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With over 40,000 Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) launches monthly across 273+ categories, the competition for shelf placement and consumer attention has intensified. Notably, at the point of purchase, product packaging plays a pivotal role, with 76% of consumers saying it influences their final purchase decisions, while 66% of consumers try new products solely due to their packaging.

Recycling technology company Polytag and sustainable waste management company Biffa have partnered as part of plastics, resource, efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP’s 26-week long “Bottle to Bottle” project, in conjunction with label printer Interket UK and Arla Foods and Müller Milk & Ingredients.

The project will see Co-op’s water bottles and Aldi and Ocado’s milk marked with UV 2D tags, printed by Interket UK, with a Polytag UV tag reader retrofitted onto the plastic conveyor at Biffa’s Teesside MRF in the northeast of England.

LyondellBasell PB-1 resins are commonly used in consumer packaging applications for easy-open packaging and film modification for seal initiation temperature providing:

• Broad seal-peel temperature range

• Consistent and reproducible peel performance

• Adjustable peel force to end-use requirements

• Similar initiation and propagation peel force 

• "Whitening" with "Smooth & Clean" peel surface

• Good seal integrity 

• Easy processability

Vessl's Founder & CEO Walter D. Apodaca, Jr. commented, "This agreement is a testament to our shared commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in packaging technology. We believe we can create solutions that not only meet but exceed the expectations of consumers and companies worldwide and propel the evolution of on-the-go thermal solutions."

Ball screws are highly efficient at transmitting force and converting motion (e.g. rotational to linear) and are widely used in many kinds of industrial machinery. In the process of fulfilling their function of converting motion and transmitting force, ball screws achieve significant energy savings. The 100% plant-derived material achieves 90% lower carbon footprint

Consumers can jump from the new Honey-Comb box (hitting shelves late this month) into the new AR experience via QR code. The code is clearly displayed on the back of the packaging, and once scanned with a smartphone camera, the AR experience includes fun activities and motivational videos from Terry, encouraging tweens to “Bee Big, Bee Kind and Bee Amazing.”

Honey-Comb Experiences include: