Fujifilm announces a change to its offset plate manufacturing in EMEA

Fujifilm has announced the closure of the company’s offset plate production line in Tilburg, The Netherlands.   The company is set to find new ways of working to meet customer needs more effectively, and new ways of thinking about how it can continue to create value.   Reports say that in the offset printing market, …

Flint reaffirms digital investment with online webshop

Flint Group Packaging, one of the largest consumables suppliers to the global print and packaging industry, confirms its commitment to ease of doing business and order efficiency for its customers with its Webshop platform.   Underlining the company’s vision of a connected future, the online store is designed with an ease-of-use front of mind, with …

Huhtamaki’s partnership with WasteAid’s to advance circular economy

In June 2020, WasteAid embarked upon an innovative and expansive programme in partnership with Huhtamaki to support circular economy solutions to the waste crisis in three locations: Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, Guwahati in India and Johannesburg, South Africa.   The programme achieved WasteAid’s Circular Economy Networks which attracted over 1,000 members attending online webinars …

Oerlemans Packaging to acquire Adriaan Dekker Paper

Oerlemans Packaging Group has announced to take over the activities of Papierindustrie Adriaan Dekker in oredr to expand its flexible packaging. The decision to initiate preparations for the takeover was officially ratified by Vincent Tol, managing director Adriaan Dekker and Joan Hanegraaf, CEO of Oerlemans Packaging Group on 7 November. The intention is to move …

Honeywell and Environ pledge to achieve plastic circularity in Egypt

Honeywell has announced to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country. The two organisations to explore the development of the first chemical recycling facility in Egypt that would be equipped with Honeywell’s advanced technology, capable of converting waste …

Mondi partners with RetailX to identify trends in eCommerce packaging

Mondi shares its fourth annual consumer trend survey, which offers a deep dive into online shopping behaviour and consumers’ attitudes to packaging. The survey, conducted by RetailX, is the most in-depth study to date, with 1,000 consumers each in France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Turkey. For the first time it also includes an analysis of …

Nespresso unveils new range of compostable coffee capsules

After three years of research and development, Nespresso has created a home compostable paper-based capsule that delivers the high-quality coffee for which the brand is known with no compromise on the taste experience. Consumer demand for compostable packaging is increasing, and an estimated 45% of French people now home compost one or more types of …

Hotpack unveils its largest manufacturing plant in National Industries Park

Hotpack Global, the UAE-based global leader in food packaging products, has launched its largest manufacturing plant in National Industries Park (NIP), Dubai. The company announced that it has invested an estimated AED 250 million into the facility. The new plant marks a significant step in Hotpack’s vision to emerge as the premier global food packaging …

Elopak launches automated warehouse in Netherlands

Elopak has launched operations at its new fully automated high-bay warehouse in Terneuzen, Netherlands.   The modern facility has been built to the latest standards, offering improved logistics and increasing efficiency by replacing storage over multiple sites and automating previously manual processes.   In line with Elopak’s strong commitment to sustainability and efforts to reduce …