Packaging and Converting Intelligence September 2006

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Bioplastics: A Great Opportunity Plastic made from sugar and vegetable oil is no longer a dream, but a growing part of the chemicals industry. Packagers take note: not only is it cheaper, but consumers like it too, writes... > read more

Orient Expressed The growth of emerging economies, notably China and India, is steadily creating larger consumer markets. This offers huge opportunities for retailers, packaging firms, converters and...

What is a Megabrand? Consolidating products under a single brand can be beneficial to manufacturers, giving them more focus. Many are using this to help them enter new markets based on their strength and...

Exactly what it says on the Tin Smart labelling provides consumers with dynamic information on a product's safety and quality. This enables manufacturers to gain a competitive advantage. With a wide range of innovations about...

Surging Forward Diageo is hoping it has created the next revolution in serving nitrogenated products – the Surger. The company's long association with Guinness is characterised by the combination of packaging...

China's Packaging Revolution The Chinese boom has caused a move from traditional unbranded goods towards Western-style consumer markets. This can only be good news for the packaging and converting industry. Dr...

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Hamworthy - Water droplets in a flow loop

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The debate surrounding potential danger facing consumers because of mineral oil migration has continued in recent months. Pira International’s UK director Nick Kernoghan discusses the threat...

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Eliminating the millions of tons of food thrown away every year in developed countries is one of the biggest challenges facing us in the years ahead. Experts suggest that roughly a third of...

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One challenge facing all packaging and converting companies that specialise in food packaging has brought into play a key ingredient – collaboration. The British Printing...

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A Brands Manifesto
Brands are very valuable to the UK economy and more needs to be done by the government to protect them. Ruth Orchard, Anti-Counterfeiting Group, and John Noble, British Brands Group, explain...

Bottling Success
The Coca-Cola Company has been restructuring its value chain and launching new brands. CEO E Neville Isdell told the World Food Business Summit about the company's major...

Cosmetics Copycats Cash In
Manufacturers are acutely aware of the threat posed by counterfeit cosmetics to brand value and consumer safety. However, according to Euromonitor International, premium brands are also...

Drug Package Inserts: the Letter of the Law
By Peter G Mayberry The US Food and Drug Administration has issued new regulations for manufacturers of prescription drug products. Peter G Mayberry, executive director of the Pharmaceutical Printed...

Fighting Pharma Fakes
It is estimated that more than 5% of all world trade is in counterfeit goods. The problem has moved beyond the copying of high-value goods such as watches and designer brand clothing...

Packaging for the Planet
Paperboard packaging offers commercial advantages and minimal environmental damage. The Paperboard Packaging Council believes that this combination makes it the material of choice for consumer...

Pre-Filled: The Future for Parenterals?
The pre-fillable syringe is becoming the parenteral package and delivery method of choice. Tracey Kifford examines its popularity among healthcare professionals and...

Shelf Life
According to IGD, shelf-ready packaging is an increasingly popular means of addressing supply chain challenges. However, it is not necessarily the solution for all products and all...