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SWEDEN – Blue Ocean Closures is teaming up with Swed-jam and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) to explore the production of bio-based fiber lids to replace metal jar lids for jams. The project is funded by Vinnova’s BioInnovation program to research and develops packaging substitutes using bio-based materials. With various product types lacking alternatives to metal screw lids, Blue Ocean…
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GERMANY – Global specialist in coding and marking systems, Leibinger will be presenting a new coding and marking System at Interpack in Düsseldorf from May 4-10, 2023. With this ground-breaking innovation, the company is raising the benchmark and promising a new era in marking, for example, best-before dates and other codes on a wide range of materials. Christina Leibinger, CEO…
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SWITZERLAND – Swiss multinational food and drink company Nestlé has certified Scodix’s PolySense 850 (PS850) polymer in compliance with its Guidance Note on Packaging Inks. The certification marks the completion of successful migration tests of the PS850 polymer for secondary food contact at SQTS labs in Switzerland, according to Swiss Ordinance. The PS850 polymer, which adds both Spot UV and…
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MOROCCO – AMG Packaging, a subsidiary of the Italian group Pro-Gest specializing in the marketing of food packaging has invested 266 million dirhams (US$26.3m) to build a paper packaging facility in Sidi Bou Othmane. The new unit will extend over an area of 10 hectares and will be dedicated to the manufacture of cardboard paper packaging for agricultural products, catering,…
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USA – American packaging company Berry Global has started the expansion project at its stretch film manufacturing facilities in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Expected to be completed by early 2024, the 25,000ft² expansion will help Berry to meet the increasing demand for its sustainable stretch films. Plastic stretch films are said to be an ideal solution for pallet load containment due to…
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USA – American company that specializes in container glass products, O-I Glass has begun the construction of its advanced greenfield glass plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, US. The groundbreaking event, attended by O-I CEO, Andres Lopez, KY Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman, and a host of company and regional dignitaries, marks the beginning of a multi-phase investment of up to US$240…
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SWITZERLAND – Swiss packaging company SIG has introduced a new digital printing solution for its aseptic carton packs, which is set to enable fast, flexible, full-color digital printing without the need for cylinders or printing forms. The new solution, the RotaJET 168 digital printing machine built by Koenig & Bauer, enables full-color digital printing on Sig carton packs without cylinders…
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