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How McCormick is working toward more sustainable packaging

02 Dec 2017
Ajit Pandey

In their 2017 Purpose-Led Performance Report they laid out a series of 2025 goals, which included a 25 percent reduction in carbon footprint from packaging. They have already made progress in this area including: Redesigning our iconic OLD BAY and Black Pepper cans with a fully recyclable PET container, which equated to a 16 percent reduction in associated carbon emissions.

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Holiday Packaging

02 Dec 2017
Ankit Farkya

Holiday shopping is an overwhelming experience everytime.

From Black Friday through the New Year, you could see up to a 60% bump in first time customers. That's 60% more chances at a lifetime customer, so holiday is the ideal time to pull out all the stops for memorable ecommerce packaging.

According to a 2016 study by Dotcom Distribution, 40% of shoppers said they were more likely to buy from a retailer again if they ordered a package online and it came in a gift-like or premium package.

Constantia Flexibles to expand production capacity at Austrian pharma plant

01 Dec 2017
Bhaskar Ch

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.

 

Packaging innovation contributes to greater sustainability of beauty product

01 Dec 2017
Bhaskar Ch

The environmental dividend that can be gained through targeted improvements in process engineering systems in high volume packaging production has been convincingly shown following close sustainability collaboration between Ardagh Group and Henkel. Ardagh’s specialist aerosol manufacturing plant in Wedel, Germany, has produced the world’s lightest three-piece steel aerosol container for a range of Henkel’s hairspray products, comprising predominantly the leading European brand Schwarzkopf Drei Wetter Taft.

VNPRINTPACK

01 Dec 2017
Radhika Rewri

Vietnam Int'l Packaging & Printing Industry Exhibition 2018 is an event dedicated to printing and packaging industry in Vietnam. In 2018, this event is scheduled to organize from 29-31 August 2018 at the Saigon Exhibition & Conference Center (SECC), Vietnam. The show is totally based for the packaging and processing machinery, materials and associated technology Vietnam. The show is the only major exhibition in Vietnam dedicated to packaging, machinery and ancillaries.

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Non-Stick Pastry Side Film

01 Dec 2017
Radhika Rewri

Toyo Aluminium K.K. has developed an innovative oil-repellent packaging, which can prevent cream from sticking. This film is applicable for cakes and pastry. It is very clean and superior in SAVE FOOD because cream never sticks unlike the conventional pastry side films. This non-stick feature enables confectionary manufacture to use softer cream and to make a wide variety of cakes.

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