Informa Markets in India ( formerly UBM India )  is all set to bring in  the 14^th edition of the Food Ingredients India & Health Ingredients (Fi India & Hi) as well as the 2^nd edition of ProPak India, – both B2B platforms for the food, health, packaging and processing industries.

Combined together, the shows are optimally positioned to provide industry players an entire array of products and solutions pertaining to food ingredients, processing, technology and packaging under one giant umbrella. While Fi India & Hi offers the industry an opportunity to source high quality ingredients, ProPak India brings within its ambit, packaging solutions pertaining to products from medicines, cosmetics, appliances, industrial systems and machinery, among others.

The co-located expos rotate annually between India’s two promising food hubs i.e Mumbai and the Delhi-NCR region.

Speaking on the announcement of both the shows - Fi India and Hi and Propak India, Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director for Informa Markets in India said, “The market for food ingredients is witnessing a visible surge in its valuation owing to the growth in urbanization, growth in the Indian gourmet market which is currently valued at US$ 1.3 billion and growing at a CAGR of 20 %,  and the increasing population density, coupled with the rise in the purchasing power of consumers that has led towards rapid uptake of convenience food. The food sector has emerged as a high-growth and high-profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition, particularly within the food processing industry which accounts for 32 per cent of the country’s total food market. The food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. The objective for the 14th edition of Fi India & Hi is to offer an international showcase of such food processing technology and food ingredients and in turn, help leverage India’s wide ranging and large raw material base for food processing industries.”

He added, "Active and intelligent packaging plays a key role in the preservation of food, hence, enhanced packaging techniques need to be developed that not only boost the shelf life of the product but also sustain the nutritive value of the processed food. This is where ProPak India, the premier processing and packaging expo comes in for the industry, which is co-located with Fi India and Hi. In just its second edition, the expo has grown, bringing in over 130 International and domestic suppliers, along with novel features like a technology summit, an expert zone, a packaging theatre and live product demonstrations. ProPak India will cater to an array of sectors from food to cosmetics to FMCG & Industrial goods and will cater to the entire value chain which will be of immense value to the industry.”

Stadtwerke Bielefeld and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper have been working together successfully since 2003. At that time,
the Bielefeld Stadtwerke (public utilities) built a highly energy-efficient combined heat and power plant on the site of
the speciality paper manufacturer to supply the mill with electricity and steam. Now both companies have agreed to
continue this partnership before the expiration of the contract. The consortium agreement was signed on 20.9.2019
and is valid for five years.

Dr. Martin Schreer and Andreas Jastrzembowski, Managing Directors of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper: "We are delighted
to continue this collaboration with Stadtwerke Bielefeld. All of our heat and power has been supplied by our
partner, with whom we have had good experiences, for 15 years. A reliable and sustainable efficient energy supply
is enormously important for our production."

Martin Uekmann and Rainer Müller, Managing Directors of Stadtwerke Bielefeld, explain: "The plant in Hillegossen
makes a significant contribution to energy transition. That's another reason why we are pleased that Mitsubishi
HiTec Paper has decided to continue working with us. As a company, we have relied on renewable energies for
years and support energy transition. This also includes highly efficient combined heat and power plants such as
those in Bielefeld Hillegossen."

About the power plant: In the next five years, Stadtwerke Bielefeld will invest around 2.2 million euros in further
modernization of the facility. It is a highly efficient CHP plant that saves around 14,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a
year compared to uncoupled production. On 9 May 2003, the original consortium agreement for the construction of
the gas and steam power plant at Bielefeld Hillegossen was signed. Stadtwerke invested 34 million euros at that
time. The goal was the modernization of the steam supply of the paper mill. The power plant was put into operation
on 3 January 2005.

in Picture - From left to right: Rainer Müller (Managing Director Stadtwerke Bielefeld), Andreas Jastrzembowski (Managing Director Mitsubishi HiTec Paper), Dr. Martin Schreer (Managing Director Mitsubishi HiTec Paper) und Martin Uekmann
(Managing Director Stadtwerke Bielefeld)

