Bobst celebrates 80 years of innovation for folder-gluers

In 1942, Bobst delivered the first folder-gluer, the PCR 382, to clients in Switzerland and France. The company is celebrating a historic eight decades of progress and development.   Pierre Binggeli, Head of Product Line Folder-gluers at Bobst has been with the company for over 20 years and witnessed important evolutions. He said, “We are …

Xeikon appoints Jens Osmundsen as Head of Sales for Idera

Xeikon has announced the appointment of Jens Henrik Osmundsen as Head of Corrugated Sales for the EMEA region, a new role that has been created to help accelerate the digital transformation of the corrugated sector with Xeikon Idera. His remit will be to build up and strengthen the go-to-market strategy and to maximise opportunities for …

Fiji Water transitions to 100% recyclable plastic

Building on its longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability, Fiji Water has transitioned its iconic and best-selling 500 mL and 330 mL bottles to 100% recycled plastic (rPET).   The move is a substantial step in reducing plastic waste and replaces almost 65% of Fiji Water’s bottle volume with recycled material. The company is committed to …

Printpark invests in Speedmaster XL technology from Heidelberg

Turkey-based Printpark Premium Folding Carton is a family business with around 100 employees that has been operating in Istanbul for 48 years. It is currently run by second generation owners Ferit Dansık and Turan Dansık.   The company exports its offset printing products to more than 25 countries and is one of the well-known major …

UPM Raflatac and Logopak collaborate to offer robust linerless solution

Label manufacturer UPM Raflatac and the industrial labeling and identification solutions provider Logopak to collaborate for the first robust linerless solution in print and apply labeling.   With linerless labeling, omitting the label liner significantly increases the running length and capacity of the label rolls, saves costs, and benefits the environment by reducing the CO2 …

Picadeli and Stora Enso partner to create plastic-free lid

One of Europe’s leading take-away salad bar company Picadeli has replaced their single-use plastics lid with a formed fiber lid. The new lid is plastic-free, PFAS-free, renewable, recyclable, biodegradable and saves about 120 tonnes of plastic waste annually.   Picadeli has 2,300 salad bars throughout Europe and the USA. With a strong focus on sustainability …

Abu Dhabi installs ‘Big Zero’ for the collection of SUP bottles

The Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi (EAD) has introduced a range of ‘Big Zero’ installations throughout Abu Dhabi, which will act as collection points for the public to deposit single-use plastic bottles for recycling. The installations will be placed in prime locations with high footfall such as malls, parks and events.   The ‘Big Zero’ installations …

Coveris partners with Notpla for sustainable food packaging

Coveris has teamed up with sustainable start-up Notpla to deliver a range of printed, biodegradable and recyclable food cartons, using Notpla’s coating technology.   Tackling growing sustainability concerns in the food-to-go and takeaway sector due to lack of street and kerbside recycling infrastructure, alongside functional packaging requirements, new specially coated board packs address both packaging …

Radisson Blu Dubai switches from plastic to glass bottles

As part of Think Planet, Radisson Blu Dubai Media City aims to reduce the hotel’s negative impact on its environment and the planet. In keeping with this, the hotel has made the momentous change to remove plastic bottles from its property.   Replacing the 0.5l bottles on offer in each room and at the restaurants …