Ideal for use in test situations, service can eliminate 
long turnaround times and unnecessary costs.

Norwell, MA –– Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations (MHI) – the U.S. subsidiary of Maruho Co. Ltd, a Japanese healthcare company with subsidiaries in Europe and the U.S. with global sales of $800 million – has launched a new prototyping service that creates test products from 3D printing technology. For MHI’s clientele, the service makes available sample blister cavities nearly identical to final production, saving time and money compared with traditional metal tooling prototypes.

The new service’s calling card is speed: the technology provides blister prototypes in days rather than weeks, allowing companies to take a more expedient “try before they buy” approach to new or modified packaging platforms, including those being tested as part of stability studies. The dramatically reduced cost also provides leeway to test multiple blister formulations to determine which is most suitable for particular medicines, medical devices or other high-end products. 

“MHI’s expeditious, cost-effective prototype tooling provides companies with a tremendous amount of flexibility when testing blister packaging platforms for barrier properties and other areas of variability,” said Benjamin Voelcker, Product Manager of the MPM division for MHI. “Historically, tooling lead times were measured in weeks, and prototyping was often prohibitively expensive. In reducing turnaround times and alleviating costs, our new approach allows customers the time and resources to find blister packaging solutions that best suit their products.”

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About Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations
Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations (MHI), the U.S. subsidiary of Maruho Corp. Ltd., was created in 2014. MHI distributes the high quality medical packaging machinery produced by Maruho Hatsujyo Kogyo (MHK). With more than 220 employees, MHK has over 60 years of experience in the manufacturing sector, including the design of high-performance blister machinery and high-precision metal components. MHK is Japan’s second largest medical packaging machinery company.
For more information, visit www.mhi-innovations.com.

Accomplished packaging professional to expand company's tube business in both legacy and recently introduced product portfolios.    

Pianoro (Bologna) – 2020 will surely be an exciting year full of events and novelties for the Marchesini Group. The Trade Fair season kicks off with Cosmopack in Bologna (March, 12-15 - Hall 19PK Stand A9PK). This is the most important international venue focusing on the production chain of beauty products where the latest innovations, technologies and trends of this industry will be presented. 

Marchesini Group Beauty will be attending this event with an impressive stand of 270 square meters, showcasing stand-alone machines and complete lines for packaging cosmetic products branded Marchesini Group, DUMEK, Axomatic and V2 Engineering.

The parent company, Marchesini Group, is staking its success on two consolidated names chosen among the many solutions available: Diamante - a monobloc machine for filling and capping products, equipped for the occasion with two infeed units, wiper and sfera - and the SL200/F2T, an automatic labeller for cream jars, which will have two vision cameras from the Group’s partner SEA Vision to control label application.

DUMEK will be represented by a turbo-emulsifier, TURBO-MEK 2000, Melter 100 and the semi-automatic filling unit, Filly 1100, all stand-alone machines for the high-quality processing of liquid, cream and paste cosmetics. 

Axomatic was acquired by the Marchesini Group last year together with V2 Engineering. Customers will be able to admire two Axomix vacuum-mixers model, for both small and industrial batches of emulsions, creams, milks, gels, conditioners, toothpastes and other products for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The Axomix units will work alongside two tube-fillers of the  Axo series, one of which, the Axo 800, will work with the horizontal cartoner Vcentoventisei and the automatic wrapper V122 by V2 Engineering: together, these machines create an innovative solution to package biodegradable tubes made of recycled wood and plastic, thus responding to the increasingly pressing sustainability requirements of the packaging world. At the Group’s stand will also be on show the new Axoblock 160, which is an evolution of Axomatic’s fillers and cappers. Designed to handle stable and unstable vials containing dense, semi-dense and liquid products, Axoblock 160 has many strengths, among which are its powerful energy saving drive, its filling and capping systems driven by servo motors, adjustable directly from the control panel. It is also set up to work in line with all sorts of devices, to take Industry 4.0 into consideration. In particular, Axoblock 160, guarantees incredibly quick size-changeover operations, perfect for manufacturers and sub-contractors that work with many customers and a multitude of different formats. The maximum mechanical speed is 2,400 cycles per hour.

Marchesini’s team of experts will welcome guests and illustrate all the solutions on show, explaining the strengths of the new cosmetic business unit, which will contribute to making Marchesini even more competitive in a constantly expanding market, which is destined to become more and more important for the Group’s strategic plans.

Press Contact: Antonio Leggieri 
antonio.leggieri@marchesini.com

Marchesini Group S.p.A.
Marketing&Communications Department
Via Nazionale, 100 | 40065 PIANORO 
BOLOGNA | ITALY

Company Contact: Emilio Maffei
 emilio.maffei@marchesini.com

Stuttgart, January 2020 – For its ZSK Food Extruder, Coperion has developed a hybrid solution for manufacturing meat substitute products. With only a minimum of retrofitting effort, both texturized vegetable protein (TVP) and high moisture meat analogues (HMMA) can be produced on this ZSK Food Extruder, providing manufacturers of meat substitutes maximum flexibility to be able to profitably react to changing market demands, even on short notice.

Coperion’s co-rotating ZSK twin screw extruders are used in the manufacture of both TVP and HMMA. Previously, the food extrusion system’s configuration differed for each application: While the ZGF centric food pelletizer is attached to the process section for manufacturing TVP in order to cut the product directly at the nozzle plate, HMMA is discharged using a specialized cooling die which produces a product strand exhibiting a texture closely resembling that of genuine meat.

Using a newly developed adapter solution from Coperion, the ZSK Food Extruder’s discharge can now be changed over from a ZGF to a cooling die in record time. The machine’s operator personnel can perform the changeover; no electrician is needed. The ZGF is first opened and moved to the side. Next, after the nozzle plate is opened by loosening a few screws; the nozzle is switched using the adapter, and the cooling die is flanged. The same principle functions just as quickly in reverse when performing product changeovers from an HMMA process to TVP.

The Food Extruder’s design, with feeding and process section, remains largely unchanged in most cases. In combination with the self-cleaning profile of the extruder’s twin screws, product conversion is completed in a few minutes.

TVP Extrusion
TVP is used both as a meat substitute and as a supplement to meat products. It can be produced in various sizes and forms, as smaller pellets or larger chunks, broken down or ground. TVP is a dry, expanded product with a long shelf life under normal ambient conditions. TVP requires rehydration in water/liquid before use.

When manufacturing TVP, the extruder’s main inlet is continually fed with bulk raw protein material using Coperion K-Tron’s high accuracy loss in weight feeders and material handling refill systems. Immediately thereafter, water is injected using Coperion K-Tron liquid feeders. In certain cases, direct steam injection is applied into the process section as well. Within the process section, materials are mixed, kneaded, and cooked. The product then moves out of the extruder via a nozzle plate where it is processed such that it achieves a porous, foamy structure with oriented fibers. The attached ZGF pelletizer’s knife rotor then immediately cuts the product. The TVP granules are then dried to ensure long-term product stability.

