October 2021

Made in Albéa Schesslitz

For people suffering from arthroses or arthritis, opening a tube of pain relief ointment must be easy, comfortable and above all painless. In this context, Albéa, Berry and Verfora have pooled their expertise and developed a cap perfectly adapted to joint pain for Verfora’s PERSKINDOL® DOLO GEL 100ml tube. The product, which has just been launched on the Swiss market, will also be presented at Pharmapack in Paris this week. The tubes are manufactured at the German plant in Schesslitz.

Centre Announces Plastic Waste Recycling Targets

News / By Packaging 360

The Environment Ministry has issued draft rules that mandate producers of plastic packaging material to collect all of their produce by 2024 and ensure that a minimum percentage of it be recycled as well as used in subsequent supply.

Dow Commercializes Recyclable Toothpaste Packaging

News / By Packaging 360

SHANGHAI, Oct. 12, 2021 — Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced today the ground-breaking commercialization of recyclable toothpaste tubes developed and manufactured in Asia Pacific and used by major consumer brands is now available on store shelves around the world. The Company worked closely with leading global toothpaste brands to bring the new sustainable solution into mass production. Coupled with responsible disposal and recycling infrastructure, this solution could help reduce the number of used toothpaste tubes entering landfills.

France Bans Plastic Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables

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PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) – France will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in a bid to reduce plastic waste, the environment ministry said on Monday.

Leadership Interview with Mr. AVDK Prasad, National Sales Manager South, Premier Tech Systems & Automation

Insights / By Dr R Rangaprasad

Packaging 360: India as you may be well informed, is primarily an agro-based economy & sugar is one of the most important commodities. Given the quantum of sugar produced in India, could you begin by giving us an overview or scale of operation of the filling, bagging & palletizing operations for sugar.

Corrugated Packaging Industry Facing Challenges as Raw Material Prices Keep Surging

News / By Packaging 360

The cost-increase of a number of inputs for kraft paper has impacted the corrugated packaging industry which will have to persevere in the recent spike in the prices. FCBM has appealed to all stakeholders including the government to take necessary steps to help the industry to emerge out of this crisis.

Lactips launches “Plastic Free Paper”

News / By Packaging 360

Lactips launches Plastic Free Paper: the first paper packaging solution that is free from plastic or controversial substances and fully recyclable and compostable

Holistic Brand Protection Label Takes 3-tiered Approach

News / By Packaging 360

U-NICA was founded in 2004 with the aim of bringing the expertise of banknote protection and authentication to other industries. This has led to the development of the scryptoTRACE suite, a holistic brand protection solution that incorporates a variety of measures to maintain a company’s brand and product reputation. Part of this suite is a brand new Digital Security Label (DSL).

Bring Plastic Waste Recycling Model under PPP mode: Niti Aayog

News / By Packaging 360

Niti Aayog has suggested urban local bodies across states adopt the material recovery facility (MRF) model & implement it as a public-private partnership model for sustainable management of urban plastic waste.

Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN® 500ei Boosts Stiffness, Optics in Thermoformed Polypropylene Packaging

Case Studies / By Bhavesh Gandhi

Thermoformers and brand owners have been demanding polypropylene (PP) that delivers better clarity and higher rigidity to enable downgauging when molding products such as drink cups and lids, trays and food packaging.

Asda Opens UK’s Largest Refill Store in York

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Asda has raised the bar for sustainable shopping after opening the largest refill store in the country at Monk’s Cross in York.

Smurfit Kappa Launches Unique Sustainable Packaging Portfolio to Drive Growth in the Online Health and Beauty Market

News / By Packaging 360

Packaging leader Smurfit Kappa has launched a unique range of circular packaging solutions for the rapidly growing online health and beauty market. The customisable eHealth & Beauty portfolio includes sustainable, paper-based packaging solutions ideal for shipping vulnerable products, such as fragrances, cosmetics, and skin and hair care products, as well as tamper proof packaging designed for vitamins, supplements and sports nutrition.

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Made in Albéa Schesslitz

Centre Announces Plastic Waste Recycling Targets

Dow Commercializes Recyclable Toothpaste Packaging

France Bans Plastic Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables

Leadership Interview with Mr. AVDK Prasad, National Sales Manager South, Premier Tech Systems & Automation

Corrugated Packaging Industry Facing Challenges as Raw Material Prices Keep Surging

Lactips launches “Plastic Free Paper”

Holistic Brand Protection Label Takes 3-tiered Approach

Bring Plastic Waste Recycling Model under PPP mode: Niti Aayog

Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN® 500ei Boosts Stiffness, Optics in Thermoformed Polypropylene Packaging

Asda Opens UK’s Largest Refill Store in York

Smurfit Kappa Launches Unique Sustainable Packaging Portfolio to Drive Growth in the Online Health and Beauty Market

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