01-Aug-2010 By Ian Johnson
I am writing with regard to the article published in the July issue of Food Manufacture (p7) ‘Soft drinks firm labels Coca-Cola’s production plant ‘a disgrace’.
01-Jun-2010 By Rod Addy
Silver Spring is poised to reinvigorate the flavoured water market after a phoenix-like rise from the ashes of administration, according to md Neill Cotton.
05-Jan-2010
The logic of renewable plastics is being taken a step further, with innovators from Tetra Pak to Coca-Cola making progress in using plant-derived...
Light as a hot-fillable bottle
05-Jan-2010
Weighing less than 19g for 0.5l, the new Skyward (pictured, above right) and Curvy (above, left) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) models have beaten...
Consolidation in plastic tray sector
28-Aug-2009
Developments at Sharp Interpack and Faerch Plast UK are furthering the process of consolidation in the rigid thermoformed market, particularly for...
Research opens up plastics recycling
24-Jul-2009
Research led by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has concluded that collection and recycling of mixed plastics is technically and...
30-Jun-2009
Manufacturers should put packaging at the heart of new product development, according to Mintel's global new products database consulting director...
Thinner, harder steel reduces can costs
24-Feb-2009
Tate & Lyle has tweaked the design of its iconic Golden Syrup cans in a move that will enable it to further reduce packaging costs. By using...
27-Jan-2009 By Paul Gander
The recycling community says it is recovering from a media kicking delivered when depressed world markets meant it was already down. Indeed, brand...
Sausage sealer is a solution
02-Jan-2009
An order for a new line of its Porky White brand of sausages from Tesco, has led London-based Graham White & Co to hire a semi-automatic tray...
Hot fillers with guaranteed accuracy
01-Dec-2008
Sidel's Veloce FM is a bottle filler with an electronic flow-meter filling valve. It guarantees accurate filling by measuring the precise amount of...
Converters queue for rPET capacity
29-Jul-2008
Foodservice and retail packaging supplier Solo Cup Europe says it will be taking up to 20% of the recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) output...
29-Apr-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Condiment firm reviews its production operations since the acquisition of its rival
All-PET pack positions itself nicely for wider recycling acceptance
26-Mar-2008
The growth in plastics recycling capacity, and the prospect of non-bottle collection and processing in future, is inspiring UK converters to look at...
North west gets plastics reprocessing
26-Mar-2008
Closed Loop Recycling, owner of the Dagenham plant due to open in June, says it is already pursuing plans for a second plant "within an hour of...
You can see clearly now, PET
25-Jan-2008
Detection of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, even those with thin walls and complex shapes, is easy now with the new E3ZM-B sensors from...
Barriers remain to beer in PET bottles
02-Oct-2007
Despite a range of barrier options to maintain the quality of beer in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, large-scale adoption by mainstream...
New wet and dry vacuums keep industrial mess at bay
28-Aug-2007
Nilfisk-Alto has launched Attix 9, a range of four wet and dry vacuums to tackle industrial-scale mess in factories, warehouses and loading docks.The...
Fish processor detects contaminants in foil packs
30-Jul-2007
Fish Processor Pinneys of Scotland, part of Uniq, has installed two Thermo Scientific EZx contaminant detection units. Chosen for their ease of use,...
M&S gives thumbs up to UK's first PET recycling plant
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...
27-Feb-2007 By Paul Gander
GlaxoSmithkline (GSK) says it is moving away from using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) shrinksleeves on its beverage bottles because the sleeve material is...
Recycled PET equals virgin polymer price
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...
Suppliers land Young's deals
26-Jun-2006
Packaging machinery supplier T Freemantle is one of two companies to land a deal with seafood firm Young's Bluecrest.Its pre-glued sleever has been...
Wok Express seals the deal
29-May-2006
Expanding ready meals manufacturer Wok Express put the seal of approval on Packaging Automation's high throughput equipment by installing a PA182...
PET heads for higher output, smaller bottles
29-May-2006
The cost-effectiveness of small polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packs for water and soft drinks continues to increase at the can's expense, with...
Sealing it for ready meals
29-Mar-2006
London based Bighams Global Gastronomy and Riverside Bakery have installed new equipment from Packaging Automation to meet their production...
New vision: compact and cost effective
12-Jan-2006
Having identified a gap in the market for a space saving, fully automatic and efficient compact tray sealing machine, Packaging Automation has come...
06-Oct-2005 By Paul Gander
Despite public and local authority concern about city-centre drinking and alcohol-related violence, brewers aim to keep beer in plastics as a niche...
M&S scores first with recycled PET packs
30-Jun-2005
Marks & Spencer (M&S) claims to have become the first UK retailer to use recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) packaging for food...
A measure of success
07-Feb-2005
What two uses can a 40ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container, plus closure, be put to? (Clue: we are excluding any medical applications).Well,...
'Belt-and-braces' approach to cheap PET filling
07-Feb-2005
French filling specialist Serac will be showing off its Canopy monobloc to an international audience at Interpack in April, with a focus on its...
One bottle, two dairy products
30-Jun-2004
As if to underline the potential versatility of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the as yet largely undeveloped dairy sector, Continental company...
