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Known for its robust design, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness, the dispenser transforms how businesses handle pallet wrapping.

“Forresters Chicken has experienced frequent breakages with other hand wrap dispensers, leading to unnecessary costs and operational delays,” said a company spokesperson. “Lindum’s dispenser is a game-changer for us. Its durability, ease of operation, and focus on worker safety align perfectly with our values.”

Sonichem’s ambition is to reduce the reliance on petrochemical-derived ingredients in industries such as packaging, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Using its patented ultrasound technology to break down forestry co-products – including woodchips and sawdust – the company extracts natural compounds that can be transformed into ‘green’ alternatives to essential chemicals.

A partnership of three companies has been working since August 2023 on a joint pilot test for the horizontal recycling of printed BOPP flexible packaging film. And now, the three companies – TOPPAN Holdings Inc. (Tokyo: 7911) group company TOPPAN Inc. (President & Representative Director: SAITO Masanori), RM Tohcello Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda, Tokyo; President & CEO: MATSUZAKA Shigeharu) and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) – have developed a recycled BOPP film suitable for mass production.

GS1 Digital Link: Revolutionizing Consumer and Business Experiences through Web-Enabled Barcodes

In an exciting development for the retail and consumer goods sectors, GS1 has introduced the Digital Link, a groundbreaking solution that “web-enables” barcodes, transforming them into dynamic digital touchpoints. By providing a simple, standards-based structure for encoded data, the GS1 Digital Link allows brands to offer more context-based, interactive experiences for consumers.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has launched the G+D Smart Label, its innovative tracking solution that transforms any package into an IoT device. Ultra-thin and only slightly larger than a credit card, the new Smart Label proposition has been jointly developed by G+D in conjunction with its hardware partner, Sensos to enable cost-effective, accurate location tracking for a range of applications. These include parcel delivery and shipping, fleet management and monitoring the movement of luxury goods.