Pulp and paper giant independent enquiry
Greenpeace, the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and WWF have claimed that the pulp and paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Limited is dodging an...
Flexible packaging maker installs new laser technology
Flexible packaging maker Parkside Flexibles has installed new laser technology at its Normanton facility. The equipment is apparently the first of its kind in...
Report reveals global demand for e-packaging
A report from Research and Markets reveals the global demand for electronic smart packaging devices is currently at a tipping point and will grow...
Report suggests canned foods industry in decline
The canned foods industry is in decline according to the recent market report ‘Canned / preserved food packaging in the US’. According to the...
Packaging Innovations returns to NEC, February 2014
The Packaging Innovations show returns to the NEC in February 2014 with a new co-located show, Converting Innovations. It will exhibit the latest in...
DoH gives green light to new food labelling system
A voluntary traffic-light system of food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, providing an at-a-glance appraisal of a product’s salt, sugar and...
Breaking down the barriers to compostable packaging
MORE and more product packaging is being recycled each year but a lot of it still goes to landfill, particularly where plastics are present....
Asset finance: The right choice in difficult times?
EQUIPMENT suppliers in the packaging world now offer a variety of Asset Finance (AF) schemes, whereby machinery can be leased or paid for in...
Digital print hits the mainstream
SURELY a significant milestone in the maturation of digital print, the recent “personalised” bottle labels from Coca-Cola – later mimicked by Irn Bru to...
Smart food packaging to hit the shelves
SMART packaging may be finally coming of age – granted, we’ve heard that before but earlier this year one or two developers confirmed the...