PRESS RELEASE Dusseldorf-Gouda, 30 January 2020

Participants - i.e. both the 170,000 visitors and the 4,000 exhibitors - at the interpack
packaging exhibition (7-13 May 2020) will soon be able to contribute to the end of
packaging as an environmental problem worldwide by expressing their support for the
PUMA Manifesto. In doing so, they endorse the PUMA vision on the activity of packaging
and promise to share their relevant information and insights in the field of packaging in
all fairness and reasonableness. The PUMA Manifesto is open to read directly at the
North Entrance of the interpack at booth ENB/03 and there everybody can also express
his/her support via the PUMA Register of Support.

The PUMA project is an initiative of the NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre (NVC). NVC
(founded in 1953) is the association of more than five hundred internationally oriented
companies that recognize the importance of the packaging activity. The NVC
membership, the innovation projects (including packaging innovation contest De
Gouden Noot), information services and education (workshops, courses) stimulate the
continuous improvement of packaging.

Every second, the world packs 300,000 products per second, resulting in 300,000
emptied packs per second. As a result, packaging as an activity, for example, is eight
times larger than Google, which processes around 40,000 searches per second
worldwide. The increases in prosperity and growing world population are leading to
further growth of packaging worldwide. For a sustainable future of packaging on this
scale, it is an absolute requirement that an end is made to packaging as an
environmental issue.

Building on decades of experience (including the drafting of the ISO world standards in
the field of packaging and the environment), NVC launched the PUMA project on 27
March 2017 [1]. On the basis of a series of inspiring PUMA meetings with a total of
several hundred participants, in Rotterdam (NL), Eindhoven (NL), Nuremberg (DE),
Reading (UK), Boston (USA) and Tokyo (JP), the time has now come, as far as NVC is
concerned, for the global packaging community to actually put an end to packaging as
an environmental issue worldwide. To this end, the PUMA Manifesto offers a holistic,
coherent vision of the activity of packaging and the materials used for that purpose in
the front-end, back-end and collect & control phases [2]. In addition, the PUMA
Manifesto is a shared source of inspiration and cooperation, supported by NVC as a
leading, transparent and reliable association of internationally oriented companies that
are willing to take their social responsibility when it comes to packaging.

1. PUMA stands for Packaging Upcyclability Materials Accelerator
2. Part of the PUMA Manifesto is a glossary with which various (sub)activities in packaging are accurately described.
More information

NVC (founded in 1953) is the
association of companies
addressing the activity of
packaging throughout the supply
chain of packaged products. The
NVC membership, projects,
information services and
education programme stimulate
the continuous improvement of
packaging.

NVC Netherlands Packaging
Centre
P.O. Box 164
2800 AD Gouda
The Netherlands
telephone +31-(0)182-512411
info@nvc.nl
website www.nvc.nl

For more information about PUMA,

please contact Helen Crowe,

h.crowe@nvc.nl
For more information about NVC activities prior to and during the interpack2020,

please
contact Michael Nieuwesteeg, m.nieuwesteeg@nvc.nl
Request the NVC presentation of the interpack2020 visitors kick-off via info@nvc.nl or
call the NVC association office at +31-(0)182-512411.
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New portfolio of color cosmetics, skincare and hand & nailcare products offers combo elements, sensorial experiences and sustainability benefits.

Florham Park, NJ – Cosmetic Design Group, a WWP global company, will launch a new collection comprised of color cosmetics, skincare, hand and nailcare products at MakeUp in Los Angeles, February 11-12. The company’s new Power My Beauty collection offers an array of benefits ranging from multifunctionality to eco-consciousness. 

Power My Beauty products focus on effective, multi-tasking formulas that partner perfectly with packaging functionality to simplify beauty and accelerate results. The Skin Vitality multi-vitamin face and neck serum delivers the five essential vitamins (A, B, C, D & E and their derivatives) that are integral to any skincare regimen. Showcased in a dual-chambered component that allows all featured vitamins to coexist in one potent product. Other multifunctional products include a dual-ended lip scrub and restorative elixir, a moisture encapsulated face powder and a three-in-one mono makeup face stick.  

Power My Beauty also includes two customized skincare kits. The “Beauty Like A Pro” custom blend skin care kit includes spirulina powder, exfoliating coconut grains and nourishing serum, while the four-piece hand and nail kit, “Hands-On Beauty,” offers a probiotic cuticle treatment, bio-sourced stone scrub, CBD restorative hand cream and natural nail lacquer whose ingredients are 82% bio-sourced and 74% plant-based. 

Other products rounding out the new line include a Botanical Lip Oil infused with flower petals that protect lips, while replenishing essential fatty acids and vitamins, a Skin Refining Tonic featuring a treatment trio of alpha, beta and polyhydroxy acids; and a Cooling Peptide Eye Gel with a metal massage ball applicator. 

Several other items in the Power My Beauty line also offer enhanced eco-friendliness, including a sustainable thermoplastic polyurethane & bamboo bag, and a cooling liquid eye shadow comprised of 60-70% bio-sourced ingredients.  

“The Power My Beauty portfolio was inspired by naturalism, artisanship and sustainability. We wanted to create a collection of products that simplified the beauty routine while providing skin nurturing solutions from mother earth with a hand crafted personalized feel.,” said Alison Kohlenstein, Executive Vice President of CDG.  

WWP, a leading provider of cosmetic packaging components, plastic tubes, and full-service turnkey solutions, acquired CDG earlier in 2019. The acquisition bolsters WWP’s position as a leading manufacturer for the cosmetics industry, and provide enhanced resources to better serve its increasingly diverse roster of clients.
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About WWP

WWP LLC provides the cosmetics and personal care industries with a complete range of packaging components, custom and stock molding, and product development and sales. WWP also specializes in custom engineered solutions for a variety of unique product applications. WWP’s extensive product line includes a wide selection of innovative tube packaging options, jars, compacts and lotion bottles. The company provides everything from plastic mass-market containers to sophisticated metal cases for lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, and eyeliner, while offering competitive prices and dependable, high quality service.  
For more information, contact WWP LLC, 15 Vreeland Road, Suite 4, Florham Park, NJ 07932; phone: 973-805-6500 or toll-free 1-800-950-0390; fax: 973-805-6510; or visit the company’s website at www.wwpinc.com. 

About CDG

Cosmetic Design Group (CDG) has been supplying national brands and retailers with innovation and successful brand partnerships for over 30 years. CDG is a global resource offering full turnkey design services including packaging, assembly, displays, regulatory and warehousing services. CDG is equipped to collaborate with partners of varying scale from start-ups to well-established brands. 
For more information,

contact Cosmetic Design Group,

5673 Selmaraine Drive,

Culver City,

CA 90230;

phone: 310-397-9300;

fax: 310-397-9399;

or visit the company’s website at www.cdgbeauty.com.