A record breaking edition of Pharma Pro&Pack Expo and co-located shows analytica Anacon India & India Lab Expo in Hyderabad

• 12,832 trade visitors at Pharma Pro&Pack Expo and co-located shows analytica Anacon India & India Lab Expo
• 310 national and international exhibitors participated
• 1300+ meetings conducted at the Buyer Seller forum

The 7th edition of Pharma Pro&Pack Expo along with the 14th edition of co-located shows analytica Anacon India and India Lab Expo, held from September 19 to 21, 2019 garnered terrific response from both visitors and exhibitors. Spread across a sweeping terrain of 12,500 square meters at Hitex Exhibition Centre, the trade fairs addressed the production needs of the Southern pharmaceutical and food processing industries.

Hyderabad was the pertinent location for the trade fairs and over 12,832 visitors attended over the period of three days, which surpassed the number of visitors in 2018 by 33 percent. 

Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India on the footprint at Pharma Pro&Pack Expo and co-located trade fairs: “We are overwhelmed by the incredible response the trade fairs have received. The South pharma, food processing, production and R&D market needs a singular platform that brings together the entire eco-system on one stage and the trade fairs are doing just that!”

The Hyderabad edition of the trade fairs witnessed a surge in the exhibitor count as well. Renowned brands like IDEX, Jekson Vision, Bectochem, Merck Life Science and Avantor Performance Materials India participated in the trade fairs.

Pharma Pro&Pack Expo focused on the production and packaging aspect of the pharmaceutical industry. Concentrating on a niche market, Pharma Pro&Pack Expo highlighted the best of the industry while giving a platform to showcase their production capabilities.

Mahendra Mehta, President of Indian Pharma Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPMMA) on Pharma Pro&Pack Expo: “The 2019 edition of Pharma Pro&Pack Expo was a lucrative platform and opportunity for our association members. It facilitated an ideal stage for networking and forming profitable business alliances. The trade fair was an insightful preview of the emerging technologies in packaging and production.”

Sunil Shah, Associate VP at Jekson Vision on his experience as an exhibitor: “It’s quite exciting to be participating in Pharma Pro&Pack Expo. We didn’t participate last year but this year the experience has been incredible. The show was organized exceptionally well with excellent arrangements and programs, especially the Buyer-Seller program. It was a unique program that was organized pretty well. The crowd at the show was quite good as well. To summarize, Pharma Pro&Pack Expo has been a fantastic networking platform for the pharma equipment suppliers. We look forward to the next edition’”

Alongside the display of the latest technologies, the trade fairs also conducted a conference and the popular Buyer-Seller forum. The conference focused on the theme - AI, Analytics and Automation: New realities of pharma research and development. Part of this conference were industry leaders like Dr. Chaitanya Kumar Koduri – Associate Director of USP, Dr. Arani Chatterjee – Sr. VP Clinical Research of Aurobindo Pharma and Dr. Ramakrishna Bangaru - Sr. VP of Mylan Laboratories.

The Buyer-Seller forum has successfully enabled numerous buyers to evaluate and identify sellers as prospective business collaborators. More than 1390 meetings were conducted at the Buyer-Seller forum at the trade fairs. Notable brands such as Aurobindo Pharma, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hetero Drugs, Mylan Laboratories, CSIR and Sipra Labs were part of the forum.

Mumbai, 2019

ProPak India 2019 has new exhibition dates. The new dates are 22-24 October, 2019 instead of 21-23 October in Mumbai, India.

The change is the result of the recent development of Maharashtra and Haryana State Elections being declared on 21 October 2019, which presumably will be a public holiday. We foresee an inconvenience to the exhibitors and visitors from Maharashtra & Haryana as they have to cast their votes and the same may also affect the expected visitor turnout on Day 1.

Hence, to allow the respective exhibitors and visitors to perform their national duty and keeping in mind the business interest and convenience of all the stakeholders, we have strategically postponed the exhibition by a day. Hereby, the revised show dates are 22-24 October 2019.

