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- Scottish start-up aims to peel back plastic use with onion skin packaging A range of new eco-friendly packaging materials made from onion skins and peelings is being created by an Oban-based start-up, offering an alternative to fossil fuel-derived plastic products – a...
- Huhtamaki expands its capacity for fiber lid production to Lurgan, Northern Ireland Sustainable packaging company Huhtamaki has begun production of molded fiber drinks lids at its Lurgan, County Armagh, site. The lids, used for both hot and cold disposable cups, are fully...
- The 2024 PPMA Show is hailed a huge success The PPMA Show, the UK’s leading event for processing and packaging machinery, including industrial automation and machine vision systems, has once again been acclaimed as a great success. Established more...
- The 2024 PPMA Show is fast approaching For over 35 years the annual PPMA Show has been a highlight of the processing and packaging industry’s calendar. This event, between 24-26 September at the NEC in Birmingham, is...
- Over five million cartons recycled since launch of dedicated sorting at Ireland’s largest MRF More than five million beverage cartons have been sorted and fully recycled since AI powered robotic sorting was launched at Panda’s materials recovery facility (MRF) in Ballymount, Dublin. Installed last year...
Chapelton has announced that Smurfit Kappa’s Adsorption Technology MB12, for which it is the distributor in the UK, is proving to be a successful and effective choice for brand owners
Nestlé breakfast cereals in the UK will begin to carry the UK Government’s colour-coded labelling from October. The full roll out is expected to be completed by early 2018, according
Emerging consumption patterns are raising new production challenges for manufacturers of beverage, food, home and personal care products around the world. Product diversity, personalisation and e-commerce all demand increased responsiveness,
Premier Foods is investing in the convenience channel with its Sharwood’s brand by launching new, authentic Chinese and Indian flavours in its popular pouch format. With 60% of all grocery
A Linx 8900 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer is being used for coding onto beer cans at a successful craft brewery in London. Since purchasing the Linx 8900 for its
Südpack, one of Europe’s leading providers of flexible packaging solutions, has recently acquired the Seville Flexpack Corporation, based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Südpack’s business in
At the prestigious PPMA Group Industry Awards 2017, automation specialist Pacepacker Services repeated their 2015 success, winning two processing and packaging innovation awards. In addition to taking home the trophy
Leading flexible packaging manufacturers, Mercury Packaging and CPS Flexible, have appointed Carl Woolrich (pictured) as Group Engineering Manager, responsible for optimising production efficiencies and developing new technical capabilities across both
The Brewers of Europe are successfully implementing their voluntary commitment to list ingredients and provide comparable nutrition information, calling on other sectors to follow their lead in view of the
Tetra Pak has strengthened its product offering for ice cream manufacturers with the acquisition of Big Drum Engineering GmbH, a leading supplier of filling machines for the industry. The deal
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, has extended its Cartasol® range by introducing a new, improved bright yellow dye called Cartasol® Yellow 6GFC liq. that has no
The European Commission has issued a set of guidelines on the application of EU food and consumer laws to dual quality products, as announced by President Juncker in this year’s
Coca-Cola European Partners has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the second year running. In total, 3,400 companies were evaluated for inclusion, with just 149 making
‘Sell by’, ‘Use by’, ‘Display until’, ‘Best before’, what do they all mean? Consumers around the world navigate a range of date labels on food products, and the resulting confusion
Preparing for a milestone anniversary is no mean feat, even for a global market leader – ALPMA Alpenland Maschinenbau GmbH recently celebrated its 70th “birthday” with invited guests from around the globe,
More than 350 exhibitors representing 1,500 brands will descend on the NEC, Birmingham on September 26th for the biggest PPMA Show in 12 years. Taking place from 26-28 September 2017, co-located with
With over 50 years of unrivalled sealing expertise, PA support a wide range of customers from the artisan to the multinational, from initial concepts through to installation and beyond. On
Riggs Autopack Ltd is a British manufacturer of high quality volumetric depositors and filling machines, transfer pumps and automatic conveyor filling lines. They are a UK market leader with an
