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Packaging Mega Trends- Surefresh Carton Technology

Friday 19 December 2008

Packaging Magazine has collaborated with the Australian Institute of Packaging to identify the Packaging Mega Trends of 2009.


The future of label printing

Friday 19 December 2008

Technology manufacturer Bizerba from Balingen in the Netherlands recently released its label printer GLP-160 with RFID-module at Macropak, the largest trade fair for the packaging industry in the Benelux area.


Zip Pak and Paramount introduce a new flow wrapper

Thursday 18 December 2008

Paramount Packaging, distributor for Fuji Packaging Machinery has introduced its Fuji FW3410B Alpha horizontal flow wrapper featuring the Zip-Pak RESEAL 360XM resealable closure applicator unit from Zip-Pak.


EU Rethinks Ban on Repackaging Medicines

Friday 12 December 2008

A proposed ban on repackaging medicines could be dropped by the European Union (EU), according to press reports


High Speed Green Packaging Machine Project Underway

Friday 12 December 2008

In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic used in the sealing of food produce such as pasta, rice and crisps, researchers at Bath University, England, are leading a project to build a new high-speed packaging machine.


GCS Receives International Food Safety Certifications

Tuesday 02 December 2008

Global Closure Systems (GCShas announced that all its Asian plants have successfully extended their range of international standards into Food Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).


Tetra Pak Targets Beverage Growth

Tuesday 18 November 2008

Swiss food packaging solutions giant Tetra Pak International is to invest INR5bn (US $101 milllion) in the construction of a second processing plant in India.


Packaging Mega Trends 2009

Friday 14 November 2008

Packaging Magazine has collaborated with the Australian Institute of Packaging to identify the Packaging Mega Trends of 2009.


Nanomaterials may pose safety risk

Friday 27 June 2008

Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges according to a new report.


Sidel appoints sustainability officer

Friday 13 June 2008

With beverage packaging under intensifying environmental scrutiny, Sidel has named Luc Desoutter sustainable development VP to formally spearhead solutions and environmental initiatives.


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