ITC Ltd on Thursday said it has collaborated with Invest India, a non-profit venture by the central government for national investment promotion and facilitation, to crowdsource innovative ideas for single-use plastic substitution and automate waste segregation.
A team of scientists from NTU Singapore and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US, has developed a ‘smart’ food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills microbes that are harmful to humans. It could also extend the shelf-life of fresh fruit by two to three days. The natural food packaging is made from a type of …
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In conversation with Dr. Rangaprasad on Packaging Talks, Prashant Mishra, National Sales Manager – Automation Projects for All India of Premier Tech Systems & Automation, discusses various facets of Packaging of chemicals and petrochemicals. About Prashant Mishra Mr. Prashant Mishra is the National Sales Manager – Automation Projects for All India of Premier Tech Systems …
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Hyderabad: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Andhra Pradesh have developed nanotechnology-based food packaging materials that enhances shelf-life, maintains quality, retains flavour and colour of packed food materials.
A strong revival in consumer spending amid waning impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will help the paper packaging industry bounce back with a revenue growth of 15% this fiscal
Idvac Ltd., a world expert in advanced vacuum and thin film technology, has been investigating the application of the properties of some Liquid Crystals for packaging and security applications. Liquid Crystals are molecules which have properties between those of conventional liquids and those of solid crystals. They can be aligned by an applied electric field or other methods which changes their optical properties.
Packaging dates back to the dawn of time and includes everything from wooden boxes to glass, paper, tin, metals, and aluminium. Flexible packaging is made up of numerous layers of different polymers with different mechanical and physical properties.
Styrofoam food packaging, made from a hard plastic called polystyrene, poses a plethora of problems. First off, it takes an extremely long time to degrade, and it accounts for 10-40 percent of all litter found in streams.
Consumer organisations have demanded an immediate notification of a long-pending regulation on ‘front of the package labelling (FoPL)’ in the interest of public health.
In Maharashtra, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an order asking food vendors not to wrap any edibles in newspapers while selling them to customers as the ink used for printing is harmful.
Need to ensure quality, safety and reliability of food packaging? This compendium of Application Notes will provide you with R&D and QA/QC insights from plastic food trays, to bags, films and canned goods.
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications, was honoured at the IFCA Star Awards 2021 for its innovative breakthrough in the flexible packaging ecosystem.
