December 2014

shoppers in scotland are being reminded to carry their reusable bags for the final weekend of christmas shopping after the introduction of the carrier bag charge in the country.according to the scottish government&39s carrier bag charge regulation which was implemented on 20 october 2014, all retailers will be required to charge a minimum of 5p for every singleuse carrier bag to be distributed.all retailers are being encouraged to join a cause by zero waste scotland wherein retailers will donate the proceeds of the carrier bag charge to some good cause.environment secretary richard loch

global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging industry stora enso has announced that its renewable packaging division will be divided into two parts, consumer board and packaging solutions.the two divisions will become separate reporting segments from 1 january 2015.with the restructuring of the divisions, the company aims to move a step further towards strengthening its focus on customers, business performance and growth.

&nbsp22 dec 2014 &minus the german market for packaging glass is in excellent shape after three quarters. deliveries tonnage have increased by 3 over the past nine months, according to the duesseldorfbased glass packaging federation &ldquoaktionsforum glasverpackung&rdquo. the football world cup and the warm spring were among the decisive factors boosting beverage markets. this year the market for sparkling wine registered particularly impressive growth with gains of almost 10 after three quarters compared to last year&rsquos reference period.

huber packaging group will purchase crown general line activities in switzerland, finland, great britain and franceboth companies will press ahead with focus on core businesshuber will enhance its european market position in chemicaltechnical tinplate packaginghuber packaging group from &oumlhringen will be purchasing crown general line tinplate packaging locations in switzerland aesch, finland helsinki, great britain liverpool and france rouen, as soon as the local and european consultation procedures if applicable and necessary formalities have been completed.

for brands &ndash and agencies &ndash christmas is a time to do something a little bit special. from seasonal gift packaging to truly awesome integrated campaigns spanning advertising, packaging and beyond.

with all the news coverage of the ebola virus and how rapidly the infection can spread, little has been covered about another important measure that ensures the virus doesn&rsquot spread &ndash ebola waste management.this is a very serious and vital part to containing infection. the proper disposal of the waste generated by the infected person if done improperly, creates a high risk of further infection.

&39just wait until holly sees we&39ve bought her the new haynes manuals&39the average briton will be given &pound52.50 worth of unwanted presents this year, figures from vouchercodespro.co.uk show with socks topping the list of gifts we&39d rather be without but can you take them back&ldquoreturns policies are generally set from the point at which the item is sold or &ndash if bought online &ndash delivered, so returning a christmas gift isn&rsquot always easy,&rdquo said james walker, founder of complaints resolution service resolver.co.uk .the good

adhesives manufacturers hb fuller will be acquiring east and central african provider of industrial adhesives continental products.this transaction is expected to generate approximately &euro2.3m in revenue for the 2014 fiscal year.after the completion of the transaction, continental will be included in hb fuller&39s europe, india, middle east and africa eimea operating segment.continental was established in 1996 and develops highquality adhesives solutions for industries like paper converting, printing and packaging, labeling, laminating, bookbinding, automotive assembly, footwear

constantia flexibles, one of europe&rsquos largest flexible packaging companies, has a new owner.parisbased wendel group announced 23 december that it agreed to buy constantia from one equity partners, which is new yorkbased jp morgan chase &amp co.&39s private equity firm, and the h. turnauer foundation.wendel is paying &euro2.3bn for the company, or around nine times estimated 2014 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ebitda.constantia has grown rapidly under one equity&rsquos ownership.

shayne keller says that he found two razor blades inside the packaging for a doll made by hasbro. news photo emma bennetta medicine hat man says that he discovered two razor blades in the packaging of a toy doll he purchased for his 3yearold daughter.&ldquoi don&rsquot think it&rsquos right for kids to find that, they could have cut themselves or anything,&rdquo says shayne keller, warning other parents to be alert this christmas.keller purchased the baby alive doll at target on dec.