Category: Packaging
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Holderhof has added end-of-line automation for Swiss fruit processing operations. The company has installed SMI case-packing and palletising systems for bottles, jars, trays, wrap-around cases, and europallet handling.
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Involvement and Metalscatola have launched Invo Metal in the UK. The joint venture follows the acquisition of Falco Packaging and combines UK tin production with Italian manufacturing, printing, lacquer, and supply-chain capability.
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Confectionery manufacturers face a difficult shift away from plastic packaging. Barrier performance, shelf life, line speed, and product protection still govern material choices.
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Packaging bodies now want clearer PPWR rules for own-brand responsibility. The request could reshape compliance costs, reporting duties, and private-label supply agreements.
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EU rules now clarify recycled-content accounting for PET beverage bottles. The methodology covers calculation, verification, and reporting as chemically recycled plastics enter compliance systems.
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Wintipak is expanding aseptic packaging print capacity in Germany’s Halle. The Heidelberg Boardmaster investment supports faster job changes, lower start-up waste, and higher-volume liquid food packaging.
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Q2 tested food manufacturers’ exposure to regulation, ingredients, and costs. Distilled examines the deals, packaging rules, reformulation pressure, trade weakness, and safety incidents that shaped production planning.
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Icesupp is recalling selected frozen supplements over a packaging defect. The precautionary recall covers selected mango, passionfruit, and mixed berry packs with best-before dates between May and October 2027.
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Pengelly Farms has automated potato case assembly and sealing operations. The Cornwall producer installed Endoline equipment to remove a manual bottleneck around heavy 10kg boxes after upstream grading and loading upgrades.
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Scanfill has launched recycled polypropylene foil for food contact applications. The Scanfoil rPP POP material contains 30% post-consumer recycled polypropylene and is suitable for chilled, frozen, microwave, and sterilisation applications.