Invests in sustainable coating additives platform for growth as acquisition closes
 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, has formally acquired Borchers Group Limited (“Borchers”), a global specialty chemicals company known for its innovative high-performance coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions from The Jordan Company, L.P. (“TJC”). The transaction officially closed on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
 
“When great teams come together, big things happen,” stated Halsey Cook, Milliken & Company president and CEO on closing the deal. “I’m excited to combine Borchers’ capabilities with Milliken’s long-term view and focus on innovation and sustainability.”
 
“Borchers brings expertise, products and customer knowledge in the paint and coatings industry,” commented Russ Rudolph, senior vice president, Milliken’s Coating Additives Business. “Combined with Milliken’s commitment to investment in long-term sustainable innovation and specialty chemicals global reach, this acquisition will accelerate solutions for the markets and customers we serve.” 
 
As Borchers integrates into Milliken, daily operations will continue without interruption, including relationships with existing suppliers and customers. 
 
Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Borchers carries a respected portfolio of additives for the coatings, inks and adhesives markets with a comprehensive range of cobalt-free driers, dispersants, rheology modifiers, wetting agents, polymerization catalysts and adhesion promoters. 

Jones Day represented Milliken in the transaction. Moelis & Company LLC acted as financial advisor, and Mayer Brown LLP acted as legal advisor to Borchers and TJC.

About Milliken & Company
Milliken has been solving everyday problems with innovative solutions for more than 150 years. Our research, design and manufacturing expertise reaches across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemicals, floor covering, healthcare and performance and protective textiles. An unwavering commitment to ethics guides our work to redefine how we add strength and protection to products, how we infuse vibrancy and color into our surroundings, and how we care for the environment. For us, success is when discoveries made within Milliken help us all have more meaningful connections with the world. Discover Milliken at www.milliken.com, and join us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
 
About Borchers Group Limited
Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Borchers is a global coating technologies platform providing value-added products that are critical components of overall formulations. The company’s products are often specified into customers’ formulations, which results in high retention rates and long-term relationships. Borchers sells a broad set of products to approximately 1,000 customers in a wide variety of applications and end markets. With manufacturing facilities in the United States and France along with technology and business development centers in the United States, Germany, China and India, Borchers is able to support both regional and multinational customers around the world. To learn more about Borchers, please visit www.borchers.com.

About The Jordan Company, L.P.
TJC, founded in 1982, is a middle-market private equity firm that manages funds with original capital commitments in excess of $11 billion. TJC has a 38-year track record of investing in and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries, including Industrials, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Consumer, and Telecom, Technology & Utility. The senior investment team has been investing together for over 20 years and is supported by its Operations Management Group, established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. Headquartered in New York, TJC also has an office in Chicago.

For more information, please visit

www.thejordancompany.com.

Milliken & Company
Betsy Sikma
betsy.sikma@milliken.com
864.909.7908

Mollie Williams
mollie@mwilliamscg.com 
864.419.6204

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New oxygen scavenging and moisture adsorption solution 
added to Aptar CSP Technologies’ 3-phase Activ-Polymer™
platform technology portfolio. 

Auburn, AL – Aptar CSP Technologies, a leader in material science and active packaging solutions that ensure product protection, extend shelf life and improve user experiences, and part of AptarGroup, Inc., announces the launch of the first-of-its kind combination oxygen scavenging and moisture adsorption active packaging solution. This new technology utilizes the company’s patented 3-phase Activ-Polymer™ platform within its Activ-Film™ product configuration. 

This innovative combination technology builds on the recent U.S. FDA approval of an HIV prevention medicine expected to launch in Q1 2020 that utilizes the company’s Activ-Blister™ packaging solution to provide moisture adsorption and drug product stability. 

Aptar CSP Technologies added the combined oxygen scavenging and moisture adsorption capability to the Activ-Film™ product to provide customers with a fully integrated solution for drug products that are sensitive to both moisture and oxidation. The unique proprietary formulation provides unparalleled dual protection in various packaging configurations, such as Activ-Blister™, and broad application fields ranging from oral solid dose and transdermal to diagnostics and probiotics.

“This is an important milestone for Aptar CSP as we continue to expand the capabilities of our 3-phase Activ-Polymer™ platform technology to accelerate and de-risk the product development process, providing solutions that improve and save patients’ lives,” said Badre Hammond, Vice President Commercial Operations, Aptar CSP Technologies. “This technology can help reduce packaging complexity while providing a custom solution to stability concerns, enabling pharmaceutical companies to enhance drug stability and support speed-to-market.”

Aptar CSP Technologies’ 3-phase Activ-Polymer™ platform technology offers customized active packaging solutions designed to meet the drug developer’s specific formulation as well as provide a broad spectrum of drug-specific protection, including aroma emitting, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) scavenging, and anti-microbial scavenging.

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About Aptar CSP Technologies
Aptar CSP Technologies is part of AptarGroup, Inc. Aptar is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of a broad range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active packaging solutions. Aptar uses insights, design, engineering and science to create dosing, dispensing and protective packaging technologies for the world’s leading brands, in turn making a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of millions of people around the world. Aptar’s innovative solutions serve a variety of end markets including pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home, food and beverage. The company is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois and has 14,000 dedicated employees in 17 countries. For more information, visit www.aptar.com. 

Aptar CSP Technologies is a global material science company providing innovative, highly engineered advanced packaging solutions to protect sensitive products. CSP is a responsive, flexible partner committed to offering customers a single, reliable source for custom product design, development, and manufacturing. CSP has a proven track record of pioneering technological solutions that ensure product protection and enhance its customers’ brand equity. Its product categories include vials, bottles, films, blisters, molded components, and specialized packaging solutions.

For more information,

email cspinfo@aptar.com or visit

www.csptechnologies.com.

Wolfertschwenden, 29 January 2020 - At this year's interpack MULTIVAC will be exhibiting packaging solutions for sensitive products. The highlight will be the RX 4.0 thermoforming packaging machine in GMP design, which will be presented to the visitors for the first time. In conjunction with an integrated handling module and an InteliJet HD printer from BELL-MARK, it forms an efficient solution for producing and printing combi packs containing a syringe, filter and vial.

RX 4.0 in GMP design for producing combi packs

The packaging solution is completely enclosed in a housing. In addition to the machine's comprehensive sensor system, the new generation of intelligent dies also contributes to the high level of efficiency, process reliability, and operating security. Thanks to their highly developed actuating system, the RFID-coded X-tools enable the die to be changed quickly and reliably during product changes. The packaging solution in Düsseldorf will be used to produce a combi pack. The RX 4.0 is equipped with an InteliJet HD printer from BELL-MARK for coding the packs. An integrated H 242 handling module in the outfeed area removes the packs from the machine.

Carousel system for the separating and controlled loading of syringes

MULTIVAC is also showing a carousel system with integrated H 242 handling module for loading syringes into combi packs. A high-performance vision system will be used on the carrier system. This ensures that, even at high throughput, all the packs are inspected for completeness, and it also checks whether the individual products are loaded correctly into the pack cavities. 

