Sustainability
Coca-cola to Replace the Shrink wraps with Cardboard topper
Coca-Cola will end the use of plastic shrink-wrap across all multipacks of cans sold in Great Britain and replace it with cardboard
November 22, 2019
NEWS
Ultra-thin layer of seal packaging increases citrus shelf-life up to 40%
Extending a product’s shelf-life has been an important goal for people at almost all points on the supply chain. Longer shelf-life means less product loss, less food waste, and more efficiency.
November 22, 2019
Food & Beverage
MILK BOTTLES MADE OF 100 PER CENT RECYCLED PET
While its competitors have opted for glass, the company NÖM has intentionally set its sights on plastic as its packaging material. The new NÖM milk bottle is made entirely of recycled PET (rPET) and is fully recyclable.
November 22, 2019
Food & Beverage
Cargill redesigns packaging to reduce use of plastic
Cargill’s oils business in India has redesigned its packaging by cutting down on the amount of raw plastic used across all products. In association with Dow Chemical, the business reformulated its plastic material, making 90% of its plastic packaging recyclable.
November 21, 2019
E-Commerce
AGI glaspac to diversify into retail segment
The Hyderabad-based, Special Business Unit of HSIL, will be the first organised player to use the eCommerce route. It has brought its retail offerings under the brand ‘Greendrop Glassware’ for the purpose, said Rajesh K Khosla, President & CEO.
November 21, 2019
Engineering & Industrial
Hindalco plans big on packaging, large aluminium containers
AV Birla group flagship Hindalco Industries is betting big on the packaging and transport containers segment, a top company official said on November 19.
The move is due to the low per capita use of aluminium in the country which is at 2.6 kg now and being the largest producer of the metal, it gives an added advantage to the AV Birla flagship.
November 21, 2019
Food & Beverage
NanoPack’s Active Food Packaging Shows Impressive Results in Extending Food Shelf Life
The EU-funded NanoPack Project carried out a series of antimicrobial efficacy tests in different sites that proved NanoPack’s novel film’s ability to extend the shelf life of a series of perishable goods.
November 20, 2019
Engineering & Industrial
Safe Load Testing Technologies has launched an innovative solution for improved logistics
This innSlide Boomerang solution, that is in the process of being patented, is characterized by being extraordinarily compact and transportable.
November 20, 2019
One Day Training Program on REACH, ROHS & Global Food Contact Materials: A Post – Event Report
Food Business Operators will have to acknowledge the implications of REACH & ROHS & Emerging EU & other emerging food contact materials regulations in different geographies in their packaging solutions,
November 20, 2019
FMCG
Amcor Leads Industry Conversation with “Choose Plastic” Initiative
With a goal of educating consumers, customers and other stakeholders on the benefits of plastic packaging, Amcor recently launched a “Choose Plastic” marketing campaign.
November 20, 2019
Sustainability
Cavitated PE film by Void Technologies tested by RecyClass
The findings of an independent laboratory testing of ‘VO+ LLDPE’ technology show that it has minor recyclability issues and, therefore, it is suitable for recycling in a polyethylene (PE) film stream.
November 19, 2019
Cosmetics
Piramal Glass to Invest €30 million for Premium Perfume Manufacturing unit
The Indian glassmaker supplies the premium perfume glass bottle markets in Europe and the USA and has seen its market share grow at a rate of 20% a year recently
November 19, 2019