ANTARES VISION GROUP ACQUIRES ACSIS, A SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY COMPANY ACTIVE IN THE CHEMICAL, FOOD, AND MANUFACTURING SECTORS

16 Feb 2022
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AVG Chairman and Co-CEO Emidio Zorzella says the acquisition will allow Antares Vision Group to enter the multi-billion-dollar returnable asset management market.

 

Travagliato (Brescia), February 15, 2022 – Antares Vision Group (AVG), a leading global provider of hardware and software track and trace solutions and one of the major players in inspection systems and smart data management, today announced that it had acquired ACSIS Inc. through its fully controlled company rfxcel for an enterprise value of $12 million.

 

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UFlex Rides High On Innovative Product Developments

14 Feb 2022
Grania Jain

UFlex, one of India’s largest multinationals in flexible packaging materials and solutions and a global leader in polymer sciences has been riding the waves of innovation to build packaging products, applications, and solutions that will further enhance the role of packaging as a value-added responsible packaging.

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Phasing Out PVC: Considering Environmental and Health Risks of a Previously Widespread Packaging Material

14 Feb 2022
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PVC was one of the first polymers used in food packaging. It replaced many traditional materials such as glass as well as various forms of card and paper due to its qualities of being lightweight, shatter-resistant, organoleptic, cost-efficient, effective barrier, printable on, easily moldable and transparent.

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Aptar Mumbai Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary and Announces Construction of New Facility

12 Feb 2022
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Aptar Pharma, a global leader in drug delivery systems, services and active material science solutions, recently announced the construction of a new facility in India at a ceremony to also celebrate Aptar Mumbai’s ten year anniversary. 

Stephan Tanda, Aptar President and CEO and Kanwal Tikoo, President, India and SEA, Aptar, along with members of Aptar’s executive committee, virtually welcomed Aptar employees who joined from all over the world to witness the groundbreaking of the new facility at Taloja, Mumbai.

 

 

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European tube market also resilient in second year of pandemic

12 Feb 2022
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The European tube market continues to be robust in the second year of the pandemic. The european tube manufacturers association (etma) reports stable deliveries of tubes in 2021, exceeding the previous year's level by just under 1 percent and reaching a total volume of just over 11.6 billion units.

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Mondi & Henkel partner to launch fully recyclable mono-material refill pouch for Pril

10 Feb 2022
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  • Mondi has created a recyclable refill pouch enabling Henkel consumers to reduce plastic by 70% and helping Henkel to move closer to its sustainability targets
  • Henkel's Pril hand dishwashing liquid is available in a 100% recycled PET pump dispenser bottle which can be re-used many times using refills packaged in Mondi's recyclable mono PE refill pouch
  • The innovative pouch is light-weight, convenient to use, certified as leak-proof and highly durable even for home deliveries

 

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Sustainability
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including kraft and functional barrier paper
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Greiner Packaging brings new cardboard spoon to market

09 Feb 2022
Yukta Arora

The use of disposable plastic cutlery will be banned in the European Union from mid-2021 – but a perfect alternative is being brought to market in the form of the new fold-out cardboard spoon developed by Greiner Packaging and Cardbox Packaging. Designed for enjoying dairy and snack products away from home, the spoon is right on track with both the convenience and sustainability trends: Consumers want food solutions that are easy to prepare and can also be enjoyed on the go – and they also want the food’s packaging and cutlery to be as user and eco-friendly as possible.

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Edible and Nutritious Packaging with Seaweed-based Material to Decrease Plastic Waste

09 Feb 2022
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Indonesia is the world's second-largest contributor to plastic waste in the ocean. Seventy percent of the plastic waste comes from single-use food and beverage plastic containers. Evoware makes a food packaging plastic replacement which is preservative-free and made from chemical-free farmed seaweed. People can eat the food packaging and take advantage of its nutritious seaweed which contains high fiber, vitamins and minerals. Evoware’s products are free from pork, alcohol and certain other ingredients which make them Halal certified and fit for Muslims to eat.

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Smurfit Kappa adds the missing ingredient to sustainable recipe box

06 Feb 2022
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Smurfit Kappa has collaborated with a leading UK recipe box company, Mindful Chef, to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by making their packaging more sustainable.

Mindful Chef experienced a huge increase in demand for its home-delivered recipe kits during the pandemic. The company, which has been climate neutral since 2020, is committed to making every aspect of its business as sustainable as possible.

Its previous recipe box consisted of insulation pouches combined with gel ice packs which, whilst effective at keeping the contents cool, were not easily recycled.

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