“Protein” means healthy on US packs
“PROTEIN” is the buzzword being used to sell many kinds of foods in the US at the moment, reported The Wall Street Journal in...
Latin pulp plans to have wide-reaching impact
SIGNIFICANT capacity expansion plans in South America are set to add between 20 and 30 million metric tons of chemical pulp to the global...
Smoke alarm package changes buyer behaviour
A new way of packaging a smoke alarm was discussed at the Packaging Innovations conference in February, in a presentation on how packaging can...
Corrugated gets greener says FEFCO
THE corrugated packaging sector minimised its carbon footprint by 4.8% between 2009 and 2011, following a reduction of almost 12% in the previous three-year...
Small could be beautiful for future packaging
THE important role nanotechnology will play in the packaging of the future was argued recently by biotechnologist Christoph Meili on the website swissinfo.ch (the...
New campaign from Kleenex
FACIAL tissue brand Kleenex® has announced a design-focussed campaign, partnering with interior designer Kelly Hoppen MBE.
Hoppen will consult on, inspire and guide the design...
Hospital instruments hold up operations
ORTHOPAEDIC operations at a Glasgow hospital were delayed in February because surgical equipment was deemed “not safe”. This was due to concern over the...
CCL plans to buy Scottish firm collapse
A DEAL to sell John Watson & Co., one of Scotland’s oldest printing firms and a maker of labels for leading Scotch whiskey brands,...
Seda to expand Welsh site
ITALIAN food packaging manufacturer Seda is to invest £18 million in an expansion of its facility at Blackwood in Wales, creating 70 new jobs.
The...
Grass packaging breakthrough
RESEARCHERS at the universities of Bangor and Aberystwyth have developed a technique where the sugar is squeezed out of ryegrass and the leftovers are...
