December 2014

pune with the ecommerce boom getting bigger in india, packaging has started playing a greater role as companies are not just battling on the price front, but on brand and aesthetic value as well. from giants such as flipkart, amazon and firstcry to more niche sites such as giftease, pretty secrets and limeroad, ecommerce companies have started innovating with packaging.the indian ecommerce market&hellip&quotall our packaging is taken care of by a combination of inhouse packaging teams along with thirdparty packaging services.

pune with the ecommerce boom getting bigger in india, packaging has started playing a greater role, as companies are not just battling on the price front, but on brand and aesthetic value as well. from giants such as flipkart, amazon and firstcry to niche sites such as giftease, pretty secrets and limeroad, ecommerce companies have started innovating with packaging.&quotall our packaging is taken care of by a combination of inhouse packaging teams along with thirdparty packaging services.

&bullgreen sheep water is bottled water with a green conscience.&bull&nbspaluminum can kick plastic wherethesundon&rsquotshine any day.&nbsp&bullnot only is it recycled more often, but it can also be recycled over and over.&bullplantbased plastics reduce production emissions but this doesn&39t change the fact that the end product is still plastic, and that means that they come with all of plastic&rsquos endoflife problems&bullit is not just the use of aluminium that make these bottles stand out from the crowd.

us market expected to see annual growth of 4 to 2018 rebounding chemicals and plastics output will boost demand freedonia reportshale oil and gas and reshoring will drive demand for rigid bulk packaging in the us photo greifusdemand for rigid bulk packaging is forecast to rise by 4 annually to usd 7.3 bn in 2018, according to a new report from market researcher freedonia cleveland, ohio usa www.freedoniagroup.com.the 341page report, &quotrigid bulk packaging&quot, says demand will be boosted by resurging manufacturing output and constr

the latest annual figures on plastics packaging collected from uk households indicate a 5.5 rise on the previous year.the data for 2013 is included in recoup&rsquos 20th annual survey which found that 464,433 tonnes of plastics packaging was collected, an increase of 24,000 tonnes on 2012.in other findings, 400 of the 406 collection authorities in the uk were providing, by the end of march 2013, a kerbside recycling collection that included plastic bottles.

l&39or&eacuteal announces the acquisition of coloright in israell&39or&eacuteal announces the acquisition of a startup company that develops hair fibre optical reader technology for a longterm research program. through this acquisition, l&39or&eacuteal hope to reinforce their leading position in hair research.based in tel aviv, coloright will continue to be managed by its ceo, mr.

mis developer shuttleworth will show off the latest advances in its integrated mis package at packaging innovations 2015, which will take place at birmingham&rsquos nec on 25 and 26 february.shuttleworth will show the latest developments to its integrated mis package at packaging innovations 2015the firm will use its stand to demonstrate its production planning system, which is designed to maximise businesses&39 opportunities with customers and prospects.

amcor announces chinese flexible packaging acquisitionamcor has agreed to acquire zhongshan tian cai packaging company, a chinese flexible packaging business for rmb 211 million. the purchase price represents 7.1 times ebitda.tian cai has one plant located in zhongshan and sales of approximately rmb 280 million per annum.

portage, wis. an assembly line of dump trucks continuously hauls blocks and barrels of cheese from the associated milk producers inc. buildingwhen you haul our materials of a plant this size, you&39ve got a lot of trucks, a lot of trailers, and a lot of commotion, weideman said.that commotion was nothing compared to the damage done by friday night&rsquos fire httpwww.channel3000.comnewsfirebreaksoutatportagecheesepackagingplant30219394.