O-I Alloa investment a boost for spirits
IN April O-I unveiled a £25 million investment in its Alloa facility, and a series of plant upgrades CEO Al Stroucken declared would “affirm...
Pouch progress
OVER the last few years the stand-up pouch has emerged as one of the most versatile and rapidly growing flexible packaging formats, adopted worldwide...
Low migration guide gets update
AT Interpack Sun Chemical unveiled the fourth edition of its low migration guide, entitled Designing Packaging with Certainty - A Best Practice Guide.
The latest...
Clearing bottlenecks
RINSING, filling and capping machines from Peebles-based Evolution Bottling and Packaging Solutions include the Rinsmatic rinser-blower-sterilizers, available with fixed or penetrating nozzles, for glass...
Paper firms vie for mineral oil mastery
Various materials are coming on the market to support mineral oil barrier functionality in food packaging manufactured from recycled paper.
WIDELY held expectations of EU...
Portable rosé is in the bag
IN cooperation with Smurfit Kappa, Vignerons Catalans has launched its rosé wine Ville Soleil in Pouch-Up® packaging of 1.5 litres.
This type of packaging meets...
The battle for shelf appeal
The recent congress of FINAT, the international trade association for self-adhesive labelling, convened in Monte Carlo in June to address the topic “The Battle...
Weighing in with improved accuracy
A new generation of checkweighers from Mettler-Toledo Garvens covers a weighing range of up to 10 kg and allows food and pharmaceutical manufacturers to...
Unfolding the power of luxury
Steve McAdam of Leo Luxe gives a sense of the current shape of things in the luxury packaging arena.
EVEN in tough economic times when...
2014 holography industry awards open for nominations
The search to find the world’s best commercial holograms is now underway with nominations open for the 2014 Excellence in Holography Awards.
Organised by the...
