SÜDPACK and SN German pouch-pack technology

Present sustainable flow pack concept at Anuga FoodTec With the versatile Pure-Line portfolio, based on either PP or PE, SÜD-PACK and SN German Pouch-Pack Technology are coming together at Anuga FoodTec 2022 in Cologne to present a solution that is both innovative and sustainable for the packaging of a broad variety of products in bags.

Premium Litho printed packaging for Corrigan's Original

At Saxon Packaging, we are specialists in litho printed packaging solutions and understand perfectly the many benefits they can bring to a business. Having the right packaging in place can help to raise brand awareness and provide a valuable platform for promotion and communication to customers. Litho printing is the most premium print process for

6e PUMA annual meeting: accelerating towards the end of packaging as an environmental problem

On 16 March 2022, the 6e annual meeting of the PUMA project took place, Live Hybrid from the Van der Valk Hotel in Dordrecht. Live Hybrid means that 1/3 of the more than one hundred participants were physically present in the hotel, while the other 2/3 participated real-time and interactively from around the world. Together

From drug manufacture to pharmaceutical packaging

Patient safety is the top priority in the manufacture and packaging of healthcare products such as medications and medical products. Hygiene is therefore the be-all and end-all, from the production and packaging process through to the patient. After all, manufacturers regularly process and produce very valuable and highly effective products for which it is vitally

EPIC message to the World Packaging Organization WPO

WPO and EPIC are built on freedom of expression in packaging science, education, information exchange and cooperation. The basis of our shared values is mutual respect, open-mindedness and friendship. EPIC, the organization of the European packaging institutes and member of WPO, kindly requests to bring the following Resolutions into vote for all WPO members at

Bring and pursue innovation at the show, because IPACK-IMA will be a great business connector

An interview with Valerio Soli, President of Ipack Ima Srl. The 2022 edition of IPACK-IMA is just around the corner. Taking place in Milan from May 3rd to 6th, the event marks the return to presence for exhibitors and visitors, serving as a meeting point for demand and supply of processing technologies, packaging solutions and

Fish in packaging made from chemically recycled plastic

Contaminated or mixed plastic waste poses a problem for the circular economy – it can’t be recycled and ends up in dumps or in a thermal recycling process. BASF has now developed styropor boxes made from chemically recycled plastic in a joint project with Vartdal Plast and Bremnes Seashore. In Norway, Bömlo’s salmon fillets have

The trend for paper packaging

A normal trundle through the supermarket is enough to see that more and more packaging is made from paper, card and cardboard, either (ostensibly) wholly or in part. Where has this trend come from? How sustainable is paper packaging really? Amazon, the shipping giant, just stated that it would now be using paper-based insulated bags

Packaging made out of cup plant fibres-an eco-friendly alternative?

One trend that has clearly come to the fore within the packaging industry in the last months and years is the shift towards paper-based packaging. But the rise in demand is increasingly putting a strain on supply, and packaging manufacturers aren’t the only ones facing raw material shortages, both when it comes to virgin fibre

Uflex announces capacity expansion in packaging films

Noida: UFlex Ltd, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging company and a global player in polymer sciences, today declared its financial results for the quarter ending December 2020. With packaging becoming a lifeline in the battle against COVID-19 pandemic, the company has successfully supported customers and consumers with packaging solutions in the past quarters. The company