After years of research and development, Zeus have created the world’s first truly recyclable single-use disposable coffee cup. By effectively combining a fully recyclable plastic inner with a heat absorbing
Consumers feel much more tempted to buy poultry meat products when trays are attractively packed and labeled. It is therefore of high importance to present a premium presentation. The new
The Isle of Harris Distillery has won the McLaren Packaging-sponsored Excellence in Branding category in an inaugural professional drinks competition to assess Scotland’s booming gin business. A new annual business
Building on its reputation as a best-in-class exhibition, the PPMA Show 2017 has announced the line-up for its new and
Unilever, Bulgari, Innocent, ASDA, Superdrug, The Body Shop, Chanel, Heineken, Harrods, Dyson and Mars were just some of the major
Flexible packaging group, UNI Packaging, has increased manufacturing capacity and the range of products produced at its UK site with
Now in its 6th year, The PPMA Group Industry Awards 2017, which recognises the finest examples of innovation, smart manufacturing, entrepreneurship
Leading German dairy company Karwendel-Werke Huber is ensuring outstanding product quality for its Exquisa and miree cream cheese and quark
The flourishing UK food to go market, set to grow 35% by 2021, has seen leading grocery retailers launch fresh
Nutritics, a global food service software provider, has announced a new partnership with Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS) to further enhance
Ishida has launched a snacks bagmaker which the company says is the world’s fastest VFFS bagmaker while delivering the highest
Harrogate Spring has unveiled a striking new shrink wrap design to give standout appeal across its retail multipack range. The
Cameron Worth, founder and director of Internet of Things agency, SharpEnd will discuss IoT-enabled creativity at Packaging Innovations London 2017.
Martin Glenn (pictured), Chief Executive of the Football Association (FA) has been announced as the keynote speaker at the PPMA
It’s official, when it comes to packaging, we have lost our senses. New research suggests that our sense of taste,
Reveal Impact features combined temperature-sensitive inks with a twist. The new solution for aluminium cans uses two different thermochromic inks,
Market-leading Food Contact Conference, Plastics & Paper in Contact with Food – 4-7 December, Berlin
Over 200 experts from across the food contact industry will come together in Berlin, Germany from 4–7 December 2017 to
Leading glass packaging company Croxsons has supplied Bristol based distiller, 6 O’Clock Gin, with a stunning black bottle for their
Newly established business, County Westmeath-based Needham Coding Ireland Limited, which was formed following a merger between The Needham Group and
The RPC Design team has completed construction on a purpose-built foam modelling studio that will enable its designers to rapidly
Taylors of Harrogate, a family business that dates back to 1886, has earned itself a reputation for quality through its
Craft beers have long established themselves on the world market. The KHS Group is thus now offering a new can
KHS and Schubert have combined their expertise to offer beverage producers a complete and powerful package to fill and pack
Those working in the food and beverage industry will have masses to see at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London,
Parkside has won a Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Award for its reclosable sharing crisp bag. The accolade acknowledges the company’s continued
Brillopak (stand C24) has chosen PPMA 2017 as the setting for the UK premiere of its new fresh produce punnet
GEA has once again supplied its limited intervention powder filling system, RBF-500 Li, to a specialist powdered product application The
Goplasticpallets.com has introduced a new edition to The Twistlock Box range – New GoFold 34200P. Manufactured by Cabka-IPS, the Twistlock
The food protection and preservation capabilities of X-Hance film from RPC bpi protec have been acknowledged in a major sustainability
Once they have been used, transport containers re-enter the market after treatment with several different processes that range from simple
In the second quarter of 2017 GEA was awarded a complete milk powder processing plant to Open Country Dairy in
Adnams, the English brewer and distiller, has revealed new and updated bottle designs for its Longshore Triple Malt Vodka and
During the first quarter of 2017, GEA in India received an order from the AmulFed Dairy (formerly Mother Dairy) in
A new bottling line is set to boost production of Harrogate Spring Water, the UK’s fastest-growing independent bottled water brand. Harrogate
EMCO Packaging has developed an advanced and highly sensitive data logger that collects environmental data actually from the inside of
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