Greenglass invests 10 million EUR in recycling facility

Greenglass Recycling, one of the market leader in the industry of glass recycling in Romania, has invested 10 million EUR in a new post-consumer glass waste recycling plant, as well in the modernisation of existing facilities, thus increasing its production capacity to 260,000 recycled tons/year.   The plant will be built in the proximity of …

Canon Group acquires Edale

Canon Production Printing and Canon Inc has announced the acquisition of UK-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer Edale, with the aim of strengthening Canon’s label and packaging business, and creating opportunities for future developments.   Through this acquisition, Canon is intensifying its long-term strategy to provide turn-key solutions for the label and packaging sectors. The move …

Miraclon publishes white paper on overcoming unwanted ink spread

A new white paper from Miraclon takes an in-depth look at how the company’s PureFlexo printing technology overcomes unwanted ink spread, a fundamental challenge for solvent-based flexible film printing for as long as flexo has been around.   Unwanted ink spread happens when ink spreads outside the (original raised) image areas of the print surface …

SIG launches world’s first full barrier aluminium-free aseptic carton solutions

SIG announced the launch of SIGNATURE EVO the world’s first aluminium-free full barrier packaging material for aseptic carton packs. SIGNATURE EVO extends SIG’s lower-carbon aluminium-free packaging materials that is already available for plain white milk, for wider use with oxygen-sensitive products such as fruit juices, nectars, flavoured milk or plant-based beverages.   “By extending our …

Tetra Pak and Elvir join forces in a world first: carton packages using certified recycled polymers

Manufactured at Tetra Pak’s Châteaubriant plant in France, the new caps integrating attributed recycled polymers have been chosen by Elle & Vire, the number one French cream brand and part of Elvir’s portfolio.   Lausanne, Switzerland, JANUARY 12, 2022 – Tetra Pak, in partnership with Elvir, a subsidiary of Savencia Fromage & Dairy – a …

The story behind the world’s first 100% recyclable paper bottle

Through its partnership with pulpex, pepsico has embarked on an R&D and Design quest that could change the face of packaging as we know it.   As he sat in a packaging brainstorming meeting in 2019, Ron Khan knew he had a potentially groundbreaking ambition: paper bottles for beverages. “Many years ago, we wanted to …

Siegwerk and Rotopack form joint venture in Pakistan

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has signed a joint venture agreement with Rotopack, a leading supplier in the printing and packaging industry in Pakistan. The jointly founded new company, Siegwerk Pakistan, will launch in Q2 2022. The contract was signed in Karachi, where …

Kodak launches range of innovative new products

Kodak has announced a revolutionary new digital press and innovative additions to its comprehensive portfolio of digital and offset solutions.   The new Kodak Ascend Digital Press is the perfect solution for commercial printers and digital service providers in the growing retail/POP and packaging markets. It is the first electrophotographic press designed to print heavy weight substrates …