Wrap-around labelling of cylindrical containers

Among the other exhibits is a compact solution for the wrap-around labelling of glass or plastic bottles. The L 320 conveyor belt labeller, combined with a MRT 100 rotating infeed table and an outfeed table, will be on show in Düsseldorf. The L 320 was specially developed for rapid and precise labelling of round or oval bottles, pots, or glass jars. Since the labeller is constructed of standard modular elements, it can be perfectly designed for the requirements of the particular sector. The model is also very versatile when it comes to label positioning. Labels can be positioned on all sides, as well as over the pack edges or as wrap-around labels. The application of sealing labels is also possible. Thanks to a minimum of format parts, which can be changed very quickly, the L 320 can be converted to different products within a short period of time. The rapid change of label rolls, together with the use of low-maintenance components, also contribute to the labeller's high level of availability. 

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About MULTIVAC

MULTIVAC is one of the leading providers worldwide of packaging solutions for food products of all types, life science, and healthcare products, as well as industrial items. The MULTIVAC portfolio covers virtually all requirements of processors and producers in terms of pack design, output, and resource efficiency. It comprises a wide range of packaging technologies, as well as automation solutions, labellers, and quality control systems. The product range is rounded off with solutions upstream of the packaging process in the areas of portioning and processing, as well as bakery technology. Thanks to extensive expertise in packaging lines, all modules can be integrated into complete solutions. This means MULTIVAC solutions guarantee a high level of operational and process reliability as well as efficiency. The MULTIVAC Group has approximately 6,400 employees worldwide, with some 2,200 based at its headquarters in Wolfertschwenden. With over 80 subsidiaries, the Group is represented on all continents. More than 1,000 sales advisors and service technicians throughout the world use their know-how and experience to the benefit of customers, and they ensure all installed MULTIVAC machines are utilised to their maximum. Further information can be found at: www.multivac.com. 

Company enquiries
MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG
Tanja Nickels
Bahnhofstr. 4 
D-87787 Wolfertschwenden Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 8334 601 – 1544
E-mail: tanja.nickels@multivac.de
www.multivac.com

Press contact
REDAKON
Vera Sebastian
Seestr. 18
D-80802 Munich
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 – 31 20 338-21
E-mail: vera.sebastian@redakon.com 
  www.redakon.com

A network of industry-leading companies in processing and packaging which enables the market the expertise, effectiveness and exhaustiveness of a one-stop-shop service. 
The Italian companies joining the network stand out for their expertise and their innovative projects; they are present on several markets with the aim to provide all clients comprehensive technological solutions and to optimize their business. 
A complementary network shaped by companies representing the Italian excellence in processing and packaging, able to compete in the global market with all the international big players. 
Packpact Your partner in advanced processing & packaging gives clients the chance to benefit from top technological solutions by industry-leading companies and the possibility to refer to a unique partner for all manufacturing needs, with a comprehensive range of integrated solutions, and unmatched made-in-Italy technology. 

THE NETWORK COMPANIES 

CAMA GROUP 

Cama Group is an international leader in the engineering and production of high technology secondary packaging systems. Cama’s outstanding packaging knowledge combined with a unique machines range (Packaging Division) and robotic loading units (Robotic Division), highlights Cama Group’s capability to offer completely integrated packaging lines from primary packages all the way through to final packaging ready for palletizing. Since 1981, Cama has been offering and developing a continuous partnership and services to all its customers, including major multinational groups and medium size companies, working across Food industries (Bakery, Confectionery, Coffee, Ice Cream, Dairy, Ready Meals, Grocery), Non Food industries (Personal, Home-care and Health-care) and Pet Food industries. Flexibility, accessibility and easy maintenance of Cama solutions are highly appreciated by customers. Constant investments in innovation and a global consulting approach have enabled Cama to produce extremely flexible offers on its systems, based on their different customers needs. Its wide range of successful machines and robotic systems include case packers for retail-ready packaging (wrap-around or display boxes), cartoning and sleeving machines to satisfy any packaging request: bags, boxes, cups, flow-wraps and rigid containers, pouches, bottles, bricks/cans, trays, blisters, jars and more. 

CLEVERTECH 

Founded in 1987, Clevertech is located in Emilia Romagna, near to the town of Reggio Emilia, with a plant that stretches over 10.000 square meters. Clevertech is a leader in the automation sector, able to design and manufacture customized systems for Front and End of Lines Automation. Clevertech Group design and produce palletizers, depalletizers, and integrated handling systems for a wide variety of industries with customized 

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equipment designed to meet the most specific requirements in terms of productivity and technical features. The company’s team is made of 150 talented resources, working together to produce exceptional results and focusing on mutual support and exchange of experiences. Worldwide presence allows Clevertech to be always close to its customers, both for the pre-order phase and the after-sales service. Customer focused - Develop a strong and long-lasting partnership with our customers to offer solutions designed to meet the demands of the market. Holistic approach - A key engineering approach which takes into consideration all aspects of a packaging handling system. Maximized performance - Ensure high standards in terms of quality, reliability, safety and achievement of installations. 

ILPRA 

Ilpra was established in 1955 with the aim of designing and producing reliable, leading-edge packaging machines. In the same year, the first Italian thermosealing machine was built, highlighting the company’s focus on innovation and market orientation. In 1982 Ilpra built and introduced into the market the first modified atmosphere thermosealing traysealer machine, still today a leading product in the packaging market. The company has seen steady growth from the 1980s: ongoing investment in research and development, constant emphasis on technological innovation, high quality and reliability of its products, combined with important commercial investments, led to the rapid spread of the Ilpra brand in Europe and subsequently also worldwide. Ilpra’s thermosealing, filling/dosing, thermoforming machines are reference models in the packaging market and provide leading edge packaging solutions, boasting high quality standards, precision and high performance. Today, the Ilpra group encompasses several local branches in the main major world markets and boasts a global network of distributors and service support centres that provide widespread knowledge and expertise in target markets. All this makes Ilpra an undisputed worldwide leader in food, industrial and medical applications packaging sectors. The R&D Department constantly strives to anticipate and fulfil the changing demands of the market and to offer cutting-edge machines, so as to provide customers with a wide range of packaging solutions. 

MAKRO LABELLING 

Modularity, flexibility, practicality are the three key concepts that synthesize the style and the philosophy of a dynamic company which has made technological innovation its strength. This is what the market requires and what Makro Labelling offers its customers; the company, indeed, is currently an international point of reference in the field of industrial labelling machines for the beverage, food, home and personal care and pharmaceutical industries. Thanks to thirty years of its founders’ experience, customers satisfaction about any labelling requirements has always been guaranteed by a solid international sales network, timely pre- and post-sales service and operational flexibility. With the ability to anticipate the demands of a constantly evolving market, Makro Labelling’s mission is to design leading-edge solutions for the global market, to provide life-long labelling machines and to meet customers’ daily production requirements the best possible way. Makro Labelling has successfully substantiated its leadership on European and overseas markets by building up a strong network of agencies and representatives and direct branches, through 

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which it approaches the international market. Quality, innovation and service are the strengths of Makro Labelling’s nationally and internationally recognized credibility. 

