29-May-2007 - Demand for paper and board from accredited forestry management schemes is likely to put pressure on supplies, will require new administration and storage systems and...
08-May-2007 - Driven by demand from the convenience food sector for total packaging solutions, D2 Food Systems has launched its Ulma Scorpius 600-tray sealing system, complete with...
08-May-2007 - Bradman Lake Group is introducing its Integrated Cartoning System (ICS) to the UK. Described by the manufacturer as a "flexible and advanced solution to top-load...
08-May-2007 - Fast, advanced gas-flush pot filling equipment has been despatched to the Western Isles of Scotland to help meet growing demand for alternatives to dairy products. Packaging...
08-May-2007 - Shelf-ready packaging (SRP) may be all about in-store efficiencies and on-shelf availability, but is its impact on efficiency and space availability on supplier production lines taken into consideration? asks Paul Gander
08-May-2007 - A micro-thickness vacuum layer inside a film is giving food and drink manufacturers the opportunity to insulate product more efficiently, and potentially to reduce the...
08-May-2007 - Environmentally driven policies that give preference to certain packaging polymers, chiefly polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), are eroding demand for other plastics, converters report. Marks...
08-May-2007 - Flow-wrap equipment specialist Ilapak is completing final machine tests on Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) Softpack paper-and-polylactide (PLA) laminate pack, while also looking for a licensing...
08-May-2007 - The list of finalists in the Starpack 2007 Awards clearly illustrates the renewed impact that environmental considerations, such as the use of lightweight and sustainable...
27-Mar-2007 - UK food producers, and the packaging companies which supply them, could benefit from growing consumer concern for quality rather than price, predicts a newly-formed trade...
27-Mar-2007 - The ultimate consumer convenience pack has arrived in the form of a flow-wrap that you can open cleanly - with your teeth. Sigpack Systems, part of...
27-Mar-2007 - Marks & Spencer (M&S) says it is committed to working with the UK's first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant, which operator Closed Loop London (CLL)...
27-Mar-2007 - A wave of first-time applications for polylactide (PLA) in peelable and die-cut lidding, laminated boards, pouch materials and sandwich packs is set to delight consumers,...
27-Feb-2007 - Tesco has chosen to pack a range of frozen vegetables in polyethylene-based 'oxydegradable' bags, having previously opted to use similar materials for all of its...
27-Feb-2007 - The European Food Safety Authority has issued new guidance on safe levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in contact with food to address concerns and confusion...
27-Feb-2007 - GlaxoSmithkline (GSK) says it is moving away from using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) shrinksleeves on its beverage bottles because the sleeve material is stopping the polyethylene...
27-Feb-2007 - National newspaper campaigns and a flurry of parliamentary Early Day Motions (EDMs) targetting 'excessive packaging' have underlined the need for a revitalised watchdog in this...
29-Jan-2007 - The longer shelf-life achievable with multilayer films in particular, means that packing as well as converting operations are increasingly going overseas, says one industry expert. The...
29-Jan-2007 - Brown's time has finally come, with the long-awaited chance to turn the Houses of Parliament upside down. Or has it? For now, the 'brown' in question...
29-Jan-2007 - Fateful decisions about the collection and recovery of post-consumer polypropylene (PP) and possibly other polymers are likely over the next few months. Retailers have publicly championed...
29-Jan-2007 - Small and medium-sized food businesses in the London area could benefit from a £2M fund intended to encourage recycling and responsible waste management. Provided by London...
27-Dec-2006 - The launch of a Kraft board salad tray for Pret A Manger, and the promise of new fibre-based packaging in the spring with even broader...
27-Dec-2006 - With the UK's collection networks for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) still in their infancy, the cost of collected and reprocessed post-consumer recyclate (PCR) bought from mainland...
27-Dec-2006 - The greater availability of servo drives, electronic controls and robotics is transforming the levels of flexibility offered by mid-range packaging machinery now available on the...
27-Dec-2006 - The arguments putting bio-based packaging on a par with biofuels in Europe, and so justifying EU regulatory and fiscal support, are filtering through to decision-makers,...