ProPak India will bring together over 100 exhibitors, including from Germany, Italy, China, Japan, Singapore who will present their offer of machinery, materials, process control & testing, and automation for the processing & packaging market.

Concurrent to ProPak India, 13th edition of Fi India & Hi will be held. Fi India & Hi is unique as it is the only event dedicated solely to food ingredients in India, making it the must-attend business platform for food and beverage professionals in the region.

A series of seminars will once again take place on the sidelines of the expo, curated by the industry partners. Pre-registered visitors will enjoy an expedited access to the all the show and its various features.

Entry to the expo is free, but visitors are encouraged to pre-register. Link to pregistration is in the word document attached

Curbing counterfeits through proper implementation of authentication solutions, awareness and monitoring can save a revenue loss of more than Rs 50,000 crore per annum.  

To address the growing threat of counterfeit brands and curb the menace, the Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) together with Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd have announced the third annual edition of The Authentication Forum 2019, a leadership summit on anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, scheduled on the 7 — 8 November 2019 at The Lalit, New Delhi.

In order to protect brands, businesses and most essentially consumer rights, this platform will help discuss solutions and effective strategies to address challenges that counterfeiting poses to the industry. Themed as ‘Winning the War- Combating Counterfeits’, the forum will bring together industry leaders and global experts along with top authorities from Government and regulatory (refere picture for speaker details)

Topics like the role of government and industry in curbing counterfeit menace; what other countries/global brands are doing to combat counterfeiting; consumer empowerment in the fight against fakes; implementing an end-to-end anti-counterfeiting system- perspectives from different industries; evolution of brand protection and the way forward will be the major highlights that the eminent speakers will address.

The must attend event will target industries like pharmaceuticals, FMCG (beverage, alcohol, consumer packaged goods), automotive components, crop protection (pesticides, insecticides, seeds) and E-commerce that face massive counterfeiting threats hampering the overall economy of the country. This will also be an ideal platform to network and exchange insights with cross-industry peers, solution providers and thought leaders, understanding the key challenges faced by major brands across industries and review opportunities to enhance brand safety.

The two day knowledge forum will host decision makers and top management attendees including, Government department officials and agencies involved in consumer protection, regulatory compliance, revenue protection and issuing authorities; CEOs; CMOs; heads - supply chain, regulatory affairs, product packaging; brand managers; brand & packaging consultants, brand protection, enforcement, security, integrity and management companies; physical and digital authentication solution providers; law enforcement agencies, IP organisations and enforcement companies; customs and state excise officials; consumer activist and consumer organisations.

Mumbai, 2019

ProPak India 2019 has new exhibition dates. The new dates are 22-24 October, 2019 instead of 21-23 October in Mumbai, India.

The change is the result of the recent development of Maharashtra and Haryana State Elections being declared on 21 October 2019, which presumably will be a public holiday. We foresee an inconvenience to the exhibitors and visitors from Maharashtra & Haryana as they have to cast their votes and the same may also affect the expected visitor turnout on Day 1.

Hence, to allow the respective exhibitors and visitors to perform their national duty and keeping in mind the business interest and convenience of all the stakeholders, we have strategically postponed the exhibition by a day. Hereby, the revised show dates are 22-24 October 2019.

ProPak India will bring together over 100 exhibitors, including from Germany, Italy, China, Japan, Singapore who will present their offer of machinery, materials, process control & testing, and automation for the processing & packaging market.

Concurrent to ProPak India, 13^th edition of Fi India & Hi will be held. Fi India & Hi is unique as it is the only event dedicated solely to food ingredients in India, making it the must-attend business platform for food and beverage professionals in the region.

A series of seminars will once again take place on the sidelines of the expo, curated by the industry partners. Pre-registered visitors will enjoy an expedited access to the all the show and its various features.

Entry to the expo is free, but visitors are encouraged to pre-register. Link to pregistration is in the word document attached

Announced on 12th September, Duallok received the bronze award at the Pentawards Gala 2019. Celebrated for innovations and thought leadership in build-safe design, Duallok took home the Bronze award for their entry into the "Other category: tobacco and products for smokers". Designed with kids safety at it's core, the package provides a premium and compliant solution with instructions built-in in such a way that they provide sufficient guidance for adult-opening, without detracting from the wider branding. 

