years of plastics innovation to be celebrated at Interplas 2023
Interplas 2023 returns to the NEC, Birmingham from September 26-28. David Gray, head of content at Rapid News Group, recently answered Packaging Scotland's questions...
BPF launches new tool to help firms navigate plastics tax
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has released an online tool to help companies ascertain whether or not their products qualify for the upcoming Plastics...
Award recognition for McLaren Packaging’s ‘game-changing’ design
MCLAREN Packaging is celebrating after winning the Innovation in Packaging category at the Spirits Business Awards 2024 with what has been lauded as a...
Research shows increase in positive consumer sentiment towards recycling
NEW research from OPRL has revealed that labelling remains the top driver for consumers looking to recycle packaging.
The organisation's latest survey, which polled over...
Stirling business designs whisky packaging to highlight sustainability and raise funds for charity
STIRLING-based Blue Box Design has produced premium whisky packaging to both highlight sustainability and raise funds for the chosen charities of record-breaking Atlantic rowers, the...
Neuropackaging: the way into the shopping basket is via the brain
Incorporating modern brain research into packaging design
Packaging is not there just to protect food and beverages from light, air or bacteria.
It also ensures products...
Chilled approach boosts recyclable pack goals for Sorbafreeze
SORBAFREEZE, the Glenrothes-based chilled packaging division of the Pitreavie Group, has developed a new temperature controlled packaging range that can be fully kerbside recycled.
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