December 2021

Divergent Labeling Technologies

Various dictionaries or even Wikipedia describe label as a piece of paper, plastic or another substrate affixed to a product giving information about it. The label has now attained a broader perspective. It has become the bridge between the end user and the producer. It can be embellished such that it becomes the sales enhancer, reaching out and tempting the end users to lift it off the shelf. It also has features that communicate with the cashiers in retail, the finance persons for accounting, the logistics department, the purchase department to fix reorder levels, facilitate ecommerce and much more.

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Insights on Sustainable Packaging from AMCOR.

Insights / Dr R Rangaprasad

In an exclusive interview with Packaging 360, Scott Jackson, General Manager – Amcor Healthcare SEA & Japan addresses a host of issues relevant to sustainable packaging & how the company’s recent initiatives will lead them on the path for the benefit of the consumer.

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Syntegon develops paper-based food packaging as part of EIT Food project, ‘PACK4SENSE’

News / Packaging 360

Waiblingen, Germany – As part of an EIT-funded project, Syntegon has developed paper-based trays and cups for sensitive food products. Together with partners from industry and research, namely Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging in Dresden, Colruyt Group, Strauss Group and the University of Reading, Syntegon is implementing the EIT project “PACK4SENSE” (Paper packaging for SENSitive foods) to develop a sustainable packaging concept. EIT Food, the world’s largest and most dynamic innovation community, is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.

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InfinityBox partners with Swiggy to push re-usable food containers

News / Packaging 360

InfinityBox has installed 4 smart bins in Bellandur, Bengaluru, for customers to drop their food delivery boxes by scanning a QR code

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Bioactive Paper Coatings help Replace Plastic for Packaging Foods

News / Packaging 360

Globally to date, there is about 8.3 billion tons of plastic in the world – some 6.3 billion tons of that is trash. Some of this waste is due to plastic packaging used to protect food.

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HP India expands distribution with TechNova

News / Packaging 360

HP has expanded its distribution network in India with offset plate manufacturer TechNova Imaging for mono carton and label segment. This association aims to advance HP’s market leadership in India’s digital printing business.

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Fresh salmon packed with Styropor® Ccycled™: The world’s first EPS fish boxes based on chemically recycled plastics introduced in Norway

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Ludwigshafen, Germany and Vartdal/Bømlo, Norway, 14 December 2021 – Fresh fish and ChemCycling™: How does this go together? In a joint project, three companies have demonstrated how it works: BASF as raw material supplier for EPS, VARTDAL PLAST, who converts the beads into filet fish boxes and Bremnes Seashore that uses the boxes for the transport of some of its high-quality salmon brand BÖMLO® as of Christmas 2021.

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Mission Compostable: Cambridge BID launches new public bins to help cut emissions

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Cambridge is on a mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city. It is estimated that emissions from composting food waste are just 14% compared to sending it to landfill. This fact led Cambridge BID, in partnership with Countrystyle Recycling and Envar, to introduce four new public bins for food scraps and compostable packaging. The bins are close to food retailers using verified compostable products, so customers getting takeaways can dispose of waste in the most eco-friendly way.

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COVERIS launch fully recyclable cheese packs for Tesco

News / Packaging 360

Leading sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris have launched a range of lightweight, fully recyclable pouches for Tesco’s grated cheese alongside manufacturer Ornua Foods.

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Mars Petcare Europe to Launch Petfood Packaging with Food Safe Recycled Content

News / Packaging 360

Brussels, December 14, 2021 – Mars Petcare is getting ready to deploy food safe recycled plastic in wet petfood packaging as part of its global commitment to increase recycled content in its plastic packaging. Leading cat food brand SHEBA® will be the first to have the updated packaging formats available in Europe in 2022 as part of Mars Petcare’s efforts to give pet parents more sustainable choices.

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