Dane Whitehurst, Creative Director at Duallok "Children are wonderfully entertaining, frustratingly unpredictable and unknowingly delicate creatures. They are also our future and represent the legacy of all our own hopes and dreams. This project was dedicated to protecting them as best as we could, and we are thrilled to have received this award at the Pentawards 2019."

The new Glenfiddich bottle has been designed to emphasise the brand’s special provenance and unique heritage, taking cues from its origins in the Valley of the Deer. The triangular bottle design includes a dramatic ‘V’ shape cut into the glass, framing the brand’s stag logo, plus shoulder embossing and new red tab neck labelling.

Glassmaker Ardagh Group’s Design Team worked closely with Production, using their creativity to adapt the triangular bottle, designed by Here Design, to work flawlessly on production and filling lines, while delivering William Grant & Sons’ vision for the distinctive new bottle.

The moulds were manufactured from an upgraded material to achieve the desired definition in every bottle. Tiny modifications were made around the V-shaped ‘Valley’ on the face of the bottle, to ensure a more premium glass finish.

The neck design’s bulbous surface was adapted to a tapered, conical platform for the new tab label to sit on. The design has a sharper, triangular shape but by contouring the edges, it still acts like a round bottle for ease of handling and efficiency on production lines. Two contact points were also created in the foot and shoulder to give stability on the high-speed filling lines.

The redesign provides a fresh and distinctive new look, creates standout and is designed to appeal to existing Glenfiddich drinkers, whilst also attracting those around the world who are new to the brand and category.

Akron, OH – September 12, 2019 – Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, announced today the launch of a single brand identity, refreshed logo, new tagline, and a streamlined web presence at Smithers website.

Smithers commemorates their nearly 100-year commitment to helping their clients bring great products to market with a new tagline: Innovate with Confidence.

“By uniting all our member companies under a single brand, we are working together to connect our clients with Smithers experts,” said Michael Hochschwender, CEO and President, Smithers. “The power of our connected enterprise supports our clients throughout their product development process.”

In striving to streamline the client experience and strengthen its global brand presence, Smithers is bidding farewell to its legacy brands (Smithers Apex, Smithers Avanza, Smithers Pira, Smithers Quality Assessments, Smithers Rapra, and Smithers Viscient). This shift to a single brand will make it easier for clients in any industry worldwide to discover the full breadth of services Smithers has to offer throughout the entire product development process.

Smithers has grown by investing in new technology in response to customer needs and has laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

“We’re preserving the best of our history while fortifying our footprint as a global brand,” said Glenn Goldney, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Smithers. “As we look toward the future, we are more committed than ever to delivering accurate data, on time, with high touch.”

About Smithers:

Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services. With laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy industries. Smithers delivers accurate data, on time, with high touch, by integrating science, technology, and business expertise, so customers can innovate with confidence.

PAPEREX is the series of International exhibitions on the Pulp and Paper Industry and is held biennially in New Delhi, India.  It is the only comprehensive forum serving the paper industry & has established itself as “Business Festival of the Paper Industry” for joint ventures, investments and technology transfer promoting overall growth of Paper industry.  

Paperex 2019, the 14th edition of World’s Largest Paper Show is scheduled during 3-6 December 2019 @ Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
 

India. Pragati Maidan enjoys the position of being the best event hosting venue in India. The event has always received an overwhelming response from the world over & it is ready to repeat the success story this year also with expected presence of 700 + exhibitors from 35 countries.

It is the ideal gateway and perfect platform for everyone in the Paper Technology business, to meet and explore opportunities to source information, discuss and negotiate business with the manufacturers of Paper and allied products, Tissue, Raw material and Machinery for the manufacture of paper and board, Mills owners, Converting, Paper Machinery, Corrugated production line suppliers and professionals and view their products on display, first hand at the exhibition.

