Miscellaneous

The Sustainable Packaging Initiative for Cosmetics (SPICE), co-founded by global beauty group L’Oréal and leading sustainability consulting firm Quantis, is proud to announce the launch of an online ecodesign tool to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of any cosmetic packaging throughout its life cycle.

Solution: The specialty labels by Schreiner MediPharm combine many functionalities in a single label to enhance safety and ease of use. The integrated features are precisely tailored to fit the specific requirements of the manufacturers. Examples of value-added benefits include first-opening protection, a temperature indicator, window for checking the contents, anti-slip effect, detachable label parts and counterfeit protection features.

Advantages of  Mobile shrink wrapping 

• Less materials used, potential wood elimination
• Consistent costing
• Consistent performance; protect the value of your products
• Intercept shrink film long lasting corrosion, UV and weather protection
• Utilize your entire facility; indoor or outdoor storage
• Keep products safe from corrosion so part is clean and ready to use without additional cleaning
• Environmentally preferred materials, no foils; recyclable; RoHS
  • Completely non-hazardous, 100% non-toxic
  • No sprays, no splashes, no

Jeroen Van Bauwel, Director Product Management, says, “The technology generating the tactile and textured layer is embedded in the Panther’s X-800 workflow. It is the brand owners and designers who define the structure, shape and form of the design. When the file is received, the workflow automatically recognizes the elements of the design and generates the information required to drive the print head – that’s what creates the haptic effect in print on the end product.”

Today, many artefacts are stored in archives or boxes which do not offer adequate protection. Utilising its continuous flow production process, Promethean is developing Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). These are highly porous materials that are able to selectively adsorb the acetic acid which is responsible for the degradation of cellulose acetate that many 20th century audio and visual ‘memories’ are made from. 

The golden brass cap reminds the neck of the bottle, that is surrounded by the cordlet, carefully twisted. Each tassel is delivered on cardboard to facilitate its installation, and wrapped in a plastic case ensuring its hold during transport.

Seram manages to offer solutions, in a unique handcrafted style, produced at a large scale and easy to implement on the production lines of its customers.

United Caps, a manufacturer of caps and closures, developed 127 Safe-TE, which is designed to meet the needs of the Asian market. The new product offers baby food safety and convenience with security features, alongside a premium gold colour offering.

A Kantar survey* involving 5000 people found that 42 per cent of respondents were keen for manufacturers to make packaging recyclable.

Calling on over 70 years of collective industry experience, the Nice-Pak packaging team has worked closely with material suppliers to develop both film and resealable labels which, together, can be recycled through existing facilities for carrier bags.

According to a news release from Kraft Heinz, the project installed roofing made from postconsumer flexible plastic into two Kraft Heinz manufacturing plants in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and Holland, Michigan. The recycled roofing materials were installed late in 2020. Kraft Heinz says the materials included 4-foot-by-8-foot boards, and 94 percent of each board was made of postconsumer recycled plastic and fiber. Kraft Heinz says it’s using flexible plastic packaging in materials across its product portfolio.