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Mondi's IQ GRASS + PACKAGING gives luxury packaging a special touch

23 Jul 2023
Grania Jain
  • New grammages of 80 g/m², 200 g/m² and 350 g/m² extend the previous 95 g/m² and 120 g/m² IQ GRASS + PACKAGING range with up to 30 percent grass fibres
  • Optimised for a wide range of liners and folding boxes as well as finishing: hot foiling, embossing and folding
  • Now, in addition to flexo printing, also suited for offset printing
  • Perfect material for high-quality product packaging such as jewellery, cosmetics and luxury items

The choice of the optimal packaging material in term

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Vegemite to release silver and gold replica jars

23 Jul 2023
Vasu Goyal

 

“Vegemite searched high and low to create special 100th birthday commemorative memorabilia for Aussies to treasure for years to come, and we’re delighted to be releasing limited-edition fine silver replica mini jars for Vegemite’s most avid fans and collectors alike,” said Jess Hoare, marketing manager for Vegemite Bega Group.

Featuring an intricately detailed design that celebrates the iconic Vegemite jar and its historic label, this fine silver mini jar replica is available in petite one ounce and three-ounce sizes.

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KORE Continues to Support Reduced Plastic Use, Greater Sustainability with SIM Card Initiative

22 Jul 2023
Grania Jain

KORE, the global pure-play Internet of Things ("IoT") hyperscaler, and provider of IoT Connectivity, Solutions and Analytics, announced today its initiative to reduce waste and support sustainability by reducing the size of card bodies in its SIM shipments.

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SACHMI FFS brings the green transition !

22 Jul 2023
Aditya Panwar

FFS is a SACMI solution for the thermoforming, filling, sealing, and labeling of beverage, food, and dairy containers. Safe, high-performance, and flexible, the SACMI form-fill-seal line is a valuable ‘green transition’ ally as it focuses on using alternative resins for which a complete recycling chain has already been developed.

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MCDONALD’S SPARKS OUTRAGE WITH NEW ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ FOOD PACKAGING: ‘SURPRISED NOBODY HAS SUED THEM’

21 Jul 2023
Grania Jain

McDonald’s is selling its apple slices using plastic packaging with “The Little Mermaid” branding on it, a move the fast-food giant is known to replicate with many major Disney films.  

A Redditor posted a picture of the packaging to highlight the irony, considering how so much plastic wrapping ends up in our oceans, writing, “One apple slice in this plastic baggie, advertising a movie about the ocean…”

The image was posted on the popular Reddit community r/Anticonsumption, which has 605k members.

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Dow Invests in Recycler Mr. Green Africa

21 Jul 2023
Press Packagin…

This investment marks the first of its kind from Dow on the continent and expects to enable approximately 90 kilotons (kt) of plastic waste to be recovered over four years and recycled into new packaging applications. With the support from Dow and other investors, Mr. Green Africa plans to expand its operations in Kenya where it is headquartered as well as in other countries in Africa, further extending the capabilities of its recycling efforts across the continent. 

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Intelligent format changeovers: KHS boosts efficiency of packaging systems for beverage cans

20 Jul 2023
Grania Jain
  • Automation of process modules on packing systems and palletizers 
  • Up to 30 minutes saved per format changeover 
  • Improved reproducibility and easier operation  

With the beverage industry undergoing dynamic development, the demands made of bottlers regarding fast reaction times in the adaptation of primary and secondary packaging are increasing. At the same time, with extended setting options available, the complexity of packaging machines is also growing, as is the use of format parts.

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SHORE TO STORE: LIDL GB BECOMES FIRST SUPERMARKET TO INCORPORATE PREVENTED OCEAN PLASTIC INTO WATER BOTTLES

20 Jul 2023
Grania Jain
  • Lidl is extending Prevented Ocean Plastic™ to its water bottle packaging
  • From July, the retailer’s San Celestino Italian sparkling mineral water bottles will incorporate the ocean bound plastic
  • The permanent change will prevent the equivalent of nearly 4 million plastic water bottles from entering the ocean each year
  • Lidl is also changing all milk caps from coloured to clear, further improving their recyclability

Appearing in store throughout July, Lidl’s 1 litre San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will contain a minimum of 3

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4evergreen alliance adds beverage packaging design guidance to its fibre-based circularity toolset

17 Jul 2023
Grania Jain

From coffee cups to juice and milk cartons, designers now have a reliable, industry-backed reference to make the best recyclability choices for these types of packaging. It is a major step forward in reaching the goal of providing a holistic, practical and comprehensive tool for the industry to use in all fibre-based packaging design.

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