January 2015

lagging behind the rest of the developed world, american brands continue to opt for the worst packaging materials, according to a report released thursdaychildren at the opening of a new dunkin&rsquo donuts in beijing.

january 2015innovative solutions for testing the paper qualitythis year the imps international munich paper symposium will take place the 24th time and emtec electronic gmbh will attend the event in munich, germany.

29 jan 2015magners introduces its latest cider innovation magners with irish whiskeytoday magners, the iconic irish cider, announced the launch of magners with irish whiskey abv 5.5, the innovative new spirit cider, or &39spider&39, that combines premium apple cider with a hint of smooth irish whiskey.containing 25ml of real irish whiskey in each 500ml bottle, magners with irish whiskey is available in asda across the country from the 5th february and is set to challenge the current offerings in the uk spider category.consumer demand for innovation in the cider category is high, wit

indevco&lsquos subsidiary indevco plastics has forayed into texas, us, with its first manufacturing plant in longview to produce petrochemical packaging products.the investment is part of indevco&39s strategy to meet the expected surge in demand in polymers market.indevco plastics plans to install new equipment at the longview plant.indevco plastics operations executive vice president robert laird said &quotour longview facility will be well equipped to deliver our customers a highquality, costefficient and cuttingedge packaging solution.&quotthe company said it will offer c

the country is the third largest milk producing country in the world with 50 of population under 20 years old. it relaunched its flagship milk brand in 2013 changing from a carton to a 250ml aseptic lightweight package with easy tear off, pouring and handling, and can be used in microwave ovens. the main competitor in this market&nbsp is nestle&nbsp but olper&rsquos passed the&nbsp nestl&eacute&rsquos market share&nbsp a few years ago. sales picked up for olper after relaunching in ecolean 250ml and 1 lit packs.&nbsp

focused on continual innovation and progress of the steel can, brasilata has introduced in the market an innovative expanded aerosol can. the container, which industrial design has been patented by the company comes in two diameters, 57mm in the upper part and 65mm in the lower part and is manufactured in three different heights 250mm, 180mm and 160mm.&nbspin the two taller cans, the distinctive shape simplifies use by the consumer, especially in the larger volume containers.

a new printing technology dubbed &lsquosunshine&rsquo has been introduced from the stable of amcor&rsquos folding carton business, a division of global packaging major amcor group gmbh, which offers a highly reflective metallic effect leading to a range of design possibilities.delivering a highly reflective metallic effect along with faster speed for a range of folding carton applications, the patentpending technology also claims to simplify the supply chain, improve packing line performance versus laminated boards, and provide significant environmental benefits.these synergies

jan 2015retailers face costs of &pound100k per product line following labelling changesthe eu food information regulation fir came into effect last month, and if manufacturers and retailers fail to take the new legislation into account they can face costs of &pound100,000.in the event of a fir noncompliance, products would have be to discarded, labels redesigned and replacement stock distributed, accumulating up to &pound100k per product.