Ardagh innovation earns four medals at 2016 Cans of the Year awards

15 Nov 2016
Bhaskar Ch

Ardagh came out as one of the main winners in the prestigious international 2016 Canmaker Cans of the Year awards with two category gold medals and two silver medals. The feature that is common to all four successes is packaging innovation targeted at maximising customer benefits and consumer convenience.

 

CPhI India organises Pharma Week in Mumbai from 17 Nov - 18 Nov

15 Nov 2016
Anonymous (not verified)

CPhI India and Pre-mac have organised a Pharma Week which denotes the growth of the Indian Pharma Industry. The events are scheduled from17 Nov till 23 Nov. In 1 week more than 10 events will take place across the city of Mumbai focusing on Business, Knowledge, Leadership, Innovation, Recognition & Networking in the field of Pharma. Many different suppliers of chemical and pharmaceutical products will showcase their products over there. The event will take place at The Westin Garden City Mumbai. 

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Yogurt drink with juice balls that explode in your mouth

12 Nov 2016
Radhika Rewri

Yili has partnered with SIG Combibloc to launch two Baoquzhu UHT yogurt drinks, packed in CombiblocSmall 250ml. The drinks, available in strawberry and apple flavors, contain alginate balls filled with juice that burst in the mouth when chewed. The beverages have been developed for teenage consumers with the taste sensation created as an added value product to make the drinks fun and they come with 6mm wide straws to drink the product from the packs.

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Sino-Pack / PACKINNO 2017 Highlights Daily Chemical Products Packaging

11 Nov 2016
Bhaskar Ch

The development of daily chemical products generates the packaging demands. To cope with the market trend, daily chemical products packaging will become the focus of “The 24th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials” (Sino-Pack 2017) and “The China (Guangzhou) International Exhibition on Packaging Products” (PACKINNO 2017), which will be held in March 2017.

 

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Edible Milk based Packaging

11 Nov 2016
Radhika Rewri

M eats, breads, cheeses, snacks and most of the edible foods come wrapped in plastic packaging. Not only can this create a lot of waste, but thin plastic films are often not great at preventing spoilage. USDA scientists are developing a packaging film made of milk proteins which is edible and address these issues. This protein-based films are powerful oxygen blockers that help prevent food spoilage. When used in packaging, they could prevent food waste during distribution along the food chain according to research leader Peggy Tomasula, D.Sc. And spoiled food is just one issue.

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Innovative paper packaging

10 Nov 2016
Ankit Farkya
It is a Packaging paper with integrated functionality i.e. barrier and sealing properties without additional coatings or adhesives. It is a  monolayer structure which gives excellent print results.
This pack can be used for chocolate packaging consist of paper integrated within the pack which acts against oxygen, water, fat, aromas and mineral oils, as well as having heat sealing properties. There are no additional coatings or adhesives. The chocolate tablets are packaged using a conventional flow-pack machine.
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Uflex launches Profile Pouch for Liquids with Sonically Sealed Spout

10 Nov 2016
Bhaskar Ch

10 November 2016, Noida: Ghee or clarified butter is an unmistakably important condiment of South Asian cuisine. Conventionally ghee has been marketed in poly- pouched pillow packs, cartons or tin cans. These types of packaging are functionally not very user-friendly and are thus losing out on both pace and steam in the modern retail arena. Poly pouches are surface printed and pose a chronic problem of ink smearing during handling in the supply chain.