August 2012

The producer of rigid plastic packaging said that it plans to expand its pp polypropylene bottle capacity in the us and canada to meet market demand for packaging for food and nutritional supplements. The multimillion dollar investment will be made at production facilities in illinois, texas and ontario. Amcor said that the new capacity will be primarily for production of multilayer pp containers &ndash a product line acquired in august 2010 from ball plastics packaging americas &ndash along with hdpe containers with pcr content for personal care and household uses.

In a joint effort, nvc netherlands packaging centre and hcpc europe have published a position paper on the opportunities of improving patient adherence in medicine through packaging. Researchers say that designing packaged medicinal products in the &ldquoproper way&rdquo, may &ldquosignificantly contribute to the improvement of healthcare by &ldquostimulating, supporting and enabling an effective adherence of the patient to the medication prescribed&rdquo. Hcpc europe is a notforprofit organisation and the nvc netherlands packaging centre is a packaging association.

The firm completed a major investment to increase the capacity and production expertise in sterilisable packaging applications. The plant supplies sterilisation pouches and reels to hospitals and medical device manufacturers. It also announced the launch of a new medical pouch called amcor ultra, which it claims offers &ldquoreassurance of safety and performance&rdquo. The pouches can be used by hospitals for surgical equipment use and can be recycled.

The box was founded in 1998 and is dedicated to supplying tin packaging. Over the years we have grown consistently, both in size and reputation, and have supplied many millions of tins to nationally and internationally known companies. Privatelabel tins the possibilities for a beautiful tin are endless. From a quantity of 2,000 pcs you will have a tin with your design to your shape and size. Enhance the tin further by embossing or putting windows into the lid or body. Our products are suitable for a variety of uses, whether it is a oneoff promotion or part of a longterm brand involvement.

Prospects are good for uk contract packers and manufacturers who can offer innovative solutions for beauty brands, says rodney steel one of the success stories of the packaging industry is the growth of the uk contract packing and contract manufacturing sector. The british contract manufacturers and packers association bcmpa is frequently the first port of call for brand owners looking for potential outsourcing partners and overall page views on its website, which is a useful barometer of activity in the industry, are up by 30 compared to a year ago.

The mood on the multivac stand was good the packaging specialist from the allgäu had attracted a lot of the anuga foodtec visitors to its stand with among other things its sandwiches and muffins baked in mylar® cook film. Beside the innovative packaging concept, multivac also presented other new developments, among them the highend traysealer line as well as the patented hpp technology. Multivac exhibited its highend t700 traysealer in an integrated packaging line.