Leading static control specialist Fraser Anti-Static Techniques has followed the successful launch of the world’s shortest 24V DC anti-static bar with an even smaller close-range ionising tool. At just 47mm in operational length, the 3024 Ultra-Compact 24V DC static eliminator can also be combined with a fixed nozzle for ionised air cleaning, as well as forming an ionised airgun. The […]

An innovation from Avery Dennison that enables closed-loop PET recycling has won this year’s FINAT Recycling and Sustainability award. The CleanFlake portfolio enables production of high quality recycled PET (rPET) from post-consumer bottles while maintaining all-important visual impact and food contact approval. The portfolio is further reducing environmental impact by using recycled PET liner material. Jeroen Diderich, vice president and […]

According to a recent study from WRAP, approximately 60 per cent of household food waste arises from products ‘not used in time’. The study observes that consumers want clearer information and packaging innovations to help reduce this waste, valued at £6.7 billion. How can retailers and suppliers introduce, test and measure the effectiveness of changes to packaging? Innovations such as […]

Market leading pre-cut lid and shrink sleeve manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group), has developed a new shrink sleeve for the award winning Silent Pool Gin. The shrink sleeve has been specially developed to brand a new single-serve bottle from Silent Pool Distillers developed in response to growing consumer demand. The smaller format bottle will open up […]

Leading aluminium foil tray manufacturers, i2r Packaging Solutions Limited, is celebrating an impressive set of results at the recent Starpack Awards, scooping Gold in the Food & Drink Category, as well as a Green Star Award and the coveted ‘Best in Show’ accolade for their innovative i2r Ultra container. The event was held at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and […]

One of Colombia’s leading manufacturing suppliers of flexible packaging, Flex Pack SAS, has installed Flexo Wash technology at its plant in Bogota to help improve the quality of work being produced on its two flexo printing presses. Founded in 2001 and still owned and managed by Carlos Alberto González and his wife Maribel Jácome, the company is vertically integrated offering […]

A range of popular French craft beers can now be enjoyed in 25cl Eco-Line cups from RPC Bebo Bouxwiller. Based in Carpentras in Provence, La Brasserie Artisanale du Mont Ventoux, under the leadership of its founder Alexandre De Zordi, and with the arrival of a partner investor Rhône Rive Gauche, has expanded production over the past two years from 500 to […]

A new die-making product could soon be heading to the UK market after some successful trials by Arden Dies. Arden Dies, which has been a leader in the die-making and packaging industry in the UK for more than half a century, is running trials of its new Solidplate Dies. The move comes after die making innovators, Marbach, which has been […]

The CSL30 laser coder from Linx Printing Technologies is providing a craft beer start-up with an enhanced coding and marking solution to support its growth. Edinburgh Beer Factory is benefitting from improved codes, reliability, and ease of use from the Linx CSL30, which also has the potential to handle more production and new bottle sizes as the business continues to […]

Leading foodservice packaging manufacturer, Graphic Packaging International will supply half a million sustainable food buckets to KFC Australia for Australian cricket’s Big Bash League 2018. Graphic Packaging’s award-winning, non-plastic solution was selected by league sponsor KFC Australia due to its outstanding eco-credentials. Manufacture of the recyclable bucket, which has been developed and commercialised over the last five years, is exclusive […]