RONCHI

Founded in 1966, Ronchi Mario S.p.A. is specialized in the manufacture of packaging lines for liquid products and is nowadays acknowledged as one of the reference suppliers of multinational groups of companies leaders in the personal care, household, pharmaceutical and food industries. The range of machines manufactured by Ronchi can meet the most sophisticated needs of international Customers, thanks to their extraordinary qualities which incorporate full reliability, extreme accuracy at work, highest hygiene and safety for the operators. Ronchi Mario S.p.A. can study and realize integrated solutions, and test the whole line with the Customer before shipment inside the 20.000 sq. mts. modern plant. Ronchi Mario S.p.A. are the single partner for customized solutions suitable to satisfy any requirements of the packaging industry operators. A capillary network of sales and technical assistance all over the world ensures prompt and timely service, by providing full support for the RONCHI Customers in every country. Ronchi’s product line includes: Bottle Unscramblers capable to run at very high speed and suitable to handle a large variety of bottle formats; Bottle Orientors to match whichever orienting requirement (bottles with handles, out-of-center neck, etc.); Puck inserters and Depuckers; Filling-Capping Monoblocks of the renowned EXACTA series, suitable to fill liquid products into bottles of the most varied shapes and formats, and the consequent closure with caps, spouts, overcaps, spray pumps, dispenser pumps, triggers. etc. 

TOSA GROUP 

Italian group, family-owned, among the leaders in the end-of-line market, Tosa Group is able to meet every need for stabilization and safety of loads, whether palletized or not, with its complete range of wrapping machines, strapping machines, shrinking machines and pallet handling systems in 115 countries. Tosa Group for over 40 years has observed the market with a critical eye, anticipating its needs. There is always room for innovation, and a change in perspective is the best way to discover new approaches. The mission is building reliable and long-lasting machines, products of innovation, able to bear with maximum efficiency the stabilization and protection of any palletized load. Tosa Groups knows how to finalize your work to the best, anticipating problems and proposing effective and innovating solutions for any kind of market or field. Innovation starts from the client’s needs: the most effective products grow on-field, breathing potentiality, threats and opportunity. Tosa Group is close to its clients, it knows the market and fully understands every little change. Specializations melt together and TG R&D department is characterized by an unrelieved excitement. Much space is dedicated to empirical evidence and to laboratory data analysis. 

UNIVERSAL-PACK 

In 1965 Universal-Pack entered the world of automatic sachet machines and has created innovative solutions and the most effective technologies for packaging, becoming the leading manufacturer of automatic vertical sachet machines among the best companies in the packaging industry. 

PACKPACT — YOUR PARTNER IN ADVANCED PROCESSING & PACKAGING Honegger Srl - Via F. Carlini - 20146 Milano T +39 02 4779 1446 F +39 02 4895 3748 

Precision, efficiency, reliability and mechanical durability are the characteristics for which the company is known all around the world. Universal-pack’s packaging machines and complete lines for primary and secondary packaging can produce sachets sealed on all 4 sides, shaped, stick- packs and boxes, from flat blank as well as pre-glued cartons. All types of machines are designed, manufactured and assembled at the company’s factory in Italy: automatic vertical sachet machines, standard machines, customized stand-alone machines with ad hoc dosing systems, modular lines and integrated lines for the primary and secondary packaging sector, to package many products with the most varied chemical-physical characteristics. Universal-pack can be considered as a single supplier for complete automatic lines, offering the design solution that best suits customers’ needs. In 50 years Universal-pack has gained the experience and knowledge necessary to produce machines for all industry sectors: food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, chemical and cosmetics. 

For more info: 

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press@packpact.it

T +39 02 477 914 81

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Constantia Flexibles named on CDP ‘A List’ for leading effort against climate change

Vienna, January 24, 2020

Constantia Flexibles has been commended for its climate action this year, achieving a place on global environmental impact non-profit CDP's prestigious ‘A List’ for climate change, based on the company’s climate reporting in 2019.

Constantia Flexibles was recognized for its actions to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy, based on the data submitted by the company through CDP’s 2019 climate change questionnaire. Constantia Flexibles is one of 179 of high-performing companies out of thousands that were scored.

CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recognized as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency. In 2019, over 525 investors with over US$96 trillion in assets and 125 major purchasers with US.6 trillion in procurement spend requested companies to disclose data on environmental impacts, risks and opportunities through CDP’s platform and over 8,400 responded.

A detailed and independent methodology is used by CDP to assess these companies, allocating a score of A to D- based on the comprehensiveness of disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets. Those that don’t disclose or provide insufficient information are marked with an F.

“Sustainability and climate-related topics are a fundamental part of Constantia Flexibles’ business focus and entrepreneurial activities. After improving our score continuously over the past years, we are very proud that we are included in CDP’s A List for the first time. This external recognition is a further confirmation of our high level of environmental stewardship and we are committed to continue on this path”, says Thomas Greigeritsch, Vice President Group Sustainability at Constantia Flexibles.

Constantia Flexibles follows a comprehensive sustainability approach and strives to continuously improve its performance related to raw materials, emissions, energy and waste. In this regard, the company commits to reduce absolute GHG emissions by 24% by 2030 and by 49% by 2050 from a 2015 base-year. This target was officially approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, as it is in line with climate science to keep global temperature increase below 2°C.

In addition, Constantia Flexibles seeks collaboration along the value chain to reduce up- and downstream environmental impacts.

Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP: “Congratulations to the companies that achieved a position on CDP’s A List this year, for leading in environmental performance and transparency. The scale of the business risks from the climate emergency, deforestation and water insecurity are vast – as are the opportunities from addressing them – and it’s clear the private sector has a vital role to play at this critical time. The A List companies are leading the market in corporate sustainability, tackling environmental risks and setting themselves up to thrive in tomorrow’s economy.”

The Climate Change A List is published by CDP each year, alongside the A Lists for leadership on protecting forests and water security.

The full list of companies that made this year’s CDP Climate Change A List is available here, along with other publicly available company scores: https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores.

The full methodology and criteria for the Climate Change A List are available on CDP’s website at: https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies under ‘CDP scoring methodologies 2019’.

About CDP

CDP is a global non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working with institutional investors with assets of US$96 trillion, we leverage investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts. Over 8,400 companies with over 50% of global market capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2019. This is in addition to the over 920 cities, states and regions who disclosed, making CDP’s platform one of the richest sources of information globally on how companies and governments are driving environmental change. CDP is a founding member of the We Mean Business Coalition. Visit https://cdp.net/en or follow us @CDP to find out more.

