Category: Packaging
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Macpac reports rising horticultural demand for Plantpac transit packaging products. The company is using integrated punch-and-die capability installed on its Illig RD74 thermoformer in 2022.
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Polytag has added Crayford MRF to its UK Ecotrace network. The addition takes the packaging detection programme to 14 facilities and increases coverage of household recycling flows.
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EU officials seek evidence on PPWR recycled content calculation methods. The consultation covers verification, recycling technology criteria, and treatment of recycled material originating outside the EU.
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Innovia has expanded regional manufacturing capability for advanced label films. Zacapu now combines coating, metallising, slitting, and laboratory infrastructure for customers across the Americas.
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Quanjiang is investing CNY200m in high-speed can-end manufacturing capacity expansion. The programme includes commissioning a coil-fed endmaking line, although detailed output and equipment specifications have not been disclosed publicly.
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Ringmetall has acquired control of South African bag-in-box producer Tesseraux. The deal adds liquid-food packaging capability and establishes the group’s first operation on the African continent.
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Most surveyed companies remain uncertain about detailed PPWR compliance requirements. Around two-thirds are already planning or implementing changes as documentation obligations take effect.
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SISTERS has taken compostable food packaging onto industrial processing lines. Trials covered fresh-cut produce, cheese, and sensor-equipped reusable transport containers.
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SIPA has validated lighter PET neck technology for hot-fill production. Commercial testing extends the GME 30.40 format into nitrogen hot-fill while reducing neck weight and allowing broader component standardisation.
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IPL Schoeller adds recycled polypropylene to its food packaging range. SnapPack Square EVO contains 20% food-contact recycled material and is scheduled for commercial availability this autumn.