Pallet rivals clash as both call for FDA safety probe
12-Aug-2009 - A simmering row between pallet industry competitors escalated yesterday when a plastic pallet producer called...
Wooden packing industry welcomes EC deadline extension
11-Aug-2009 - A leading wooden pallet and packaging industry body has welcomed a decision by the EC...
Bisphenol A ban tabled in French parliament
10-Aug-2009 - France could become the first European country to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food containers...
Four-colour printing system meets high-tech packing demands
06-Aug-2009 - An adaptable system that delivers high-quality four-colour printing onto various substrates for even the shortest...
US state warns parents off bisphenol A
04-Aug-2009 - The US state of Massachusetts has issued a public health warning to parents of...
Oxo-bio industry says product claims valid
04-Aug-2009 - An oxo-biodegradable industry body has refuted charges made by a rival association that its...
Bioplastics must be more than green to deliver long-term growth: Report
03-Aug-2009 - Bioplastics are set to see double-digit growth but they must become effective and economical,...
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Clondalkin acquires Cleveland Plastic Films
31-Jul-2009 - Clondalkin Group has announced the acquisition Cleveland Plastic Films as part of its ongoing expansion...
Krones posts H1 loss as year-on-year profits plummet €107m
31-Jul-2009 - Krones posted a €16m loss in the first half of 2009 as the continued global...
Red Bull hit with record fine for breaching packing regulations
30-Jul-2009 - Red Bull UK has been ordered to pay a record £271,800 for flouting regulations on...
Oxo-bio claims challenged again as bioplastics row rumbles on
29-Jul-2009 - The oxo-biodegradable industry “likes to suggest seriousness where there is none", is the latest...
NAPCOR rejects joint recycling of PET and PLA
28-Jul-2009 - Combining recycling streams of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polylactic acid (PLA) containers could place the...
Strong growth in nano-packing forecast, but Europe still cautious
24-Jul-2009 - Nanotechnology in food packaging is set experience strong growth over the next five years as...
Bioplastic bodies trade blows as row breaks out
23-Jul-2009 - A war of words has broken out within the bioplastics packaging industry with two trade...
New oxygen scavenging technology boosts PET packing performance
23-Jul-2009 - New oxygen scavenging technology for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers that allows for lightweighting and prolongs...
Plastic companies hit by credit insurance woes - survey
22-Jul-2009 - Almost 80 per cent of UK plastic companies are struggling to get credit insurance as...
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Evian signs rPET deal with French recyclers
22-Jul-2009 - Evian Volvic has signed an agreement to source recycled PET material from a newly opened...
Business conditions improve in Q2, says Packaging Corp
21-Jul-2009 - Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) said business conditions had “improved significantly” during Q2 as it...
US scientific panel refuses to list bisphenol A as hazardous
16-Jul-2009 - The ongoing battle over bisphenol A (BPA) took another twist yesterday when a scientific regulatory...
Anaerobic digestion scheme key to cutting food and packing in landfill
16-Jul-2009 - A UK Government initiative on anaerobic digestion that includes using food and bioplastic packaging waste...
US market for meat, poultry and seafood packing to top $9bn by 2013
16-Jul-2009 - An expansion in US meat, poultry and seafood production and a continuing shift to case-ready...
Latvian bid to adopt EU bioplastics standards, growth potential for Eastern Europe
15-Jul-2009 - An industry body has hailed plans by Latvia to adopt EU standards on bioplastics as...
Calls for supermarkets to publish packing stats rubbished as publicity stunt
13-Jul-2009 - Calls by town hall chiefs to force UK supermarkets to publish packaging statistics have been...
US food and beverage firms convert to rPET packaging
13-Jul-2009 - Two US food and beverage producers have claimed to be the first in their respective...
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Health Canada clears BPA levels found in packaging as safe
10-Jul-2009 - Canadian health authorities have said that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) recently discovered in food...