The web-processing industry has embraced the trends of Industry 4.0 and is increasingly using real-time data from production to boost efficiency. That explains the great interest in the Converting 4.0 exhibits that BST eltromat International presented in the fall of 2019 at various events in cooperation with machine manufacturers. “Faster machine setup, minimized waste, higher energy efficiency and consistently high-quality production – we demonstrated the benefits that result from the integration of our quality assurance systems in fully digitized and interconnected production processes,” says BST eltromat Innovation Manager Dr. Michael Dattner, explaining the objective the company is pursuing in its Converting 4.0 activities.

ACG Group, the world’s only integrated offering end-to-end manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, has appointed Alexander Robertson as the new Chief Marketing Officer for the Group. 
In his role, Robertson will be responsible for continuing to drive ACG’s marketing initiatives and current growth across the group’s global focus markets. He will be based at the company’s Mumbai head office. 
With more than two decades of experience across the spectrum of B2B and B2C marketing, branding communication, design and advertising, Robertson is a true brand specialist. He has worked for global agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, Brand Union and most recently held the position of Executive Creative Director at Landor in Mumbai.
He takes over from Peter Neve, who has decided to move back to his home country following three successful years at ACG. 
On Alex’s appointment as ACG’s new Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Karan Singh, MD, ACG, said, “We are very excited to have Alex on board. With his rich experience in narrating successful brand stories, we are confident that ACG will chart newer heights under his leadership. I also wish to thank Peter Neve, who helped ACG create a new identity and will be remembered for his work on OneACG.”  

About ACG

ACG Group is the world’s only integrated pharma manufacturing solutions company absolutely committed to delivering exceptional solutions to the global pharmaceutical industry. The company’s diverse product range of Capsules, Films & Foils, Engineering, and Inspection systems meets international regulatory requirements.  ACG is committed to just one goal:  to offer everything needed for efficient capsule and tablet manufacturing.
ACG has over five decades of experience and is present in over 100 countries, with more than 4,500 associates around the world.  Our customer-centric approach has won us many loyal, satisfied customers and partners by nurturing relationships. 

For communication issues, contact ACG media relations management team at 
press.office@acg-world.com

For the sixth consecutive year, BillerudKorsnäs receives the highest rating level in EcoVadis, thus continuing to be in the top of the companies being evaluated. This is one of several sustainability assessments, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, that confirms that BillerudKorsnäs is one of the leading companies in sustainability within the industry.

“We are proud to receive the Platinum medal by EcoVadis, which reflects BillerudKorsnäs’ commitment to sustainability. Sustainability is at the core of our business and we believe in a future where 100 percent of packaging is recyclable, renewable and fossil-free. We still have a lot of work to do, and it is crucial that we succeed to involve our suppliers and customers on this journey.”

- Malin Ljung Eiborn, EVP Sustainability, BillerudKorsnäs

The EcoVadis assessment is an evaluation of how well a company has integrated the principles of CSR into their business and management system. The methodology covers 21 criteria across four themes of environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

This year's evaluation shows that BillerudKorsnäs scores high in environmental and supply chain work. One example is BillerudKorsnäs’ ambitious commitment to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. Today the company uses 97 percent bio-fuels in the production, and the long-term goals is to become fossil-free. Another important area is the sustainable procurement of wood, where BillerudKorsnäs complies with high standards.

Read more about EcoVadis here.
 

For further information, please contact:
Louise Wileen Bjarke, Acting Press and Media manager, +4672-2103514, louise.wileenbjarke@billerudkorsnas.com
  

BillerudKorsnäs provides packaging materials and solutions that challenge conventional packaging for a sustainable future. We are a world-leading provider of primary fibre based packaging materials and have customers in over 100 countries. The company has 8 production units in Sweden, Finland and the UK and about 4300 employees in over 13 countries. BillerudKorsnäs has an annual turnover of about SEK 22 billion and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.billerudkorsnas.com

B&R has added a real-time Ethernet switch to its portfolio. The new machine switch can be used to set up networks using the vendor-agnostic communication solution OPC UA over TSN. Its design and form factor fit perfectly into the B&R portfolio for space-saving mounting in the control cabinet.

The TSN machine switch allows cycle times under 50 µs. It offers four real-time capable TSN ports and one standard Ethernet port – to connect a display, for example. The switch also opens up the possibility of star, tree or ring topologies in addition to daisy-chaining. Multiple switches can be cascaded in order to reach remote cabinets or implement large, complex real-time networks. Non-TSN nodes can also be incorporated in the network via the switch. Implementing modular machine concepts is now faster and easier than ever.

Automatic configuration

The switch is completely integrated in B&R's Automation Studio engineering environment. Configuration occurs automatically. The device fully supports a centralized approach to hardware and software management. Application development and machine-specific configurations can be performed either offline or online. The TSN switch can also be used as a conventional unmanaged switch for non-real-time networks. No special configuration is required.

Compact design

Since the TSN machine switch is designed in the X20 form factor, it takes up minimal space in the control cabinet, mounted right alongside the X20 control and I/O system. The switch can be mounted in two different positions, depending on the cable outlet. This allows it to be installed in tight spaces. 

B&R is expanding its portfolio with a TSN machine switch for converged real-time networks with vendor-agnostic OPC UA over TSN communication. 

About B&R

B&R is an innovative automation company with headquarters in Austria and offices all around the world. On July 6, 2017, B&R became a business unit of the ABB Group. As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technology with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and factory automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With Industrial IoT communication standards like OPC UA, POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront of industrial automation is driven by a commitment to simplifying processes and exceeding customer expectations.

For more information, visit www.br-automation.com. 

Press contact:
Corporate Communications
t +43 7748 6586-0
press@br-automation.com
B&R Industrial Automation
B&R Strasse 1, 5142 Eggelsberg, Austria

MULTIVAC demonstrates its expertise in automation and complete lines 

Wolfertschwenden, 14 January 2020 - At this year's interpack MULTIVAC will be presenting itself as a supplier of integrated solutions in packaging and processing. The company's focus on the main exhibition stand (Hall 5, E 23) will include four fully automated packaging lines, as well as concepts for producing sustainable packaging solutions. There will also be solutions on show for the digitalisation of processes and business models.

Solution for fully automatic packing in trays
The heart of this fully automated line is the compact TX 710 traysealer, which is suitable for packing a broad spectrum of food products thanks to its wide range of possible designs. For printing the upper web, the TX 710 is equipped with a DP 225 direct web printer, which has an integrated TTO 30 thermal transfer printer. A multihead weigher from Cabinplant is used for filling the pots. The pots used are made of mono polypropylene and therefore contribute to meeting the current requirements as regards their recycling. The precise and rapid labelling of the pots is carried out by a conveyor belt labeller of the latest generation, the L 320 model. The H 130 handling module is used to load the pots into boxes. 

