INFOPACK NEWS _ 10/07/2020

Markets & packaging

Bio materials as an alternative to complying with increasingly demanding legislation

According to FAO data, every year 1.300 million tons of food are wasted, which is equivalent specifically to a third of their world production, with the associated social, environmental and economic problems. One of the main strategies to avoid the waste of food is to extend the shelf life of products by packaging them with materials with barrier properties, generally materials with multilayer structures (eg PET / PE, PET / EVOH / PE, OPP / OPP, PET / met / PE, etc). ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: ITENE

Actuality packaging

UPM Raflatac answers the need for a high performing adhesive in low-temperature food labeling in Southeast Asia

UPM Raflatac has expanded its range of adhesives for low-temperature food labeling (as low as -15°C) with the launch of its RP48 acrylic adhesive for the Southeast Asia market. With good adhesion as well as good clarity and smooth convertibility, RP48 is also an attractive option for labeling food packages stored in cold and frozen conditions (as low as -40°C). ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Company news BRAND: UPM Raflatac

Markets & packaging

From Lay´s potato chip bag to key chemical required for plastic bottles

Sustainable technology company Anellotech has announced that a laboratory demonstration of its Plas-TCatTM technology – which transforms mixed plastic waste directly into chemicals– successfully converted a Lay’s Barbeque Potato Chip (PepsiCo) bag into paraxylene, the primary chemical used to make virgin PET for beverage bottles. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Sustainability and environment BRAND: Anellotech

Markets & packaging

Nicolas Feuillatte goes 100% metal with Crown

Nicolas Feuillatte is celebrating the inclusion of the Hillsides, Houses and Cellars of the Champagne region on the illustrious Unesco World Heritage List with a new, multi-award winning, limited edition tin. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Materiales de envase BRAND: Crown Cork

Actuality packaging

Plastic packaging still confronting sustainability challenges

The coronavirus has only helped to underscore the importance of plastic packaging when it comes to keeping food contamination-free and to preserving its freshness and usability for longer. This is particularly vital now, given how millions of people worldwide are sheltering in place, and doing their best to make their provisions stretch. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Fairs, events BRAND: CHINAPLAS

Trends & design

“A brand must seek the right combination of attributes that helps it achieve its goals”

Interview with Raquel Ruiz Espinosa, Director of Communications and Marketing at Hispanobodegas ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Interviews with consumer brands BRAND: Hispano Bodegas

Industry equipment

Epema has chosen Comexi technology in order to offer better quality and productivity to its customers

The Brazilian company acquired a Comexi F3 flexographic press that has already been installed at its factory in Araraquara (Sao Paulo) ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Machinery and applications BRAND: Comexi

Labels printing and packaging

Rise in Alcohol Prices Creates Financial Impact for Packaging Companies

For flexographic companies using solvent-based platemaking processes, the sharp rise in alcohol prices we are seeing in several EU countries increases the cost of flexographic plates by as much as 3 EUR per square meter. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Estuchería BRAND: Asahi Photoproducts

Actuality packaging

Postponement and Venue Change of the 34th CHINAPLAS

The International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries will be further postponed from 3-6 August 2020 to 13-16 April 2021, and the show venue will be changed from National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai to Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center in Shenzhen. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Fairs, events BRAND: CHINAPLAS

Actuality packaging

Ball Corporation Achieves Global First With Aluminium Sustainability Certification

Ball Corporation is world's first aluminium can manufacturer to be certified to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative ('ASI') standards. Enables high environmental, social and governance standards across the aluminium value chain for all of Ball's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) plants ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Company news BRAND: Ball