RPC sponsors schools initiative
PLASTIC packaging supplier RPC Group is taking part in a national programme to alert secondary school students to the problems of food waste and encourage...
Holfeld Plastics on top of the world
HOLFELD Plastics have been showered with acclaim - a direct result of their continuous inspirational and innovative packaging design and materials technology.
It's been a striking year...
CPET tray recycling trial
A consortium of organisations from the UK’s packaging, retail and recycling industries, led by Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s, are to launch an in-market...
Cap that! The future’s electric for precision mouldings in Kirky
AT its plant in Kirkintilloch, Guala Closures UK works around the clock, producing millions of components each week.
These precision mouldings include products such...
Making a case for automation
Injection moulding (IM) can benefit hugely from the use of robotics. While the move towards offshoring work in the early 2000s impacted its adoption...
Looks like glass… but it’s PET
PET liquid packaging solutions specialist Sidel has launched the world’s first-ever pasteurisable lightweight PET bottle for beer with a non-petaloid base.
The bottle also...
Lighter jar brings PET benefits to food industry
PLASTIC packaging supplier Petainer has launched the petainerJar™, a PET jar claimed to offer significant cost and sustainability benefits over jars made from other...
Sealant puts a lid on toxicity concerns
Plasticisers continue to present challenges for brand owners packaging oily foods in glass jars. Coatings and sealants specialist Actega explained the situation to Packaging...
A detailed picture of EU plastics packaging recycling
THE EU recycled 34.7% of all its plastic packaging waste in 2012, far surpassing the EU’s minimum target of 22.5%, according to a new...
Plastics innovator re-styles iconic ready-meal
SILGAN Plastic Food Containers will be showcasing some of the expertise that has most recently allowed it to re-style an old classic: Fray Bentos...