Join us at this years' exhibition and benefit from the following:

• Network with over 700 + leading Exhibitors from 35+ countries
• Trade visitors from 75 + countries
• Support from major trade associations of paper and allied industries and World Paper Forum
• International Group Participation from China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, etc
• I-50: - Special Invitation program to all Leading Paper Manufacturers & Traders of 50 countries
• Various New Launches by exhibitors
• Handmade Paper Pavilion
• Concurrent Conference and International Business Networking Program  
• A high level Technical Concurrent Conference by “Indian Agro & Recycled Paper Mills Association”

PAPEREX is the series of International exhibitions on the Pulp and Paper Industry and is held biennially in New Delhi, India.  It is the only comprehensive forum serving the paper industry & has established itself as “Business Festival of the Paper Industry” for joint ventures, investments and technology transfer promoting overall growth of Paper industry.  

Paperex 2019, the 14th edition of World’s Largest Paper Show is scheduled during 3-6 December 2019 @ Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
 

India. Pragati Maidan enjoys the position of being the best event hosting venue in India. The event has always received an overwhelming response from the world over & it is ready to repeat the success story this year also with expected presence of 700 + exhibitors from 35 countries.

It is the ideal gateway and perfect platform for everyone in the Paper Technology business, to meet and explore opportunities to source information, discuss and negotiate business with the manufacturers of Paper and allied products, Tissue, Raw material and Machinery for the manufacture of paper and board, Mills owners, Converting, Paper Machinery, Corrugated production line suppliers and professionals and view their products on display, first hand at the exhibition.

Join us at this years' exhibition and benefit from the following:

• Network with over 700 + leading Exhibitors from 35+ countries
• Trade visitors from 75 + countries
• Support from major trade associations of paper and allied industries and World Paper Forum
• International Group Participation from China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, etc
• I-50: - Special Invitation program to all Leading Paper Manufacturers & Traders of 50 countries
• Various New Launches by exhibitors
• Handmade Paper Pavilion
• Concurrent Conference and International Business Networking Program  
• A high level Technical Concurrent Conference by “Indian Agro & Recycled Paper Mills Association”

New Delhi, 06^th September ’19– Cosmo Films, a global leader in speciality films for flexible packaging, lamination and labeling applications as well as synthetic paper has recently added two new products to its synthetic paper portfolio. One of the products is a digitally printable synthetic paper and other one is a high tear resistant synthetic paper.

The product launched for commercial digital printing can print with both powder toner based laser printers as well as liquid toner based printers. Laser printing is a newly introduced feature for the digital product and has been added keeping the huge potential of photo-album & coffee table book printing segment in mind. It is printable with almost any production printer-HP Indigo, Xerox, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Canon to name a few. Apart from laser printing, the product can undergo any printing process be it conventional & UV offset printing/UV & water based flexographic printing/thermal transfer printing/screen &letterpress printing/ UV inkjet printing or HP indigo & HP Latex printing.

Brilliant whiteness of the product makes it appear very similar to paper and helps produce excellent print quality and true colour output.

High Tear Resistant Synthetic Paper-The product has been engineered to be non-tearable, displaying excellent tear resistance and has been designed specifically for tag applications. It is printable on both sides by UV offset, water & UV Flexo, and thermal transfer printing processes. Some of the typical tag applications include garment hang tags, horticulture identification tags, tree tags, cattle identification tags and airport transfer tags.

Speaking on the development, Mr. Kapil Anand- Global Head for Speciality Labels & Industrial Films at the company said “We have a diversified portfolio of products under the Synthetic Paper category which currently find applications in retail & packaging, commercial printing, tags & labeling, and identification & credentials. Having said that, we are continuously working to fill in the market need gaps and also expand share of the pie. With these two new additions; we now cover the entire spectrum of print technologies and also offer a robust product with high tear resistance”

On August 1, 2019, nineteen new apprentices were warmly welcomed to Mitsubishi HiTec Paper. Five paper technologists, three industrial mechanics, three electronics technicians, one cutting machine operator, four machine and plant operators, one IT specialist and two industrial clerks began their careers at the mills in Bielefeld and Flensburg.

