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Introducing Yangi’s Fiber-Based Container Lid: Addressing Market Need in the Food Industry

05 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

Crafted from 100% renewable material, our cellulose-based container lids fit seamlessly into recycling systems worldwide. The lid delivers a premium tactile experience with high-resolution embossing and debossing features available for branding opportunities, combining superior aesthetics with environmental responsibility. Engineered with circularity in mind, it supports sustainable practices, making it an even wiser choice. 

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UPM Raflatac Forest Film- sustainable plastic label

05 Jun 2024
Komal Sharma

UPM Raflatac Forest Film is an efficient and impactful way to reach your sustainability goals. It’s made from 100% renewable wood-based raw materials in an ISCC certified value chain and it allows you to gradually replace fossil-based film materials. All in all, you don’t have to compromise on sustainability or performance.

It’s a 100% renewable alternative for plastics

Forest Film uses the mass-balance approach to replace fossil-based raw materials with renewable ones; so you can make positive climate actions with a truly sustainable packaging solution.

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The momentum towards sustainable packaging is being propelled by retailers, consumers, and regulations.

05 Jun 2024
Aditya Panwar

Change doesn't occur in isolation, particularly within the realm of packaging. The impetus towards sustainable packaging is chiefly driven by the influence of retailers, consumers, and regulatory frameworks. This insight stems from PMMI Business Intelligence's 2023 report, "Advancing Towards Sustainable Packaging – Bridging the Innovation Gap," which reflects the perspectives shared by industry insiders during the 2023 Vision 2030 sessions.

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Scottish Ice cream brand unveils cutting edge ice packaging machine

05 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

Aberdeenshire-based Mackie’s of Scotland, best known for producing Scotland’s best-selling ice cream, has commissioned a new ice packaging machine capable of filling 30 bags of ice per minute.

The machine bags the ice, combines six bags of ice into a carry-bag for transport, then stacks the carry bags onto a pallet – with the robotic stacking arm learning as it goes to find the most efficient means of building the pallets.

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📢[Exciting News]📢 : Strategic Commercial Alliance between Pagani capsule srl Italy and EMA Pharmaceuticals France

04 Jun 2024
Press Packagin…

🌍🤝The global market of overseals for Pharma and Life Sciences applications sees 2 European challengers joining their forces:

PAGANI Capsule SRL a family run company based in Milan Italy with more than 70 years of experience in the manufacturing of aluminum caps and EMA Pharma SAS located in France with more than 90 years of experience in the same field have entered into a commercial strategic alliance to propose to the Pharmaceutical and Life Science Packaging market their very complementary product lines.

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Chobani Halloween Packaging Opens a Portal to Tricks and Treats

04 Jun 2024
Grania Jain

This Halloween, Chobani is taking consumers trick or treating — virtually — with the help of interactive packaging for Chobani Flip Greek yogurt. A Quick Response (QR) code on the secondary packaging gives consumers access to the augmented reality (AR) Halloween experience, which offers physical and digital treats.

The code is printed on paperboard overwraps for Chobani Flip four-packs. The special-edition overwraps are also printed with Halloween imagery. But the real chills and thrills start when consumers use their mobile phone to scan the QR code.

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LeadEdge unveils bio-based plate mounting for corrugated

04 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

The new material is a bio-based Polyethylene (PE) that incorporates at least 30% bio-based material, helping to reduce the industry’s reliance on synthetic virgin material for such products. LeadEdge says the closed-cell foam mounting material combines ‘exceptional corrugated print performance with resource-efficient design’.

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“Can I Recycle This?” Four Peaks Brewing Becomes First Beverage Company To Adopt CIRT’s Technology That Makes It Easier Than Ever For Consumers To Recycle

04 Jun 2024
PC Correspondent

Four Peaks Brewing today announced its partnership with CIRT Inc. (Can I Recycle This?), becoming the first beverage company in the country to include CIRT’s digital, location-based recycling tool on all of its packaging. 

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