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Better packaging tape for e-commerce

13. Juli 2022 Packaging materials

H.B. Fuller Company announced that it has entered a strategic partnership in North America with Enimac, an international tape application equipment manufacturer that serves over 100 customers in more than 30 countries. The agreement brings together specialists from both companies, who effectively combine their market and application expertise with advanced knowledge on pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes to support the growing e-commerce packaging industry.
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HEMP, A TRENDING MATERIAL?

13. Juli 2022 Packaging materials

Hemp is one of the oldest crop plants in the world. The fibres of the stalk were made into ropes, the seeds produced culinary oil, and the leaves and flowers yielded essential oil. Even 2,000 years ago, hemp fibres were used to make paper, before they were replaced by cheaper wood fibres. Today, hemp is back: as paper for packaging and labels, but also as sustainable pulp moulded pallets or naturally grown mycelium packaging.
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WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE STRAIN ON SUPPLY CHAINS?

11. Juli 2022 Markets

There was one event that truly epitomised the fragility of global supply chains: In March, the container ship Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, the main logistical and transport artery of the global economy, for almost a week. While the media presentation of this event sparked many a cutting remark, not everybody was in the mood for humour: Like falling dominoes, the blockage caused damage to the world economy worth several billion Euro.
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MONO-MATERIAL SACHETS

7. Juli 2022 Packaging materials

Customers' demands for sustainable packaging solutions have grown louder and louder. One solution that is applied more and more often in the food and cosmetics industry is refilling systems. They save on material and encourage people to switch from hard plastic packaging to flexible alternatives like bags.This can have advantages for recycling, customers also need to carry less weight when shopping and they produce less packaging waste.
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VACUUM-SEALED CLOSURES FOR BULK GOODS

6. Juli 2022 Packaging technology

Many different industries continually need to package or dispense liquid or powdered goods. Powders and granules especially run the risk of accumulating dirt and dust, thus impacting on cleanliness during filling, closure and transport. To prevent this from happening, packers are turning to vacuum solutions for closure. This way, the environment can be kept dust-free and products are kept safe, both when using small packages and large bulk packs.
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DIGITISATION YOU CAN PRINT

5. Juli 2022 Packaging technology

As consumers, it seems we only really handle labels when it comes to peeling off, tearing off or covering up prices on items we intend to give as gifts. But these labelling strips also play a key role both in logistics and consumer information. Now, some manufacturers are taking this tried and tested method to the digital age.
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DEPOSIT SYSTEMS FOR COSMETICS PACKAGING?

1. Juli 2022 Packaging materials

In Germany, deposit systems for beverage bottles have been around for some time now: once a bottle is empty, it is taken to the local supermarket, where it is inserted into a reverse vending machine and returned to the cycle. This system is just one of the reasons why Germany is considered a pioneer when it comes to recycling. Again and again, discussions arise on how we can use deposit systems to ensure other products and packaging stay in the cycle longer. A Berlin start-up has taken up this idea, initially implementing it in a pilot project: Circleback, a deposit system for cosmetics packaging.
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Collaboration achieves circular cosmetics packaging concept

29. Juni 2022 Green Packaging

Moving circular plastic packaging forward. In a first and unique collaboration for the Personal Care industry, Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis, and Beiersdorf are combining expertise to tackle the challenge of creating recyclable consumer packaging, based on 100% retrieved plastic packaging waste, for cosmetics applications. The pioneering initiative, named "Design4Circularity", is providing innovations and insights for the different design aspects to encourage others to also follow design for circularity principles.
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CCL Label focuses on sustainability and digitalization at drinktec

29. Juni 2022 Packaging materials

Once again the drinktec is opening its doors for the largest gathering of the beverage industry in Munich from September 12 to 16, 2022. CCL Label will be showcasing its latest innovations with a focus on labels and sleeve solutions that support recycling and reuse of packaging to support a circular economy, intelligent label solutions and premium labels that stand out on the sales shelves.
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Mondi wins Swiss Packaging Award for sustainability

24. Juni 2022 Marketing and design

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has been recognised by the Swiss Packaging Institute (SVI) for its RetortPouch Recyclable solution. The packaging won the Swiss Packaging Award for the Sustainability category and was developed for Coop’s private label range of healthy pulses and grains sold in Switzerland.
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