For the new apprentices (thirteen in Bielefeld and six in Flensburg) it is now time to undergo intensive training involving many interesting experiences. Whether at the large state-of-the-art production machines, in the administration or in the IT of the German manufacturer of coated special papers for the global market, experienced instructors guide and assist with help and advice. To ensure it is not all too much like hard work, the apprentices also enjoy medieval markets, where the traditional art of paper-making is brought to life for interested visitors.

"For us, training young people has been a priority for a long time," says Marcel Bornemann, HR Administrator at the Flensburg plant. "We also look outside the box; for example, coming soon, we have a one day seminar on "addiction prevention", because career and health go hand in hand.”

2nd Annual Pharma Packaging, Labelling, Serialisation, Track and Trace 2019 overviews and integrates the business and technical problems that pharmaceutical companies should be aware of in order to fight the major global problem of counterfeit medicines. In addition to discussion of the problems, this conference addresses serialisation; track and trace analytical techniques scientists use to detect counterfeits and identifying solutions to the threat of counterfeit medical products.

Get more from the event, with a broader scope bringing the whole communications value chain together. Enjoy and make the best out of our dedicated networking drinks time, meet the leading international vendors showcasing the products of tomorrow in the co-located exhibition. Expand your knowledge of the latest business models and strategies in the high-level conference.

For more details contact - KAVITHA at +91 9940791115

SACMI Metal Day 2019, a 2-day event, held at SACMI Imola to explore metal cap/packaging technology, trends and prospects together with an audience of international experts and stakeholders - not to mention over 160 selected customers from 29 countries worldwide - has now ended. It offered a unique opportunity to bring everyone up to speed on market trends affecting a global industry now worth €800 billion, an industry that packages 300,000 products every second.

“The future of packaging and environmental sustainability are indissolubly intertwined”, explained the speakers. Indeed, it's a topic that will be crucial in both the medium term – with a potential window of opportunity for the metal industry as public awareness and standards focus on plastics – and the long term, also in light of new consumption patterns (smaller sizes and portions) and global social-economic changes (ageing population).

An enthusiastic, engaged international audience pressed the speakers with insightful questions, demonstrating keen interest in the enormous challenges and opportunities posed by new materials and processes that reduce environmental impact. The afternoon began in earnest with a presentation of SACMI technology for the industry, with customers being given an in-depth guided tour of the plant.

Detailed Press Release is in the attached document

A major player across Africa, with dedicated branches and facilities and broad investment/development plans, SACMI will soon be taking part in Propak West Africa 2019 to showcase its latest products and illustrate the outlook for the industry. The fair - to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 17 to 19 September - is West Africa's biggest packaging, food processing, labelling & printing technology event.

Visitors to the SACMI stand (in the collective Italian UCIMA display area) will have a great opportunity to get a close look at the Group's extensive range and receive valuable advice - from the leading firm on the beverage plastics conversion market - on choosing the technology that best suits their needs.

The common thread running through all SACMI products and technology is sustainability.

These range from the CCM platform - expanded in 2019 to include the multi-layer caps solution – to SACMI IPS, the most reliable, versatile PET preform-making unit that can use up to 100% recycled material. Then, there's the CBF, perfect for dairy and pharma as it can process all commercially available resins in a versatile, high performance manner while boosting quality and lowering running costs.

These are just some of the SACMI solutions that combine to form an integrated total quality control system that uses a wide range of CVS vision systems featuring cutting-edge algorithms and AI. Moreover, the new SACMI Customer Service Division provides advanced assistance services throughout the working life of the machine and/or plant and offers innovative on-line services via SACMI S.P.A.C.E (Sacmi Portal for Aftersales and Customer service Excellence).

SACMI South Africa and the two other branches strategically located on the continent provide readily available machine/plant assistance and training services, working alongside customers together with the R&D Lab in accordance with procedures approved by the industry's main players.

