Smartphone product profiling to empower a new ‘eco’ consumer
CONSUMERS will be able to count the cost of a product’s impact on the environment via a new smartphone-accessed system.
As part of...
A strong acquisition on paper
PAPER-based packaging maker Chesapeake has been acquired by the Washington-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
The Nottingham-headquartered company, which has produced box packaging...
Interactivity encourages recycling at Rock Ness
VISITORS to the Rock Ness music festival in June were encouraged to recycle drinks containers with the help of a series of interactive bins...
New labelling rules for baby and special diet foods
RULES on the labelling and content of baby milks and foods for special medical purposes are to become better defined, under new European legislation....
Stars of self-adhesive
THE label awards of FINAT, which represents the interests of the self-adhesive labelling industry worldwide, were won overall this year by Smyth/Dow Industries, USA...
Self-adhesive consolidates labelling lead
IN 2012, demand for self-adhesive label materials in Europe amounted to 5.78 billion square meters, a growth of 1.7% compared to 2011, reported FINAT,...
AIPIA dates confirmed
The congress of the Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) will be held in Nuremberg on 23, 24 and 25 September at the...
Diageo gains control of United Spirits
DIAGEO has spent £344 million to gain control of United Spirits, a business owned by Indian conglomerate Vijay Mallya and the maker of Bagpiper...
Packaging solutions provider invests in blow moulding machine
PACKAGING solutions provider Schoeller Allibert has invested in a state of the art blow moulding machine to double in-house production capacity for its Maxipac...
New range of long life milk for M&S
M&S has launched its first range of long life skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk, produced in the UK by Crediton Dairy. The range is...
