Material uses carboxymethyl cellulose and safe crosslinking agents for rapid ocean decomposition.
Plastic incorporates FDA-approved choline chloride plasticizer to achieve flexibility from rigid to elastic.
Team adds polyethylene-imine guanidinium ions creating reversible salt bridges for controlled breakdown.
DS Smith's design team reviewed several single-use plastic packages previously used by Serele Super for its tomato range and developed four fibre-based corrugated cardboard punnets to replace them. The new formats are designed to be compatible with existing production lines and are fully recyclable at the end of life. The punnets are FSC certified and intended to simplify packing operations.
The partnership brings together Zeus’s extensive packaging consumables portfolio and national customer reach with E&B’s technical expertise in automation, materials handling, packaging machinery, and end-of-line systems.
Together, the companies will provide UK manufacturers, logistics operators, food producers, e-commerce fulfilment centres, and industrial businesses with a truly integrated offer—from machinery specification through to ongoing consumables supply and maintenance support.
A Joined-Up Approach to Automation + Consumables
Makar Sankranti is more than just a festival — it is a celebration of transition, renewal, and abundance.
The word “Sankranti” literally means transmigration or transition, referring to the movement of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another in the Hindu calendar. While there are twelve Sankrantis each year, Makara Sankranti is the most significant. It marks the Sun’s entry into the zodiac sign Capricorn (Makara) and signals the end of winter and the arrival of longer, brighter days.
A pioneering packaging concept developed through a collaboration between SCHOTT Pharma, Schreiner MediPharm, and Körber Pharma is redefining safety and sustainability in pre-filled syringe packaging. The innovative system combines the SCHOTT TOPPAC® infuse COC syringe, a newly designed specialty cap, and Schreiner MediPharm’s Cap-Lock Label to deliver a blister-free solution that ensures product integrity while significantly reducing environmental impact.
With a strong customer focus and reliable delivery – whether on the requested date or just in time – MedHub is the go-to solution for medical facilities and suppliers needing standard pouches quickly and with minimal effort for efficient, secure product packaging. At its newly extended facility operated in ISO 7 in Coulmer, France, SÜDPACK Medica has streamlined its operations to enable prompt order handling and fast shipment of stocked products.
Plastic card manufacturer Placard and packaging design firm Burgopak partnered to create a premium, interactive mailer for fintech startup Emerge’s new bank card.
The pack is made from 300 GSM artboard printed with holographic foil and spot UV, delivering a tactile, high-end feel intended to elevate what is typically a routine card unboxing experience.
Sasha Fowler, creative director at Emerge, who led the creative direction and concept development behind the pack, says that from the outset the team wanted the bank card’s packaging to be an extension of Emerge’s brand.
Xaar’s Aquinox printhead and newly enhanced fluid development process has accelerated innovation in printing onto porous wood substrates used in decorative interior applications. The project showcases how high-viscosity, water-based inks can transform cost-effective wood materials into premium, high-value décor elements for furniture, wall cladding, and other architectural design elements.
Visit booth C38139 to explore innovative technologies that deliver extended shelf life, operational efficiency and sustainability for retail and foodservice markets
Amcor (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, will welcome visitors at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) 2026, Jan. 27–29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
