packaging innovations

People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the world. In the United States alone, one in four people have a disability, yet beauty and personal care products often overlook their challenges and needs. As the world’s no.1 antiperspirant and deodorant brand, Degree is taking action to change this. Degree – also sold as Rexona, Sure and Shield in different countries – believes movement has the power to transform lives and that everyone should be able to experience the incredible physical, mental and social benefits it can bring, whoever you are and however you move.

Developed by Smurfit Kappa with 100% recyclable materials, the main advantage of the packaging design is its flexibility and the ability to accommodate different shapes and sizes of wine bottles safely, without having to use any filling materials. This design has a variety of 220 options to optimise space within the cardboard box and to accommodate different formats allowing for the wine bottle and food to fit perfectly. 

DUO is the first aerosol dispenser that produces two different spray rates from a single device. This revolutionary dispenser allows a precise delivery for any purpose. Whether spraying large or small surfaces, on the body or in the face, with an easy 180° flip you can choose the mode that suits your dosing needs best. DUO is suited for dispensing an endless variety of products and formulations. Any company that wishes to try its formulation in DUO is invited to contact Pronova for testing.

This packaging based on polysaccharides from wheat straw and oat bran helps prevents spoilage problems of highly perishable produce before reaching the consumer . This formulation of various concentrations was coated on fresh produce to determine efficacy for post-harvest shelf life improvement. The coating is cost effective compared to wax coating. The tests were carried out on apples, peaches, bananas. Overall results showed that this coating has the potential to be an alternative to animal derived shellac coating in India to improve shelf life of fresh produce.

The principles have come as a new study uncovers that European adults admit to throwing 41% of their recyclable material into general waste. In fact, 74% said they were not clear which types of packaging can and can’t be recycled. A total of 51% of Europeans cited unclear information on packaging as the reason why they were unsure whether to recycle a piece of packaging or not.