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With pharmaceutical traceability and patient compliance high on the agenda, myHealthbox covered a topical subject and echoed sustainability themes too. The patient information leaflet is going digital, he proposed. The objective is to make the use of medicines safer by offering up-to-date instructions electronically (so no need for a paper leaflet) available on any device.

Airnov Healthcare Packaging, is introducing a new vial for the protection of diagnostic and nutraceutical products. The HAT IN vial utilizes Airnov’s advanced desiccant polymer (ADP) technology integrated into the vial itself to provide a high moisture barrier as well as excellent moisture adsorption. The vial is designed to be easily integrated into automated filling lines for fast, reliable production.

Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a global leader in controlled atmosphere packaging, is now offering a new and more sustainable version of its DRICARD products to its customers.

DRICARD is a flat moisture absorber comprised of calcium chloride desiccant laminated between film layers. As with desiccant packets, DRICARD is designed to maintain a dry package environment to keep nutraceuticals, foods and diagnostics safe from the damaging effects of moisture.

Marks & Spencer (M&S), Morrisons, Ocado and Waitrose have teamed up alongside the supply chain solutions company CHEP for a scheme run by Unpackaged, a company that provides refill stations for several retailers.

Work by the Refill Coalition aims to reimagine how key food staples such as pasta and grains, and household products, are supplied. This marks the first step in developing a worldwide standard for plastic-free food distribution from the supplier to a consumer’s cupboard.

Absolut Vodka announces its new bottle design which marks the biggest refresh for the brand since its launch in the USA in 1979. A tribute to Absolut's credentials provenance, heritage and authenticity, the new look aims to harmonize and upgrade the design of the iconic clear glass packaging.

Influenced by the community surrounding its production and distillation in and around Åhus, Sweden, the new bottle includes changes that nod to the craftmanship and rigor behind the renowned vodka. These design updates include:

Foam Cycle, Augusta, New Jersey, a manufacturer of packaging recycling systems, was recently issued a Utility Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “method and system of recycling polystyrene waste.”  

Ball, a leading global provider of infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage packaging, designed the lightweight aluminum cups to bring beverage packaging circularity to sports and entertainment venues in response to growing consumer preference for more sustainable products.

For consumers, the new brand iteration will feature eye-catching can designs, beautifully bold colors, and a gorgeous yet subtle desert motif inspired by Oaza’s “Oasis” translation. Of course, the upgrades didn’t stop at color palettes alone.

Hive Energy joined up with Horsham-based Nafici Group to invest in Nafici Environmental Research (NER) which converts agricultural waste, including wheat straw, into EcoPulp; an alternative to wood-based pulps in the production of paper packaging materials.

The firm said it decided to act as packaging is a major environmental concern, with many industries looking to move away from non-biodegradable, fossil-fuel plastics.

The five fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies made the commitment on Tuesday (1 March) as they launched a new Europe-based scheme called the Flexible Packaging Initiative.