The Multi-Tear Closure Label is a transparent closure seal for folding boxes and wallets that combines two security mechanisms. They are activated in an attempt to unnoticeably peel off the seal: The “film-tear” effect destroys the film and the “fiber-tear” effect causes the cardboard surface to tear. The seal is coated with a special high-strength adhesive. When the label is peeled off paper fibers are torn from the cardboard surface to which the label is applied. In addition, specially arranged security kiss cuts prevent the label from being removed as a whole: It will tear and thus be irreversibly destroyed. As a result, the fiber-/film-tear combination of the Multi-Tear Closure Label prevents undetected opening of medicine packaging because it clearly indicates any first opening.

Schreiner MediPharm’s Multi-Tear Closure Label works on many different cardboard surfaces, as well as on varnished cardboard boxes. Due to the transparent material, neither logos or design elements nor overprinted variable data such as batch numbers and expiration dates are covered. Sealed in this way, folding boxes and wallets comply with the requirements of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive, as well as with current DIN and other standards for tamper-proof pharmaceutical packaging.

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Caption: The Multi-Tear Closure Label with the fiber-/film-tear combination offers double and reliable tamper protection

Goldbrew cold brew coffee is made from 100% sustainable Arabica coffee beans to serve a naturally refreshing and energising drink. Next to its sparkling flavoured coffees, Cafeahaus complements its Goldbrew range with a nitro original cold brew coffee, which comes in Ardagh’s unique Nitro Can.

Nitro coffee, which now enjoys widespread popularity, is a cold-brewed beverage that's steeped for longer than its hot-water counterpart to give it a richer taste; the nitrogen, meanwhile – which is introduced to the coffee through a beer tap – creates tiny bubbles whose relative insolubility in water means that they persist from the first sip to the last, giving the drink its full-bodied texture and lasting head.

Now Ardagh, a world leader in innovative packaging products, has succeeded in recreating the chemistry and theatre of this barista-made beverage in its Nitro Can. Ardagh’s Nitro Can provides the perfect packaging solution for Cafeahaus’ original cold-brewed coffee: “The can’s nitrogen-charged widget brings the Goldbrew to life – first by carrying the coffee’s aroma, then by infusing its black body with that characteristic cascade of bubbles, and finally by topping it off with a tan-coloured head,” says Adriana Escobar, Product Manager at Ardagh Group’s European Metal Beverage division.

While the Nitro Can offers the consumer a sensational drinking experience, for Cafeahaus AG – a wholly owned subsidiary of DEK Berlin, and producer of liquid coffee extracts and cold brew coffee concentrate for industrial customers – it delivers packaging that’s both safe and responsible: “We’ve been very pleased to work with Ardagh in the introduction of RTD cold-brewed coffee in cans,” says Marco Beran, Sales Director at DEK Berlin. “In use, Ardagh’s aluminium beverage cans provide a shelf-stable environment for the coffee, even without refrigeration, while preserving the cold-brewed coffee's full-bodied taste. And the Nitro Can adds an exciting experience on top.”

Amsterdam, Netherland 23^th-24^th May, 2019– Platinum Global Solutions concluded its 9^th Packaging Innovation Programme at Park Plaza Airport. 

Platinum Global Solutions’ Practice has been executing excellence in Packaging Industry keeping up-to-date with the latest, most comprehensive information on Packaging Innovations. PGS brought top-notch packaging experts from all over the world discussing Future of Packaging, Advancements in active and intelligent packaging, Sustainable packaging, prioritizing food safety and reduction of food waste, packaging artwork management, Different approach to anti-counterfeiting packaging and much more were tracked under with the help of this prestigious platform.

At Packaging Innovation Programme, various packaging companies were gathered under one roof to share their knowledge and experiences from their sustainability journey. Companies were given opportunities to develop their business via presentations, giving their product demos at the exhibition spaces provided to them The biggest highlight of the event was the pre-scheduled ONE to ONE partnering meetings with the decision makers of their own choice.

This two-day event was chaired by profounded speaker Stephen Wilkins, CEO from Childsafe Packaging Group who cast some light on “pharmaceutical packaging.’’

