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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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Cooperation around the globe

9. Juni 2022 From the magazine, Packaging technology

Frozen pizzas are among the most popular fast-food dishes: However, their delicate ingredients make processing and packaging anything but easy. To overcome these challenges, a major frozen food manufacturer in the USA relies on Syntegon Technology's system expertise from product distribution to case packers.
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THE NEXT GENERATION IS READY FOR TAKE-OFF

6. Mai 2022 Marketing and design

The packaging industry mostly agrees that the change towards a real circular economy can only be accomplished by avoiding waste, designing packaging to be recycled, using recycled materials and a great deal more reuse. Universities and universities of applied sciences are also contributing ideas, where young up-and-coming designers are perfecting their future-ready, and often prize-winning, solutions. Take the following projects, for example.
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STRETCH FILM FOR EX ZONES

5. Mai 2022 Packaging materials

The new Duo Ex-Tra film developed by the film manufacturer Duo Plast AG from Lauterbach, Germany, features the polymer Elastostat, which can conduct and dissipate static electricity. According to the manufacturer, this is the first stretch film that is suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (EX zones). The newly developed film prevents static electricity from becoming an ignition source, meaning that pallet units covered in stretch film no longer pose an explosion hazard.
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PCR COFFEE CAPSULES STAY IN THE RECYCLING LOOP

2. Mai 2022 Packaging materials

Coffee capsules do not really have the best reputation. They are not used for a long period of time, but instead are thrown away quickly after use, and they also consume a lot of raw materials in the form of new plastics. However, as in many other sectors, companies are also working on developing new and more sustainable solutions to this problem. Greiner Packaging and LyondellBasell are one example of this. Together, the companies developed a circular solution for coffee capsules for the Nestlé brand Nescafé Dolce Gusto.
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