ALTECH is an Italian company specialised in the design and production of industrial labelling machines and coding and identification systems. ALTECH offers a range of machines designed to meet a constantly evolving range of labelling requirements, ranging from labelling heads and print-apply label applicators through to complete labelling systems able to be installed in packaging

Beauty brands are seeking sustainable alternatives for conventional plastic packaging – but high-end brands have high-end demands. Sulapac’s expanded portfolio, including a novel bio-based material ideal for fragrance bottle caps, allows cosmetic brands to meet their sustainability targets with a comprehensive range of applications, without compromising quality or aesthetics. An award-winning material innovation startup, Sulapac, has launched Sulapac ® Luxe, a new bio-based material ideal for substituting

Plastics have become a fundamental part of the packaging world. There is a broad spectrum of applications for polymers. In addition, they have a low weight, long shelf-life and can also be used in sensitive application areas like the food or pharmaceutical industry. Therefore it comes as no surprise that plastics are used en masse

ALTECH presents the ALline E/C in-line labelling system, specifically developed for cosmetics products.   It is well known how, in the personal care products market, the characteristics of the packaging are often the exclusive preserve of marketing departments, which correctly see the packaging design as the most important means for recognition and promotion of the products.

UFlex Limited, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging and solutions company, is exhibiting its wide range of Printing Cylinders, Inks, Adhesives, Coatings, Advanced Printing, Laminating, and Slitting Machines from February 1-5, 2023 at booth no A-06, Hall No 11, at Plastindia 2023, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.  At the show, UFlex’s Engineering Business will unveil its Single

The EuroPack Summit 2023 – a must attend event for packaging heads in Europe – returns! The EuroPack Summit is an invitation-only, premium forum bringing leading packaging executives and innovative sponsors on 13 – 14 March at the beautiful Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux, Switzerland. This is an unparalleled opportunity for extensive informal networking among

The annual print-edition of the NVC Special will be published on 13 January in 2023. With this ‘yearbook’ we share information about and our vision on current international trends in packaging. Specifically, we provide an overview of the NVC activities in a wide range of subjects. The NVC Special is bilingual (English and Dutch) and

This PERSPECTIVE comprises three parts: Introduction of association NVC and its position on packaging and environment Analysis of packaging and environment over the period 2013-2022 Policy recommendations for the year 2023 and beyond Introduction of association NVC and its position on packaging and environment Every second, the world packs some 320,000 products – and the

In an official Perspective on a Draft Decision by Minister Ms Vivianne Heijnen MSc regarding the General Binding Declaration of future levies by the Dutch Packaging Waste Fund Foundation (Stichting Afvalfonds Verpakkingen), NVC argues that such a far reaching Decision should not be taken in the short term indicated. The NVC Perspective suggests that the

Incorporating Renewable Materials is just one of the ten principles within the ‘Sustainable Packaging Design Guidelines’ that help companies and packaging technologists to design sustainable packaging that will meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets. So what are Renewable Materials? Well, they are materials made of natural resources, composed of a biomass from a living source