Cloud Packaging meets shorter run trend with Toll takeover
07-Sep-2009 - Cloud Packaging Solutions has said the acquisition of Toll Packaging will boost its ability to...
Sigg apologises over bisphenol A revelations
04-Sep-2009 - A furious consumer backlash has prompted Sigg to issue a public apology over revelations that...
Packaging innovations to cut food waste - WRAP
03-Sep-2009 - Packaging, manufacture and storage innovations are at the heart of new research projects in the...
New torque tester for caps and closures boosts accuracy, cuts downtime
27-Aug-2009 - A new torque testing device simplifies testing on closures and caps as well as improving...
New aseptic cap boosts efficiency and security
26-Aug-2009 - A triple seal function and new pull up controls that help maximise production efficiency and...
Demand drop signals tough year for Euro flexible packing sector - Report
25-Aug-2009 - Demand for flexible packing in Europe will fall by between 4-5 per cent in value...
New papers hold out grease from oily food
20-Aug-2009 - Idaho-based flexible packaging firm Boise has launched new treated papers to offer added resistance to...
Nampak reviews UK blowmoulding capacity, cuts 80 jobs
14-Aug-2009 - Nampak Plastics Europe has announced it is to cut 80 jobs in the UK following...
Court rejects carcinogen tag for food packing chemical
13-Aug-2009 - A California judge has blocked a move by state environment officials to add styrene to...
Disagreement over why food packing additive application withdrawn
13-Aug-2009 - Moves to include the chemical triclosan on a European list of additives that could be...
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 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...
Packing innovations protect aseptic cartons with screw caps
27-Jul-2009 - As the number of aseptic cartons employing screw caps increases, one company has developed new...
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...
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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...
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...
