November 2017

An innovative spoon-in- the-lid from RPC Superfos for its popular 75mm container is guaranteed to make yogurts, desserts and other dairy products stand out from the crowd.

The new solution is perfect for consumers who eat on-the- go, with the foldable polypropylene spoon simple to access, assemble and use. The APET lid features a fine PET seal that is easy to tear off. As such, it represents a significant improvement over similar lids which are sealed with aluminium foil, and thus oblige the user to find the spoon with which to eat the product.

swop 2017, the leading processing and packaging exhibition in Asia, has attracted the greatest amount of attention from exhibitors since its inauguration. Just over 600 overseas and domestic exhibitors participated in the event held from Nov. 7-10, including Multivac, HPRPC and other leading processing and packaging manufacturers. 20,053 visitors from nearly 80 countries and regions, such as China, the USA, Russia, South Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam and Malaysia came to the SNIEC fairgrounds to see latest innovations.

Constantia Flexibles Group will invest a double-digit million euro amount in the expansion of production capacity at its manufacturing site for pharmaceutical packaging, Constantia Patz, in Austria.

The company will install one double-sided lacquering machine for foils and laminates, as well as one slitting machine operating in a new class 8 cleanroom. The extra capacity is expected to come on stream early 2019.

28.11.17 The company Windmöller & Hölscher KG in Lengerich, Germany came into being 148 years ago. Today it is a world leader in the market for machines for manufacturing and printing flexible packaging. With a staff of 2,700 and an export ratio of 93%, in 2016 the company turned over nearly 800 million Euro. In this interview, the W&H Chairman, Dr. Jürgen Vutz, talks about the market outlook, smart packaging and the need for packaging that is light, resource-efficient and, above all, recyclable.

Capri Sun Group and Porta’s shareholders have agreed that Pouch Partners AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Capri Sun Group Holding AG, will purchase all the shares of the Italian packaging company Porta Imballaggi Flessibili S.p.A.

Capri Sun intends to double its beverage business in the next five years as well as to double its machinery and pouch making division Pouch Partners, which in addition to supplying Capri Sun, is supplying a range of food, pet food and beverage customers around the world.

Noida, 28 November 2017: In a big development, Chemicals Business of Uflex Limited has become India’s First NABL accredited entity in the field of combined manufacturing of Packaging Inks and Lamination Adhesives. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) is a Constituent Board of Quality Council of India.

It is a say that “every good thing has to come to the end, so the Nov 4, 2017 was the last day of the Paperex 2017. The 13 edition of Paperex was an outstanding success with support of all major Industry associations, participation of 568 leading exhibitors from 30 countries and 23,794 High Quality Trade Visitors from 59 countries. The event also had wide media coverage worldwide.