In the bag: US awards for flexible pack innovators
THE annual awards of the US-based Flexible Packaging Association in March showcased recent advances in printing, packaging and sustainability for a wide range of...
Scotland set to support standardised packs
SCOTLAND will be the first part of the UK to support standardised packaging for cigarettes.
The announcement in late March is intended to build on...
Shiny new laminator for Smurfit Kappa
CORRUGATED producer Smurfit Kappa has bought a new in-line laminator for its Massa Lombarda plant in Italy.
The company said the new machine was suitable...
“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...
