Siegwerk launches ink that also acts as oxygen barrier
Siegwerk has launched a new white printing ink that also provides an oxygen barrier – an innovation that aims to combine two layers into one.
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Waitrose tracks and traces plastic packaging waste with Polytag’s UV tags
Waitrose has become the newest member of Polytag’s Ecotrace Programme, which identifies and captures data on single-use plastic packaging throughout the recycling stream using invisible UV Tag technology.
DataLase and TamperTech collaborate on tamper-evident tape technology
DataLase and TamperTech have joined forces to incorporate DataLase’s photonic printing technology into tamper tape, aiming to provide security, authentication and tracking in a single solution.
Intelligent automation: redefining the future of print production
In the latest edition of the Spotlight, Joan Perez Pericot, vice president and general manager of HP’s Industrial Print Software & Solutions Business, details how the company’s automated presses can help print service providers (PSPs) improve print production and solve data challenges.
Biodegradable mulching films leach fewer microplastics in open-field testing
Sirmax Group’s certified biodegradable plastic mulching films have reportedly lowered micro-bioplastic concentration in agricultural soil during open-field testing with the University of Turin.
How to build a packaging business with growth potential
The PPWR is clearly presenting EU packaging businesses with plenty of challenges – but why don’t we talk more about the potential upsides? In this article, Anna Perlina, sustainable packaging consultant at Integrity Solutions, explains how new EU regulations can be used to grow your packaging…
New Syntegon machine fills up to 400 ready-to-use syringes per minute
Syntegon has revealed a new filling machine for ready-to-use nested syringes, reportedly offering a safe output of up to 400 syringes per minute with 100% in-process control.
REDYSIGN reports progress on recyclable-by-design and anti-spoilage packaging
The EU-funded REDYSIGN consortium - seeking to develop processes for producing and circularizing bio-based, recyclable, smart fibre-based packaging – has reported ‘important advances’ in developing recyclable-by-design trays, absorbent pads and anti-spoilage sensors from its last meeting.
TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon partner to accelerate industrial adoption of PLA foam technology
TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon have partnered to advance the development and global commercialization of EPLA moulded products - high-performance foam materials made from TotalEnergies Corbion’s Luminy PLA bioplastics.
Four opportunities to boost production efficiency with GS1 Digital Link
In this edition of the Spotlight Stephen Gryczka, director of strategy and corporate development at Markem-Imaje, explains how manufacturers can utilize the GS1 Digital Link barcode to improve production efficiency and profitability.
Industrial-scale HolyGrail 2.0 trial sorts 56,000 rigid packaging items daily
HolyGrail 2.0’s latest industrial-scale sorting trials – driven by AIM, the European Brands Association, and powered by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste – claim to have exceeded a detection efficiency of over 90% and a daily detection rate of almost 56,000 items of post-household rigid packaging.
Stricter EU rules for transporting plastic pellets seek to prevent pollution
The European Parliament and Council have provisionally agreed on a regulation intended to keep plastic pellets out of the environment by improving their handling across the supply chain, enforcing measures such as a risk management plan for their packaging.
Amcor supplies blister pack system for TheraBreath chewing gum
Amcor’s AmSky Blister System has been utilized for TheraBreath’s new Invigorating Icy Mint chewing gum, available in major retailers across the U.S.