October 2014

detailed grp market study by german avkgrowth of 2 in 2014grp by far the largest area of fibre reinforced plastics &amp compositesthe volume of glass fibre reinforced plastics grp manufactured in europe will grow by over 2 in 2014. growth has therefore stabilised in this segment, which is by far the largest area of the fibre reinforced plastics and composites industry. the composites market is extremely heterogeneous not only in terms of company size and the processing techniques used in grp production but also in the types of components and products manufactured.

by barney cox, thursday 02 october 2014packaging innovations and luxury packaging london reported a record turnout with visitor numbers up 10 yearonyear to 3,930.packly chief executive giuseppe prioriello&ldquowe couldn&rsquot be more delighted with how this year&rsquos show turned out,&rdquo said alison church, event director for easyfairs packaging events.&ldquothe shows have established themselves attracting visitors, exhibitors and speakers from across the globe.&rdquochurch added that the event, which was held at the business design centre bdc in islington on 30

the objective is to guarantee the suitability of thefunctional barrierlayers regardless of the quality of the recycled materialused in the process. the great advantage of banus approach is to ensure highly efficient functional barriers in order to guarantee food safety when using recycled materials plastic and paper even coming from nonauthorized recycling processes in food packaging structures.

new sensory zipper designed to deliver pronounced audible and tactile cues when consumers close the packaging. the new technologies are ideal for a range of applications including food, pet food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, chemical, lawn and garden, and household products. technologies will be applied to pouches made from sonoco films using totanis ct60 pouch making machine. sourcewww.prestogroup.com

reusable packaging producer tosca has launched a reusable plastic container rpc for packing, shipping and displaying individual cartons of eggs. featuring the smartwall design, the package is said to help in simplifying restocking and reducing shrinkage from damaged goods. egg deterioration begins with moisture loss and the release of co2 into the surrounding air. refrigeration slows both of these processes thereby extending the shelf life of the egg. sourcehttpfoodproducts.packagingbusinessreview.comnewstoscalaunchessmartwallreusableplasticcontainersforeggs2710144417221

cocacolas del valle reserva brand of juice tetra pak cartons with biobased lowdensity polyethylene ldpe films derived from sugar cane. tetra pak has introduced cartons with biobased ldpe to more than 150 customers that source from tetra pak brazil since april, a total of more than 13 billion packs every year. combined with paperboard, the use of biobased ldpe increases the content of renewable materials to 78 in the tetra prisma aseptic package used by cocacola.