Solution for packing in board trays
MULTIVAC will also be presenting a packaging line for packing in board trays. Here the trays are run on a R 245 thermoforming packaging machine. The R 245 is equipped with an infeed system for the erected board trays. The trays are lined in the forming die with a suitable plastic film, which provides the required barrier for product protection. This film can be separated from the cardboard backing after use, and the individual components of the pack can then be directed to the appropriate recycling loop. The thermoforming packaging machine is equipped with a DP 200 direct web printer for coding the upper web with the individual product data. A visual inspection system provides reliable monitoring of the print.

Automated line for slicing and packing processed products
The high-output S 1600 slicer is equipped with fully automatic central loading and, thanks to its innovative slicing technology, enables a very high slicing speed of up to 1,600 highly accurate slices per minute to be achieved. The SB 625 transfer conveyor ensures that the sliced product is transferred efficiently to the thermoforming packaging machine. The control of the conveyor is integrated into the packaging machine and slicer, which means the best results are achieved throughout the line. The interface is however designed in such a way, that the conveyor can also be easily linked to slicers from other manufacturers. The sliced products are packed on the RX 4.0 thermoforming packaging machine, which sets the benchmark in the market with its sensor system. The packs are precisely labelled by the new CL 2XX cross web labeller. 

Fully integrated line for portioning and packing of fresh meat
The heart of the line is the TX 730 traysealer, a new model of the X-line generation. Pre-cut cardboard sheets will be run on the TX 730 for producing MultiFreshTM vacuum skin packs, and the traysealer will be equipped with an inside cut. Portioning will be performed by the highly flexible and multifunctional GMS 520 singlecut meat portioning machine. Despite its compact construction, TVI's highly successful model sets the benchmark as regards quality, output, yield, precision, and above all flexibility. The L 310 conveyor belt labeller is used for applying an attractive full wrap label to the MultiFreshTM packs. The I 310 visual inspection system provides reliable monitoring of quality and print even at maximum processing speed. 

New TX 810 traysealer
MULTIVAC will be presenting the new TX 810 traysealer to the public for the first time at interpack. Thanks to its two-track design, this model enables a significantly higher output to be achieved. 

MULTIVAC will also be presenting its range of digital services at interpack. MULTIVAC's groundbreaking solutions provide their customers with a wide range of tools for increasing machine availability and efficiency.

Sustainable packaging solutions
Another focus of the company's presence at the trade fair is its presentation of sustainable packaging solutions. On display will be a wide range of concepts, which contribute to reducing packaging material consumption in the production of packs, as well as other concepts for producing packs, which meet current requirements for recyclability. One example of this is the MULTIVAC PaperBoard range, which is made up of a wide variety of paper fibre-based materials for producing MAP and vacuum skin packs on thermoforming packaging machines and traysealers.

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About MULTIVAC
MULTIVAC is one of the leading providers worldwide of packaging solutions for food products of all types, life science, and healthcare products, as well as industrial items. The MULTIVAC portfolio covers virtually all requirements of processors and producers in terms of pack design, output, and resource efficiency. It comprises a wide range of packaging technologies, as well as automation solutions, labellers, and quality control systems. The product range is rounded off with solutions upstream of the packaging process in the areas of portioning and processing, as well as bakery technology. Thanks to extensive expertise in packaging lines, all modules can be integrated into complete solutions. This means MULTIVAC solutions guarantee a high level of operational and process reliability as well as efficiency. The MULTIVAC Group has approximately 6,400 employees worldwide, with some 2,200 based at its headquarters in Wolfertschwenden. With over 80 subsidiaries, the Group is represented on all continents. More than 1,000 sales advisors and service technicians throughout the world use their know-how and experience to the benefit of customers, and they ensure all installed MULTIVAC machines are utilised to their maximum. Further information can be found at: www.multivac.com. 

Company enquiries
MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG
Tanja Nickels
Bahnhofstr. 4 
D-87787 Wolfertschwenden Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 8334 601 – 1544
E-mail: tanja.nickels@multivac.de
www.multivac.com

Press contact
REDAKON
Vera Sebastian
Seestr. 18
D-80802 Munich
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 – 31 20 338-21
E-mail: vera.sebastian@redakon.com 
  www.redakon.com

Company also will feature its new Tube Design Guide, 
a multi-step primer for optimum recyclability.

Oberdiessbach, Switzerland –Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging for a broad array of industries and applications, will feature its new SpringTube™, a packaging solution for skin health products, at Pharmapack 2020, Stand C52. Developed by subsidiary 3D Neopac, the tube is specially designed to maintain its shape while delivering a host of additional benefits for consumers, brand owners and manufacturers. 

Featuring a tamper-evident, push-on PE flip-top cap, the printer-friendly SpringTube™,  can be decorated via digital, flexo or metallic foil processes. For product protection, an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier preserves oxygen-sensitive formulas, and helps extend the shelf life of beauty and personal care products. 

Available in fill volumes from 40-300ml, 3D Neopac’s SpringTube™ offers differentiating benefits to multiple stakeholders, including:

Brand owners – Featuring superior graphics and aesthetics compared to tubes decorated with lithographic labels or offset colors, the direct-to-print SpringTube™ offers brand owners an array of customizable design options like digital print for details in skin/faces and nature, flexo print and metallic foiling. SpringTube™ can feature colored or metalized caps and offers high flexibility properties to replace existing label tubes. SpringTube™ can be individualized down to the unit level by variable data printing, allowing brands to create on-package marketing activities such as sales promotions, competitions, collectables or games.

Consumers – Since the SpringTube’s unique composition maintains the tube’s shape during use, the solution shows well both on shelves and, in forums such as online demos, on camera. The tube’s easy-open caps, which also are available with a tamper-evident feature, provide additional safety and user-friendliness. In addition, individualized coding can be applied to each tube for consumer participation in competitions, local events, special rebates or collector series. 

Manufacturers – SpringTube™ is flat extruded with an EVOH barrier for longer shelf life, and accurate thickness control guarantees smooth processing and dimensional stability. 3D Neopac extrudes and direct prints the solution’s substrate, and mounts the tube’s shoulder and cap – an inhouse, turnkey production process lending itself to efficiency.

Tube Design Guide for Recyclability
Also at Pharmapack, Neopac will showcase its newly-minted best practices for tube packaging recyclability. The company’s Tube Design Guide for Recyclability amounts to a multi-step tutorial with comprehensive consideration of lighter, more circularity-minded materials, including advice on materials, caps, coloring and decoration. 

The EU has announced elevated targets for plastic packaging recyclability, aiming for 50% by 2025 and 55% by 2030. Other geographic areas have introduced similar targets, challenging packaging manufacturers to utilize innovative materials and develop leaner production and supply chain practices. Neopac’s Tube Design Guide for Recyclability is an effort to meet these demands with sound packaging science.
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About Hoffmann Neopac
Hoffmann Neopac is a privately-owned company, headquartered in Thun, Switzerland. The group produces high-quality metal and plastic packaging in six locations: HOFFMANN tins in Switzerland and Holland; Polyfoil® and plastic tubes with NEOPAC in Switzerland, Hungary and the US; and 3D Neopac in India. Its longstanding customers include gobal pharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer goods manufacturers in the European, North American and Asian markets. 

