Category: Packaging
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ProAmpac is broadening its dairy packaging offer for processors globally. The range spans films, lidding, butter wraps, pouches, and powder bags with recyclable and fibre-based options.
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Syntegon has launched a faster vertical packaging platform for food. The SVX system pairs higher output with faster changeovers and lower material use ahead of interpack 2026.
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Crane NXT has completed its acquisition of Antares Vision, bringing inspection, detection, and track-and-trace technologies for food and beverage into a newly established detection and traceability segment.
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A new industry report puts the U.S. flexible packaging market at $42.6 billion. The figures offer a current benchmark for food manufacturers tracking pack formats, material demand, and investment direction.
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Sidel has launched a PET modelling tool for bottlers worldwide. The system lets users model material, cost, and emissions savings before committing to packaging or line changes.
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A machinery merger is reshaping food line integration in Italy. Tirelli is absorbing Unimac-Gherri into a dedicated food division spanning filling, capping, labelling, and robotic end-of-line systems.
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Tostitos has rolled out a major packaging refresh that brings ingredient, process, and product-attribute messaging more prominently onto pack across core tortilla chip lines.
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March exposed how fragile food manufacturing economics still really are. Rising energy-linked packaging costs, packaging regulation, and strategic consolidation turned a hoped-for recovery month into a warning about conversion, compliance, and capacity.
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Packaging innovation now hinges on perception as much as precision. In this expert perspective, Carla Rae, Senior Procurement Manager at PZ Cussons, explains how lightweighting, circularity, and consumer touchpoints are reshaping packaging decisions across premium personal care production.
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India has raised recycled PET requirements for food packaging applications. The new threshold takes effect from 1 April and pushes food-contact packaging buyers further up the compliance curve.