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DESIGNING BARRIER-FREE PACKAGING
Communicating with consumers is an important function of packaging. Packaging can hold a lot of information, but reading is not always barrier free.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PAPER TUBES?
Aluminium has dominated in the production of tubes. Now PVC is also used. Fibre-based tubes – tubes made from paper – are still relatively new.
Packaging technology
Flexible robotic distribution line for chocolate
ACMA, a Coesia company, will present solutions for different industries at this years interpack in DĂĽsseldorf and show a robotic distribution line.Â
SEA Vision shows AI-powered software at Interphex
SEA Vision USA is going to attend Interphex tradeshow in New York from April 25 to 27. This edition of Interphex will be particularly felt for SEA Vision Group which, at Booth 2705, will present its AI-powered Automated Line Clearance software for the first time in the US, installed on a machine developed by Marchesini Group.
Bringing the physical and digital together
Sealed Air presented their new brand prismiq to the European market. It enables companies to combine their physical packaging with a digital twin.
Packaging materials
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PAPER TUBES?
Aluminium has dominated in the production of tubes. Now PVC is also used. Fibre-based tubes – tubes made from paper – are still relatively new.
HOW USEFUL ARE PET BOTTLES?
Plastics are the target of heavy criticism. High CO2 emissions during production, ocean pollution. Schwarz Group takes a promising approach.
BETTER RECYCLED MATERIAL AS A RESULT OF FEWER FRAGRANCES
Efficient recycling processes are essential to a functioning circular economy. Reduce the amount of new plastic with recycled materials is essential.
Green packaging
SAVE FOOD RESEARCH PROJECT: NEW FOOD PACKAGING FROM LEFTOVER FOOD
Food production generates a lot of residual material. In a SAVE FOOD research project, students have developed ideas regarding the matter.
BIOPLASTICS IN PACKAGING
Plastics have become a fundamental part of the packaging world. There is a broad spectrum of applications for polymers. In addition, they have a low weight, long shelf-life and can also be used in sensitive application areas like the food or pharmaceutical industry.
EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL – AMBITIOUS CONCEPT FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY IN EUROPE
In December 2019, the European Commission unveiled their hitherto most ambitious plan: With the European Green Deal, the net emissions of all countries belonging to the European Union are to be reduced to zero by 2050. A circular economy is one of the most important components of this plan. The latest step of the EU Commission is a suggestion presented at the end of November for a Europe-wide packaging regulation.
Marketing and design
INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The WorldStar Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the packaging industry. In 2023, the award ceremony will take place at interpack.
Learning English through play
A playful cardboard packaging, that teaches children the Latin alphabet, was awarded the German Packaging Prize in the Young Talent category.
Ardagh designs golden vodka can
Choosing a highly reflective gold colour for the can body, end and tab, Au Vodka have worked with Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) to create an irresistibly charismatic pack with immense visual impact.
Company news
Avery Dennison assess water and carbon impacts of products
To provide more transparency on the footprint of its products, Avery Dennison is implementing the Carbon Trust Footprinting Tool.
Tubex gets approval for reduction targets
By 2030 Tubex wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 42 percent compared to 2020. This target was now approved by SBTi.
Stora Enso converts paper machine with AFRY
Stora Enso and AFRY have come together to convert Stora Enso’s paper machine in Oulu, Finland, into a consumer board production line.
Products
DESIGNING BARRIER-FREE PACKAGING
Communicating with consumers is an important function of packaging. Packaging can hold a lot of information, but reading is not always barrier free.
Label solutions for better recycling
Specialty label supplier CCL Label is bringing sustainable and digital label solutions and innovative printing technologies to interpack.
THINNER SLEEVES FOR MORE SUSTAINABILITY
A good packaging should use as little material as possible and as much as is necessary to maintain the needed protection of the product and meet the expectations of customers. This makes sense not only from an economic point of view – less material usually also means less costs – but also from an ecological perspective. Because less packaging means less carbon emissions during production.
Fairs and exhibitions
Meat-Tech announced for 2024
The exhibition Meat-Tech (28-30 May 2024, Fiera Milano) will showcase a complete ecosystem of industry-leading processing and packaging technologies for the cold cuts, meat and ready meals sector.
THESE TOPICS WILL SHAPE INTERPACK 2023
Much is happening within the field of packaging. In order to bring some order to this tangle of issues, this year’s interpack focusses on four hot topics.
Where is the packaging industry heading?
Times are anything but rosy. War in Europe, exploding energy prices, shortage of raw materials and high inflation. Against this background, the packaging industry met at Fachpack in Nuremberg – and was surprisingly optimistic. At the end, six packaging experts shared their impressions of the trade fair and their personal assessments of where the packaging industry is heading in these times in our packaging journal Live Talk.