Including its new production facility in the United States, Neopac employs around 1,350 employees and has a capacity of 1.3 billion tubes and 300 million tins. The company is dedicated to sustainability in both its manufacturing processes and corporate culture, including a dedicated eco-conscious packaging portfolio. 

For more information, visit www.neopac.com.  

Company also will feature its new Tube Design Guide, 
a multi-step primer for optimum recyclability.

Oberdiessbach, Switzerland –Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging for a broad array of industries and applications, will feature its new SpringTube™, a packaging solution for cosmetics and personal care products, at PCD Paris, January 29 & 30 2020, Stand H24. Developed by subsidiary 3D Neopac, the tube is specially designed to maintain its shape while delivering a host of additional benefits for consumers, brand owners and manufacturers. 

Featuring a tamper-evident, push-on PE flip-top cap, the printer-friendly SpringTube™,  can be decorated via digital, flexo or metallic foil processes. For product protection, an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier preserves oxygen-sensitive formulas, and helps extend the shelf life of beauty and personal care products. 

Available in fill volumes from 40-300ml, 3D Neopac’s SpringTube™ offers differentiating benefits to multiple stakeholders, including:

Brand owners – Featuring superior graphics and aesthetics compared to tubes decorated with lithographic labels or offset colors, the direct-to-print SpringTube™ offers brand owners an array of customizable design options like digital print for details in faces and nature, flexo print and cold foiling. SpringTube™ can feature colored or metalized caps and offers high flexibility properties to replace existing label tubes. SpringTube™ can be individualized down to the unit level by variable data printing, allowing brands to create on-package marketing activities such as sales promotions, competitions, collectables or games.

Consumers – Since the SpringTube’s unique composition maintains the tube’s shape during use, the solution shows well both on shelves and, in forums such as online demos, on camera. The tube’s easy-open caps, which also are available with a tamper-evident feature, provide additional safety and user-friendliness. In addition, individualized coding can be applied to each tube for consumer participation in competitions, local events, special rebates or collector series. 

Tube Design Guide for Recyclability
Also at PCD Paris, Neopac will showcase its newly minted best practices for tube packaging recyclability. The company’s Tube Design Guide for Recyclability amounts to a multi-step tutorial with comprehensive consideration of lighter, more circularity-minded materials, including advice on materials, caps, coloring and decoration. 

The EU has announced elevated targets for plastic packaging recyclability, aiming for 50% by 2025 and 55% by 2030. Other geographic areas have introduced similar targets, challenging packaging manufacturers to utilize innovative materials and develop leaner production and supply chain practices. Neopac’s Tube Design Guide for Recyclability is an effort to meet these demands with sound packaging science.
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About Hoffmann Neopac
Hoffmann Neopac is a privately-owned company, headquartered in Thun, Switzerland. The group produces high-quality metal and plastic packaging in six locations: HOFFMANN tins in Switzerland and Holland; Polyfoil® and plastic tubes with NEOPAC in Switzerland, Hungary and the US; and 3D Neopac in India. Its longstanding customers include internationally active pharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer goods manufacturers in the European, North American and Asian markets. 

Including its new production facility in the United States, Neopac employs around 1,350 employees and has a capacity of 1.3 billion tubes and 300 million tins. The company is dedicated to sustainability in both its manufacturing processes and corporate culture, including a dedicated eco-conscious packaging portfolio. 

For more information, visit www.neopac.com.  

Veteran Global Operations Executive tasked with taking 
WWP forward following recent expansions, growth plans. 

Florham Park, NJ – WWP, a leading provider of cosmetic packaging components, tubes, and full-service turnkey solutions, has named longtime senior-level operations executive Josh Kirschbaum as its new CEO. Mr. Kirschbaum brings an exemplary, decades-long record of advancement and achievement in the consumer goods industry, and takes the helm during a period of accelerated growth for WWP. 

Mr. Kirschbaum has a reputation for strengthening complex operations through initiatives that increase quality, efficiency and customer service. This demonstrated success will be leaned upon as WWP branches out far beyond its traditional packaging roots. Most notably, earlier in 2019 WWP acquired Cosmetic Design Group, whose offerings include design, packaging, assembly, displays, regulatory and warehousing services. WWP also acquired cosmetics packaging provider Design Quest. The growth-centric moves followed the opening of WWP’s first wholly owned manufacturing facility in China – a 100,000-square-foot plant in Suzhou – and run parallel to enhanced ecofriendly efforts such as manufacturing tubes utilizing sugarcane bio-resin, an all-natural renewable resource.

Mr. Kirschbaum’s managerial background is both deep and diverse. Most recently, he served as an Operating Partner for investment firm Z Capital Group, LLC. He also served as COO at Nu World Beauty as well as President of Modere, a health/wellness and personal care products supplier. In addition, Mr. Kirschbaum previously sat on the Board of Directors for several prominent companies, including Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, Twin-Star International and Xperience Restaurant Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kirschbaum also held leadership positions at L’Oreal and Cosmetic Essence Innovation. 

“We are very excited to have Josh as the new CEO at WWP,” said Jonathan Zhu – Managing Director at Bain Capital, which acquired WWP in 2018. “Bain Capital sees the global beauty market as highly attractive in light of steady consumer demand and ongoing product innovation. We are confident that Josh will lead the team at WWP in providing differentiating packaging solutions to our customers.”

“I’m thrilled to be part of the WWP team and lead the company into the next growth and expansion phase,” said Mr. Kirschbaum. “As we enter the new decade, we’ll continue to leverage the company’s core capabilities in packaging design and innovation while significantly expanding turnkey operations, providing customers with more value-added and speed-to-market services.”

While maintaining its four-decade commitment to packaging innovation and creativity, WWP has expanded operations to offer a full range of cosmetic components, tubes and full-service turnkey operations, with a focus on speed-to-market. Headquartered in New Jersey, WWP’s vast sample room holds more than 3,000 fully stocked and tooled SKUs, a 1,500-sq-ft. product showroom, and a state-of-the-art design and engineering center. With sales offices in California and Texas, the company services customers from coast to coast. Its team has grown to more than 2,000 employees worldwide.

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About WWP
WWP LLC provides the cosmetics and personal care industries with a complete range of packaging components, custom and stock molding, and product development and sales. WWP also specializes in custom engineered solutions for a variety of unique product applications. WWP’s extensive product line includes a wide selection of innovative tube packaging options, jars, compacts and lotion bottles. The company provides everything from plastic mass-market containers to sophisticated metal cases for lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, and eyeliner, while offering competitive prices and dependable, high quality service.  
For more information, contact WWP LLC, 15 Vreeland Road, Suite 4, Florham Park, NJ 07932; phone: 973-805-6500 or toll-free 1-800-950-0390; fax: 973-805-6510; or visit the company’s website at www.wwpinc.com.