Highlighting this concept some presentations were given by:

• Ricardo Villalvazo, Packaging Technical Manager, Oriflames Cosmetics
• Hande Baloglu Toker, Sustainable Manager Turkey,ME & CEE, Hp
• Ronnie Kinoshita, Creative Lead Communication Design, Philips
• Robin Hoenderdos, Creative Director, Flex Design
• Marc Chaillou, Regional Sales Director, Schlafender Hase
• Gaëlle Nuttall, Plastic Packaging & Environmental Sustainability Manager, Nestlé Waters
• Ramon Knoester, Founder, Recycled Island Foundation
• Hans Van Bochove , Vice-President Public Affairs and Government Relations, Coca Cola
• Philippe Diercxsens , Packaging and Environment Manager, Danone Waters
• Martine Kruiswijk, Sustainable Packaging Specialist, Vrumona
• Anne Bernier, Head of Facilities Investment Purchasing, UCB
• Ahmed Monged, Packaging R&D Senior Manager, Jsuhayna Food Industries
• Santiago Serrano, International Strategic Account Manager, Sealed Air
• Marika Stegmeijer, Sustainability Manager, Burg Group
• Paul Christiaens, Policy Adviser, EXPRA
• Bart Van Hoof, Global Marketing Manager, Sabic

Moving forward, Platinum Global Solutions plans to increase the scope of Packaging to gain a wider spectrum of visibility and enhance learning among corporates from all over the world.

Troisdorf, July 1, 2019 | Reduce, reuse, recycle, replace: Reifenhäuser Group will be focusing on these four principles at K 2019 when it presents innovative extrusion technologies for taking plastic as a material into a sustainable future. "We are facing up to our responsibility as part of the turnaround in how we use and deal with plastics," commented the Group's
CSO, Ulrich Reifenhäuser, on the occasion of the K preview. Plastic is an ideal material for a lot of applications. But it can't always be recycled. "This is why we have tackled the key parameters, and have further developed our extrusion technologies to improve and develop plastic products that are perfect solutions for circular economy.“

Sustainable, digital, and innovative Reifenhäuser will be presenting new ways of producing plastic sustainably at K 2019 in October. In doing so, the 'Extrusioneers' are far exceeding the standard portfolio for a machinery manufacturer. When developing its products, Reifenhäuser thinks about recyclability from the very outset, for example through efficient processes that go easy on resources and reduce the use of plastic, machines that produce without generating waste, and
innovative solutions for recycling plastic waste. "Our comprehensive knowledge base within the Reifenhäuser Group enables us to provide a wide range of solutions that meet the requirements of sustainability and competitiveness. All of the technologies that we are showcasing at K 2019 are based on the four following principles: reduce, reuse, recycle, and
replace," explained Ulrich Reifenhäuser. " As plastic was the material of the last century and retains its dominance in this century, we, as a part of the plastics industry, have a dominating task to perform, namely: to solve the problem of recyclability." 

The family-run company from Troisdorf has strategically focused its business on three areas: extrusion lines, components, and digital solutions. Structured as a powerful network of highly specialized business units, Reifenhäuser connects its expertise from all areas of the business and is therefore well placed to drive forward developments and innovations. As
Ulrich Reifenhäuser remarked: "At K 2019, our customers will meet the 'Extrusioneers', a committed team dedicated to advancing technical issues and generating cutting-edge solutions for improving processes and increasing production efficiency.“ 

Innovative highlights at the trade fair stand and the in-house fair We will be demonstrating our expertise live at the in-house fair in Troisdorf. The seven digitally controlled lines can be inspected on October 17, 21 and 22.

Instead of seeing lines in operation, visitors will be treated to unusual presentation formats that showcase our innovative highlights in a unique way. Curious? Visit us in Hall 17, Stand C22 in Düsseldorf from October 16 to 23 and enjoy discovering our solutions to current and future issues in the field of plastics.

Image - Bernd Reifenhäuser, CEO und Ulrich Reifenhäuser, CSO.