Tax on plastic packaging: Government set to target difficult-to-recycle materials
A new tax on plastic packaging is set to be targeting sandwiches packaging in a war on plastic waste.
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Company releases
Danish Factory Will Find Needles in Your Food
The success company Newtec has received public support for high-tech development together with the Niels Bohr Institute.
Newtec Packing Machine, PEB61
Newtec Weighing Machine, Model 4012B2
This Newtec Weighing Machine is capable of processing 64 portions a minute at 2kg.
Newtec Optical Sorting Machine, Celox-P-UHD
Newtec Checkweigher: Check Point Series, QC90-2
Application: products in bags, punnets, trays and similar packagings.
Company whitepapers
LJ Series Robotic Top Loader
Propack Processing and Packaging SystemsThe Silent Side of The Paint Shop in Automotive Manufacturing
Fluid-BagFT-NIR Solutions for the Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Properties
ABB Measurement & AnalyticsPre-Calibrated PET Packaging Analyser for Crystallinity Determination in PET Containers
ABB Measurement & AnalyticsInnovative and Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions
Pinnacle Converting Equipment and ServicesThe Way to Convey is Profileflex – High-Quality and Economical
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Projects
Visy Corrugated Packaging Plant, Waikato
Visy Board New Zealand, a unit of packaging and recycling solutions firm Visy, opened its second corrugated packaging plant in New Zealand in May 2018.
Prowell’s Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturing Facility, Ellesmere Port
MULTIVAC Bulgaria Production’s Packaging Machinery Parts and Components Facility, Sofia
Hamburger Rieger Spremberg Paper Mill Expansion, Brandenburg
Smurfit Kappa’s Paper Mill Modernisation, Nettingsdorf
Design
UK’s CPI to develop sustainable food packaging
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in the UK has collaborated with a project to drive down plastic pollution by supporting the development of environment-friendly...
Procter and Gamble introduces Tide’s new Eco-Box packaging
Singapore to use standardised tobacco packaging and graphic warnings
The Little Potato revamps potato kit packaging
Australian food spread maker Vegemite revamps jars packaging
Equipment
Polypack acquires French packaging manufacturer Polypack Sarl
US-based sustainable packaging machines firm Polypack has acquired France-based end-of-line packaging manufacturer Polypack Sarl for undisclosed amount.
Catalent Pharma to expand biologics packaging plant in US
Sidel launches BoostPRIME PET packaging solution for hot-filled beverages
Pregis unveils Easypack Coiler ancillary packaging technology
Esko unveils new flexo platemaking plant in Germany
Market Data
Deals and M&As this week: Berlin Packaging, Stora Enso
Berlin Packaging, a packaging services provider based in the US, has reached an agreement with Oak Hill Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board...
Deals and M&As this week: Plastic Action Alliance, Avery Dennison, Dunapack Packaging
Deals and M&As this week: Tetra Pak, Nestle Nespresso, Scientex
Deals and M&As this week: Leaf Resources, Kodak, Krones
Kodak to sell flexographic packaging division for $390m
Technology
SCG Packaging adopts AspenTech software to optimise operations
Thailand-based packaging solutions provider SCG Packaging has selected Aspen Mtell software to optimise operations and minimise unplanned downtime.
UK’s CPI to develop sustainable food packaging
Esko unveils new flexo platemaking plant in Germany
Dunapack Packaging to deploy EFI Escada Profile to optimise production
Piramal Glass deploys Microsoft Azure platform to enhance production
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