McDonald’s has announced a wide-ranging programme to remove and minimise plastic and improve recyclability in packaging across Europe. The plan comprises removal of McFlurry lids across every European country in which McDonald’s operates and the rollout of a new fibre-based lid across all cold drinks in France, as well as trials across markets for alternatives …
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Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) celebrates its 150th anniversary. The management has announced that “Building the Future Together” is the motto responsible for driving significant directions in the milestone moment. Dr. Jürgen Vutz, chief executive officer of the machine maker, maintains “Building” represents “our core competence as a manufacturer” “Future” expresses that “we are looking at …
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At this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing, Sidel presented their innovations that help liquid packaging manufacturers, co-packers and brand owners achieve longterm superior performance throughout the entire lifecycle of their packaging lines. In focus were the Sidel Super Combi, Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis™ for sensitive beverages, including liquid dairy products and the latest additions to the filling …
Nations of the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA) should expect a wave of paper packaging imports in 2020, according to the Middle East & North Africa Paper Packaging Outlook, a new Special Study from Fastmarkets RISI. European producers have historically increased exports to the region during periods of weak demand in Europe. Fastmarkets …
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South Africa Brewery – ABInBev Group (SAB) has become the first company worldwide to adopt Ritrama’s Core Linerless Solutions to label its beer bottles. Core Linerless Solutions (CLS) is a technological platform – developed in collaboration with Omet, Spilker and Ilti – capable of transforming waste liner into a resource. CLS was created with the …
In designing next-generation flexographic plates, Asahi’s polymer chemists have created chemical structures that can hold precise image structures, including the smallest highlight dots, for the entire duration of a print run. While this may sound simple, it took an enormous amount of innovation to achieve and is unique in the marketplace. Marketed as CleanPrint, Asahi …
Bobst Business Unit Web Fed : Business Director Eric Pavone shares his views with Packaging MEA technology editor Vikram Fotedar at K 2019. Vikram Fotedar (VF): What is Bobst promoting at the booth? Eric Pavone (EP): It was a very exciting K 2019 for BOBST, as we announced the launch of several important new innovations, …
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Uteco’s flexible packaging press will become the first to enter the market using Kodak’s Ultrastream inkjet technology. The flexible press with Kodak’s latest continuous inkjet technology, Sapphire Evo W with a print width of 1.25 meters has been sold into the market in advance of its expected debut at Drupa 2020 in Dusseldorf, Germany with …
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As one of the key note speakers at the recently concluded Prime Summit 2019 in Dubai, Mark Shepherd spoke on the importance of packaging. He explained. “If your product is a physical one, then packaging is your brand’s secret weapon.” Mark outlined 3 golden rules of consumer-first thinking when it comes to packaging design and …
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Germany: drupa 2020 has announced its partners on the steering committee for touchpoint packaging 2020: Agfa, BOBST, Danone, ESKO, Heidelberg, HP Indigo, Kurz, Nestlé and Siegwerk. The participating companies cover the entire spectrum of the process chain. As a follow up to its premiere at drupa 2016, touchpoint packaging will again be a special forum for brand owners and industry partners …
