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.
Which four innovations in packaging machinery have our magnificent jury judged to be the most significant in their impacts on sustainability?
A pizza carton that turns into a football, printing inks that withstand temperatures that are hotter than lava, and innovative packaging made from moulded fibre.
Under the scope of the World Cup, DS Smith’s display and packaging units worked in close collaboration with Pizza Hut in Portugal, to provide a second life to pizza packages during this period.
DS Smith has pledged to manufacture 100 per cent reusable or recyclable packaging by 2025, and to use 100 per cent recycled or chain of custody certified papers by 2020 - helping its customers to meet their Zero Deforestation target.
A Finnish start-up has launched an innovative packaging for liquids that pushes the boundaries of design, cuts costs and helps to save the environment.
The number of consumers that order drinking water online is growing, and so is the awareness of the impact that packaging has on the environment.
The week's video highlights - drones & AI delivery on their way to Europe, DS Smith's e-commerce innovation, UPM Raflatac's smart recycling concept, and a very catchy new soundtrack that brings back the best of the 1980s!
DS Smith has announced a solution set to be the first ever 3D-adaptable packaging, minimising size and cut associated costs by up to 60 per cent.
The new solution which includes VINIflow™ dispensing tap and special monolayer bag for hot filling makes Flexible Packaging a more attractive and hygienic solution for juice producers.
The global movement to highlight the enduring environmental and potential health impacts of plastics has kick-started wide-ranging programmes to reduce use and improve recyclability of single-use plastics
Featuring digital print for packaging, the disposable coffee cup debate, and designers on packaging trends
Isabel Rocher of DS Smith (and formerly Amazon) shares with Tim Sykes her insights into the still fluid omnichannel landscape, and the challenges, solutions and ultimate opportunities that are only beginning to come into view.