Compostable films specialist expands production capacity
FUTAMURA, a supplier of cellulose films, casings and non-wovens, has announced it is making a 'significant' investment in a new production line at its...
Spirit of adventure: ‘stunning’ labels boost start-up business
THE Label Makers has revealed details of a project it embarked on with start-up spirits business, the Adventurers Drinks Company, which recently launched its...
Cartonboard can be a ‘lynchpin’ in packaging circular economy
By Winfried Muehling, general manager of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers
CARTONBOARD is leading the drive towards a truly circular...
Amcor ramps up focus on advanced recycling materials for global portfolio
AMCOR has agreed a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target of achieving 30% recycled material across...
New PPMA chairman appointed
JAMES Causebrook, MD at Grunwald UK, has been appointed chairman of the PPMA Group of Associations.
He was elected to the board of directors in...
Asda to make refill products cheaper than packaged alternatives
ASDA has announced a guarantee which it has said will ensure that each refill product on offer in its stores will be cheaper than...
Role of packaging highlighted at Scottish Whisky Awards
MORRISON Scotch Whisky Distillers has won the Excellence in Branding award, sponsored by McLaren Packaging at the fourth annual Scottish Whisky Awards.
Michael McLaren, sales...
New testing lab predicted to speed up food packaging projects
BERRY Superfos has revealed it has established an in-house material testing lab to provide customers with 'fast and reliable' assessment and quality testing of...
New direct-to-consumer delivery box created following ‘pioneering’ project
BOXWAY Packaging and Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses have created a recyclable packaging solution for direct-to-consumer deliveries from Butlers’ online cheese store.
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses is a...
APEAL ‘cautiously welcomes’ EC packaging and waste regulation
APEAL, The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has 'cautiously welcomed' the general approach of the newly published Packaging and Packaging Waste...
