Cold chain packaging manufacturer, Hydropac, is preparing to launch HydroPure™, a water ice pack featuring an innovative built-in freeze indicator that changes the physical appearance of the pack once it has reached optimum freeze temperature.

Cold chain packaging manufacturer, Hydropac, is preparing to launch HydroPure™, a water ice pack featuring an innovative built-in freeze indicator that changes the physical appearance of the pack once it has reached optimum freeze temperature.

UFlex Limited, India’s largest multinational packaging and solutions company, has commissioned its first overseas WPP (woven polypropylene) bags manufacturing plant in Mexico. Established with an investment of approximately USD 52 million, the state-of-the-art facility, spread across 10 acres, marks a major milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy and significantly strengthens its presence in the Americas.

Metsä Group’s Muoto™ products can be used instead of plastic in food packaging for applications that are more demanding, for example. The company is investing in a new production line for Muoto food packaging in Äänekoski, Finland. 

As for Metsä’s other innovation projects, the development of the lignin product and carbon capture is continuing as planned, but the conditions for the Kuura textile fibre project are estimated to have changed significantly due to the global market situation.

New business in Finland

The FSSAI has targeted the plastic used in pan masala's packaging. Under the new rules, pan masala manufacturers can use only plastic-free paper, paperboard, cellulose or other naturally derived materials, along with tin or glass containers.

he Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced new packaging requirements for pan masala, specifying plastic-free materials that can be used to package the product and ruling out plastic, aluminium foil and metallised layers from the permitted packaging options.

Nestlé Australia has collaborated with multiple companies to develop a prototype KitKat wrapper made with recycled soft plastic, demonstrating a potential pathway toward circular food packaging.

New tamper-evident label combines sustainability with design flexibility for packaging across industries.

Securikett has added highly translucent paper-based security seals designed to deliver effective product protection without compromising packaging aesthetics to its It’s Paper series. The new seals are available with either a fiber tear effect or void technology, offering flexible security options tailored to different application requirements.

Milacron has inaugurated its first Global Capability Center (GCC) in Coimbatore, India, marking a significant step in the company’s global engineering and technology expansion. The new facility is designed to strengthen Milacron’s engineering capabilities, support innovation and enhance customer support across international markets.