14th Biosimilars Congregation 2019

15 Oct 2019
Virtue Insight

14th Biosimilars Congregation 2019

12th December 2019, Kohinoor Continental Hotel, Mumbai, India

14th Biosimilars Congregation 2019 will be your opportunity with leading industry experts to discuss from development, manufacturing to commercialization - The current landscape, legal, regulatory, funding, challenges, market access strategy, business models and how to get to market.

CIPM China 2019: the Marchesini Group showcases the Integra 520, the perfect solution to pack blisters into cartons at high speeds

15 Oct 2019
Yukta Arora

Chongqing (China) – The Marchesini Group will take part in the 58 th edition of the China International Pharmaceutical Machinery Exhibition (CIPM) - namely one of the pharmaceutical packaging industry's must-attend shows in China - from 5 th to 7 th November. The machine on show (Stand S1-20) will be the Integra 520 blister line, the perfect solution to pack blisters into cartons. Together with the Integra 720 model, this line is the fastest robotized integrated blister line produced by the Marchesini Group and can deliver up to 520 blisters and 500 cartons per minute.

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Coca Cola Bottle made of marine plastic

15 Oct 2019
Chhavi Aggarwal

Coca-Cola has introduced the world’s first bottle created using recycled plastic waste from the ocean. The company has launched an initial edition of 300 bottles made of 25% plastic from the marine waste collected by volunteers during 84 beach cleanups in spain and portugal.

 

The recycling technology is the result of a partnership between coca-cola, the Dutch startup Ioniqa Technologies and Indorama Ventures, one of Coca-Cola’s suppliers of PET plastic. 

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Flexible packaging solutions for small to medium-sized batches

15 Oct 2019
Yukta Arora

Wolfertschwenden, 14 October 2019 - At Compamed, which takes place from 18 to 21 November, MULTIVAC will be showcasing its comprehensive expertise in automation and packaging of medical products in small to medium-sized batches. These efficient solutions are ideally suited to packing a wide range of products in many different pack formats.

Food Ingredients India & Health Ingredients (Fi India & Hi) and ProPak India

15 Oct 2019
Chhavi Aggarwal

Informa Markets in India ( formerly UBM India )  is all set to bring in  the 14th edition of the Food Ingredients India & Health Ingredients (Fi India & Hi) as well as the 2nd edition of ProPak India, – both B2B platforms for the food, health, packaging and processing industries.

 

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Smurfit Kappa's sustainable packaging innovation recognised in WorldStar Awards

14 Oct 2019
Abhishek Agarwal

Smurfit Kappa has won three awards for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions at the 2019 WorldStar Awards.

The first product was for a life-saving dialysis kit. ‘Not a Drop Wasted’ is a secure but easily opened pack with rounded corners to protect the 5-litre bags of dialysis solution inside.

The second winning product was the stand-out ‘Cardboard Castle’ toy box for use in the eCommerce sector. The toy is shipped in an attractive box which can then be quickly turned into a castle creating an enhanced consumer experience.

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Stadtwerke Bielefeld and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper to continue successful cooperation

14 Oct 2019
Chhavi Aggarwal

Stadtwerke Bielefeld and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper have been working together successfully since 2003. At that time,
the Bielefeld Stadtwerke (public utilities) built a highly energy-efficient combined heat and power plant on the site of
the speciality paper manufacturer to supply the mill with electricity and steam. Now both companies have agreed to
continue this partnership before the expiration of the contract. The consortium agreement was signed on 20.9.2019
and is valid for five years.

 

StrongPack and Sidel partner to create leading co-packing hub for non-alcoholic beverages in Africa

14 Oct 2019
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StrongPack and Sidel partner to create leading co-packing hub for non-alcoholic beverages in Africa    

StrongPack Ltd. recently established its operations in the Nigerian market with the mission to become the number one, high-quality, non-alcoholic contract packaging company in Africa. As part of its greenfield project, they installed a total of four Sidel lines over the span of two years, including a can line, two regular complete PET lines and one PET line integrating Sidel’s ActisTM coating system.

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Mandatory QR coding for API

13 Oct 2019
Chhavi Aggarwal

APIs are critical components that make drug formulations potent against disease. There are about 2,500 APIs that are used to create hundreds of thousands of drug formulations. "Raw material is usually supplied in bulk and its authenticity affects the final product. After the barcoding rule is implemented, the misuse of names and brands and sale of counterfeit drugs should come down significantly,” said Dr S Eswara Reddy, drugs controller general of India (DCGI).

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