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stora enso to devote recreate packagings edition of 2014 to travel packaging

11 Nov 2013
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the competition will be held throughout the world. the objective behind this is to develop innovative solutions for travel packaging depending on renewable materials. stora enso has released a press release, says today, ever more increasing numbers of people travel all around the world and are constantly on the move. despite this fact, this is barely reflected in existing packaging solutions, which pay extremely less attention to portability, lightness, sustainability as well as convenience of packaging.

flexible fix for fresh food offered by flexoplast

11 Nov 2013
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the solution has been created for a fresh new product range of french fries offered by lustucru, the top french brand, which is a part of the panzani group. for &39frites fraiche&39, a deluxe product of lustucru, the triple laminated film was manufactured which is at present being promoted on nation covering television channels and offered at sale in all big chains of supermarket throughout france. the package is made up of a matt bopp 20 micron material which is printed on reverse side and laminated to 60 coex ldpe 15 bopa and then printed in 8 colours in full hd flexo.

finelite reduces waste with the help of reusable packaging

11 Nov 2013
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for waste reduction, the organization has two focuses. the first is the lean production, the entire purpose of which is to minimize waste. dean mayes is the director of manufacturing. dean mentioned that they are trying to rationalize procedures and become as competent as possible, with a meeting point on reducing materials and time. into the other proposal also this segues, which is a detailed waste management program. mayes says that they started their program of waste management in sincere around six years ago.

flexible packaging plant at michigan gets certification

11 Nov 2013
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plascon produces liners, films as well as bags for bulk packaging, foodservice and food processing firms. brc is a worldwide acclaimed food quality safety certification program which is acknowledged by the global food safety initiative. after a thorough auditing procedure, the facility achieved the certification. this certification covers warehousing, conversion and manufacturing of flexible packaging that comes into foodcontact. the uk facility of the company also has got the certification as a warehousing facility. multiple benefits dan brumm is working as a quality manager for plascon.

demand of alternative packaging expected to grow in u.s.

11 Nov 2013
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conventionally, the food metal can is the most widelyused and conventional packaging solution for broths, tomato products, and readytoserve soups. however, today&39s customers have all types of criteria upon which they evaluate the worth of a packaging type. on these bases, aseptic carton packs are one of the supreme performers&mdash due to the whole host of reasons.

amcor expanding its operations in india

11 Nov 2013
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the company is reinforcing its position in the expanding sector of indian packaging to achieve inorganic and organic growth. the report says, meanwhile, the organization is planning to split its divisions &ndash setting up a new company for its other units and retaining its plastics divisions. by 2015, packaged food industry of india is expected to double up to 30 billion on the account of arrival of multinational companies in the modern retail trade and this sector.

rigid and flexible packaging prices likely to rise on account of postrecession

09 Nov 2013
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according to a report by canadean, the packaging industry of uk will expand with a cagr, compound annual growth rate, of 2.01 to 2017. consumer trends will enforce the use of rigid, flexible, and lightweight plastic packaging with pioneering pack shapes, dispensers and closures. dominic cakebread, who is the director of packaging services at canadean, mentions that the sector is on an &lsquoedge&rsquo at the moment. nowadays, the prices have been determined down by the competition in the market but demand and supply will pick up over postrecession.

sustainable packaging for cosmetics

09 Nov 2013
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despite the fact that the industry of cosmetics has become worried with ecological initiatives, few measures have been made so far to resolve the issue of environmental impact of packaging. organic monitor is the market research firm. when it comes to sustainability with regards to packaging, most of the advancements are taking place in the ecodesign, as per the facts showed in a recent research conducted by organic monitor. in reality, many companies are concentrating more on the lessening of packaging materials by altering design structures. sou has epitomized the sustainable design.

nyco flexible packaging invests in innovative printing technology

09 Nov 2013
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the investment has been made in the newest printing technology of generation uv flexo hybrid. it is an innovative printing facility the company has also made an investment for the additional slitting capacity at kirchberg manufacturing plant. these investments have marked one of the biggest projects in the history of the company. sander kool, who is the marketing director of sales at nyco, mentioned that their focus is on the quality aspect as well as flexibility which their company has achieved by continuous innovation and investment.