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Huhtamaki to showcase compostable packs at BRAU
01 November, 2004
Huhtamaki will unveil on Stand 620, Hall 1 at this month's (November) Brau Beviale exhibition for the drinks industry in Nuremberg a complete range of compostable single-use cold drink cups, plates, containers and cutlery made from renewable plant materials.
Asparagus system significantly extends shelf life
01 November, 2004
Israeli-headquartered packaging and logistics provider StePac is targeting UK fresh produce importers and supermarkets with a modified atmosphere/modified humidity packaging system which can reportedly extend fresh asparagus's storage and shelf life by up to 36 days.
Conference will examine future of packaging
01 November, 2004
The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) and the Packaging Federation have joined forces to organise Packaging: 2020 Vision, a conference at London's Institute of Directors on November 24 examining the future of packaging – from product innovations, consumer preferences and demographic shifts to supply chain developments and environmental legislation.
Commission approves DS Smith Linpac deal
01 November, 2004
DS Smith's acquisition of Linpac Containers has been given official sanction following the Competition Commission's October 21 announcement that it does not believe the deal will lead to a substantial lessening of competition.
Innovia Films deal completed
21 October, 2004
The acquisition of the films business of Belgian pharmaceutical and chemicals company UCB Group for €320m (Packaging Today, July/August) by a consortium led by former Hays Chemical Distribution md Dennis Matthewman and private equity house Candover Partners has been completed.
Conference to look at packaging of the future
21 October, 2004
The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) and the Packaging Federation have joined forces to organise Packaging: 2020 Vision, a high level conference being staged at London's Institute of Directors on November 24 examining the future of packaging – from product innovations, consumer preferences and demographic shifts to supply chain developments and environmental legislation.
Council swoops on Office World for "overpackaging"
21 October, 2004
Northamptonshire County Council's trading standards service has prosecuted stationery retailer Office World for using an excessive amount of packaging.
Skanem plant extended to meet growing pharma label demand
21 October, 2004
Skanem Oslo has augmented its manufacturing facilities at Lierskogen in Norway with the opening of a €2m factory extension for producing pharmaceutical labels.
Expert manufacturing know-how on tap
23 September, 2004
A new joint venture service offering the packaging industry and brand owners expertise and "know-how" to better understand manufacturing processes, develop novel design methodologies and improve pack openability has been launched by The Faraday Packaging Partnership.
"Step-change" PET plant to open in 2006
15 September, 2004
Eastman Chemical Company is to build a US$100m PET resin plant in South Carolina to cater for rising demand, much of it from the global packaging industry.
Latest BRC/IOP standard published
15 September, 2004
The British Retail Consortium ((BRC) and the Institute of Packaging have published a new, updated version of their important joint standard governing hygiene, product safety and due diligence in the supply of food packaging to the retail market.
IOP ceo resigns for "core"role
01 September, 2004
Institute of Packaging ceo Lynda Purser is to leave her job this Autumn to take up a new role in an organisation which she says closely reflects her core career in education and government-associated organisations.
Jet opts for YPS shrinkwrapper
01 September, 2004
END OF LINE SOLUTIONS
01 September, 2004
Demands for increased efficiency to reduce costs throughout the packaging operation is finally driving investment in end-of-line machinery. Jonathan Baillie reports on the latest trends and technologies
RNIB chooses Beck to wrap "talking books"
01 September, 2004
The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) is using two Beck Automaten Serienpacker filmwrappers to wrap and dispatch thousands of "Talking Book" CDs distributed to Institute members every month.
Rapid drying ethanol inks
01 September, 2004
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced two new black inks, Linx black ultra-fast drying 1405 and Linx black ethanol 2035, in response to market demands for fast-drying and advanced ethanol inks.
Acquisitions expand Bradman portfolio
01 September, 2004
Two of Britain's best-known packaging engineering companies, Autowrappers and Europack, have been bought by shareholders of Bradman Lake, the global group that designs and makes top and end load cartoning machinery.
Label system for short-run PE tubes
01 September, 2004
Johnsen & Jorgensen, the Manchester-based UK agent for PE tube manufacturer Kaufmann & Sohn, can now offer PE collapsible tubes incorporating "near-photo-quality" full colour labels.
Pro-active packaging
01 September, 2004
Packs which shout the product's benefits from supermarket shelves, emit a fragrance as shoppers walk past or automatically inform them when food in the fridge is about to go off will be among the talking points at "Smart and Intelligent Packaging" – a two-day PIRA International conference examining everything from RFID and smart inks to time-temperature indicators being held in London on October 25 and 26.
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01 September, 2004
