Mai Dubai installs new packaging line from Sidel

Mai Dubai has installed Sidel’s Super Combi solution. The line fills 86,000 bottles per hour (bph) in three different formats (200ml, 330ml and 500ml).   Alexander van ’t Riet, CEO of Mai Dubai said, “Our key considerations were the optimal use of space, high consistent quality and efficiency with flexibility. Sidel’s digital capability was very …

Nova Chemicals to expand its HDPE resins

Nova Chemicals Corporation to introduce new resin technology for machine direction oriented (MDO) and biaxially oriented (BO) processes to help its customers and brand owners meet their sustainability goals. Nova Chemicals’ innovative technology marks a major advancement in the pursuit of a plastics circular economy, as it enables recyclable all-polyethylene (PE) packaging.   Nova Chemicals, …

Hochwald Foods opts for Elopak’s Pure-Pak cartons

Hochwald Foods GmbH has launched its ‘bear brand’ Bärenmarke in Pure-Pak gable top cartons from Elopak.   With production sites in Germany and the Netherlands, the company covers the entire spectrum of dairy products including well-known brands Lünebest, Glücksklee, Elinas and Hochwald plus private labels and international brands such as Bonny.   Detlef Lakta, managing …

BillerudKorsnas expands sustainable FibreForm range

BillerudKorsnäs FibreForm paper has announced to offer a low-carbon packaging alternative to plastic and an opportunity for inspiring designs. The creative FibreForm is cold-formable and available in both white and brown paper.   The unique FibreForm material helps brand owners for sustainable packaging. The company claims that the paper’s high strength enables packaging, such as …

Sabic and UPM launch world’s first label material

Sabic, one of the global leaders in the chemical industry, has joined an innovative project with value chain partners to help UPM Raflatac launch the world’s first packaging label materials made from Sabic certified circular polypropylene (PP) based on advanced recycled ocean bound plastic (OBP). The label materials are marketed under the UPM Raflatac Ocean …

Mondi switches all glassine-based release liners

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has switched its entire portfolio of glassine-based release liners to certified base paper. The change is part of Mondi’s ongoing, proactive approach to sustainability, which includes developing solutions that are better for the environment.   Glassine-based release liners are mainly used for labels, tapes, and medical …

Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to boost recycling

Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, has announced it is introducing new, attached caps to its plastic bottles, making it easier to recycle the entire package and ensure no cap gets left behind.   Production of bottles with attached caps will begin today at CCEP’s site in East Kilbride, Scotland, meaning …

Mondi and Beck Packautomaten launch paper solution

Mondi, one of the global leaders in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with German machine supplier Beck Packautomaten to create a functional paper solution. The FunctionalBarrier Paper can replace unnecessary plastic packaging, enabling shipments to arrive safely in sustainable and right-sized packaging.   The e-commerce market has grown significantly in recent years, accounting for …

Juustoportti uses SIG’s Combismile for juice range

Finnish food producer and co-packer has launched two new sugar-free and sweetener-free juices for children in SIG’s on-the-go combismile carton pack.   SIG’s combismile filling line is already installed at Juustoportti’s Jalasjarvi production site and was first used in 2020 to launch Friendly Viking’s premium oat drink range and Hyvin’s yoghurts, fruit soups and protein …