February 2015

cosmetic packaging components provider world wide packaging wwp has opened a new tube manufacturing facility in suzhou, china which is whollyowned by wwp usa.designed for lean batch manufacturing, the new 100,000ft&sup2 facility has been equipped with germanengineered machinery and robotics.the facility is said to provide smallvolume, highsku production and largeoutput production along with quick turnaround for preproduction samples and color matching in extrusion as well as injection.according to the company, the injection molding department of the facility will manufacture various sto

corrugated packaging giant ds smith has hit the acquisition trail again, snapping up duropack for around &pound220mduropack is a recycled corrugated board packaging business and operates across south eastern europe. ds smith is buying the operation from cp group 2.according to ds smith, duropack has &ldquonumber one or two market positions in many of the geographies it operates&rdquo.

the labels division of austriabased constantia flexibles has developed a pressuresensitive label for pet bottles, spearrc.the new costeffective recycling solution includes clear, white and metalized film material options and is claimed to be a proprietary technology.the company had been working on the development of a pressuresensitive label alternative since 2002 with north america&39s association of postconsumer plastics recyclers apr.however, having developed a cost prohibitive product, the company continued work and has now released spearrc which can provide pet bottles to take adva

the uk&rsquos leading packaging show, packaging innovations, running alongside label&ampprint and empack, will be opening its doors in less than a week, on 25 &amp 26 february at birmingham&rsquos nec.

ukbased flexible packaging films producer tcl packaging has developed microperforated printed lidding films to create optimum conditions for soft fruit.the films have been designed to allow particular gas and moisture transmission rates, effective tray sealing and maximum protection from contaminants for the contents as it is a frequent issue faced by fruit with standard holepunched lidding films.tcl technical director markus jarvstrom said &quotfruit lidding film is often perceived as a relatively simple product but developing it is a complex task.

20 feb 2015introducing pressure sensitive labels compatible with pet bottle recyclingconstantia flexibles labels division is pleased to introduce spearrc a proprietary, industry first technology developed to allow the 400 billion global pet bottles to take advantage of the benefits of pressure sensitive labels without the recycling contamination of traditional materials.spear has worked in conjunction with north america&39s apr association of postconsumer plastics recyclers to create a recyclable pressuresensitive label alternative since 2002 and although a solution had been discovered,

packaging innovations 2015, running alongside empack and label&ampprint, will include a focus on the rise of women in packaging.it has recently been reported that more women are rising to the highest levels of leadership within the packaging industry and the trend promises to change how the sector does business.in response, show organisers easyfairs have lined up an all female panel for its ever popular show feature, the big print debate, which will be addressing &lsquoas personalisation increasingly becomes the norm will its greatest impact be on the shelf or in the home&rsquo