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Riedel Revolutionizes Packaging: Ditching Metal Cans for Eco-Friendly Carton Packs

02 Apr 2025
Yukta Arora

Riedel Ditches Metal Cans for Sustainable Carton Packs – A Big Win for the Planet

Riedel, the Netherlands’ leading juice brand, is making waves in the packaging world by swapping out metal cans for eco-friendly SIG carton packs in its Van de Boom syrup range. This isn’t just about packaging—it’s about reducing waste, cutting carbon footprints, and giving consumers a more sustainable choice.

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The Future of Aerosol Packaging: First-Ever 100% Cardboard Cap Unveiled

01 Apr 2025
Yukta Arora

Koehler Paper and Wimbée Unveil First 100% Cardboard Cap for Aerosol Cans

In a major step toward sustainable packaging, Koehler Paper, a subsidiary of the Koehler Group, has partnered with French packaging manufacturer Wimbée to develop the first-ever 100% cardboard and paper cap for aerosol cans. This groundbreaking innovation was created for Héritage, the company behind well-known furniture care brand O'Cedar.

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Syntegon presents innovative packaging solution for sandwich cookies at iba 2025 in Düsseldorf

01 Apr 2025
PC Correspondent
  • New high-speed count feeder celebrates European premiere at iba 
  • Syntegon's innovation addresses the challenges in cookie packaging 
  • Gentle handling minimizes waste and ensures high efficiency

Minimized product losses – increased efficiency

The innovative handling solution, being presented to the European market for the first time at iba, gently groups sandwich cookies in the desired quantity and places the products on-edge in trays or directly into the infeed of a flow wrapping machine.

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Systech launches UniSecure artAI ensuring packaging quality and patient protection

31 Mar 2025
Komal Sharma

Systech, part of Markem-Imaje and Dover, has launched its new AI-powered authentication solution, UniSecure artAI. Designed to ensure packaging quality, safeguard brands, and protect patients, the new solution is fully cloud-based SaaS. Leveraging existing packaging artwork and AI applications (e.g., machine vision and learning) the solution provides real-time results and forensic analysis. As a result, artAI aims to help users combat challenges faced by companies within the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.

 

 

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Coveris extends SourceTag security technology to carton packaging to tackle rising retail theft

30 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

Targeting high levels of retail theft in the UK – currently costing multiples around £1.8 billion a year – Coveris has introduced its new innovative SourceTag cartons. As an extension of their existing label-tag offering, fully-automated, integrated security cartons work seamlessly with in-store electronic article surveillance (EAS) antenna systems as an anti-theft solution and deterrent for high-value FMCG lines.

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Billerud launches ConFlex HeatSeal paper to accelerate transition from plastics

26 Mar 2025
Komal Sharma

Swedish packaging materials innovator Billerud has officially launched ConFlex HeatSeal, a next-generation, heat-sealable paper that replaces plastic in a wide range of packaging applications.

Designed with sustainability and performance in mind, ConFlex HeatSeal aligns with converters’ and brand owners’ growing demand for renewable, recyclable alternatives to fossil-based materials.

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Ahlstrom introduces new base paper for flexible food packaging

25 Mar 2025
Vasu Goyal

The company says LamiBak Flex is suited for further processing such as coating, metallization, or extrusion across food applications including pouches, sachets, and flow packs. Ahlstrom adds that the new paper maintains a recyclable profile and its design enables reduced primer coating needs.

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Lecta reveals new barrier base paper for flexible packaging

25 Mar 2025
Vasu Goyal

Linerset FP reportedly allows the replacement of non-recyclable multilayer packaging with fully recyclable alternatives and is tailored for use in flexographic printing processes. Lecta says the material is suitable for a wide range of applications including food and industrial packaging and is available in a variety of grammages (40, 45, 50, 56 and 78 g/m²).

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