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Booklet-Labels: A Game-Changer for Global Clinical Trials !

17 Apr 2025
Aditya Panwar

What Are Booklet-Labels?

Booklet-Labels are multi-page labels that offer plenty of space for detailed information in various languages. They’re designed to fit a wide range of pharmaceutical packaging types, including vials, syringes, blister packs, pens/autoinjectors, tubes, boxes, and plastic containers.

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NIT Rourkela researchers introduce eco-friendly intelligent packaging for seafood freshness

17 Apr 2025
Grania Jain

In a significant leap toward sustainable food safety, a research team from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has developed an innovative intelligent food packaging film made entirely from natural, biodegradable materials.

Led by Prof. Preetam Sarkar, an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Process Engineering, the team designed the packaging to monitor seafood freshness in real time by detecting pH changes. This practical advancement could curb food waste and improve consumer safety.

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Peli BioThermal Unveils Crēdo Vault™: A Game-Changer in Cold Chain Logistics

16 Apr 2025
Aditya Panwar

Peli BioThermal, a global leader in temperature-controlled packaging, has announced the launch of Crēdo Vault™, a cutting-edge bulk shipping solution designed to meet the demanding needs of the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Crēdo Vault offers advanced thermal reliability and real-time IoT monitoring, ensuring the safe transport of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and treatments.

Crēdo Vault: Revolutionizing Bulk Shipping

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M&S TRIALS FIRST PAPER PACKAGING ON CHOCOLATE BARS

16 Apr 2025
PC Correspondent

This new paper-based packaging maintains the unbeatable M&S quality of the product and can be more easily recycled, kerbside and on the go. This change on this popular bar would remove 1.4 million units of plastic from M&S’ Foodhall over the next 12 months. If successful, the retailer plans to roll this packaging out more widely to additional bars in the range, removing a further 5 million units of plastic.   

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Nature MultiPack from KHS with a carrying handle made of kraft paper

16 Apr 2025
PC Correspondent
  • Cardboard as an environmentally friendly and convenient alternative to film
  • Reduced material consumption and lower packaging costs
  • BottleClip carrier for various sizes of pack and bottle

Totally without plastic film and thus twice as environmentally friendly: the unique Nature MultiPack from the KHS Group can now be combined with a simple and practical carrying handle made of cardboard.

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Lamb Weston and SABIC introduce bio-based packaging for frozen potatoes

15 Apr 2025
Komal Sharma

 Lamb Weston has partnered with SABIC, a global chemical industry leader, and Oerlemans Plastics (a member of OPACKGROUP) to launch a sustainable, bio-based packaging solution for frozen potato products. This innovative packaging contains at least 60% bio-renewable polymers derived from used cooking oil (UCO), significantly reducing its carbon footprint by approximately 30%.

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Cap for aerosol cans made of 100% cardboard and paper

15 Apr 2025
PC Correspondent

Thanks to its excellent laminating, shaping and printing properties, the flexible packaging paper "Koehler NexCoat® Smart" is ideally suited for the surface of the cap. The cap is available in standard diameters of 51 mm and 63.5 mm. Cap sizes with diameters of 45 mm und 55 mm are in the works.

Collaboration paves the way to greener packaging

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Minnesota taps Circular Action Alliance for EPR program

14 Apr 2025
PC Correspondent
  • Circular Action Alliance will serve as the initial producer responsibility organization for Minnesota’s Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced Tuesday.
  • Minnesota passed the extended producer responsibility for packaging law in 2024. Producers must register in Minnesota by July 1.
  • In confirming CAA, MPCA further cements the industry-founded, nonprofit producer responsibility organization’s reach.
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