PET is unlikely to replace glass as the material of choice for French wine producers but at Emballage in Paris this week plastic packaging firms said demand from the wine sector is increasing fast.
Further growth is expected for PET packaging in the beer sector, predicted Sidel when BeverageDaily.com caught up with company’s executive VP of engineering and material handling, Marc Aury, at Brau Beviale earlier this month.
BeverageDaily.com caught up with Italian packaging material developer Sacmi at Brau Beviale earlier this month to hear about the latest developments regarding its R&D work on compression moulding for PET preforms.
This week Bosch held its third Coffee Symposium in Waiblingen Germany, bringing together more than 70 international customers, representatives and experts in the coffee industry.
Ziemann notes strong market recovery as it reports the successful execution of several canning and bottling line projects in 2010 that were secured following the acquisition of BMS last year.
Meeting buoyant growth in the South American can market and boosting sluggish performance in beverage closures are two of the priorities Rexam highlighted today as part of its third quarter interim statement.
FoodProductionDaily.com heard about the new servo motor-controlled electronic seamer from CFT Seaming at last week's Brau Beviale show, which the Italian firm said has a modified roller approach during the initial operation to ensure food can wrinkle...
Heuft claims its new case inspection unit, launched at Brau Beviale in Nuremburg last week, is the only machine on the market that enables an all-around inspection of all four sides of an empty crate.
Talking from the Brau Beviale trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Rexam executive John Revess outlined the lobbying and marketing work needed to improve the environmental image of the beverage can.
Leading beverage filling and packaging technology company Krones reported a number of drink makers signing on the dotted line at German trade show Brau Beviale last week, and we caught up with executive chairman of the board, Volker Kroneseder, to get...
One light source within a bottle inspection system instead of two or three means considerably easier cleaning – especially when the machine has a built-in water shower.
Packaging producer Ball will relocate a metal beverage can production line originally intended for a plant in Lublin Poland to its Belgrade Serbia plant.
Guala Closures Group has acquired an aluminium facility in Italy from Metalprint that it plans to turn into “the world’s fastest and most modern painting and lithography centre by 2012.”
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Realco at the recent IPA trade show in Paris to discuss biofilms and the company’s breakthrough in tackling these slime layers that pose a constant contamination threat for food processors.
French Minister for Industry Christian Estrosi gave an exclusive interview to FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent food processing trade show, IPA, in Paris
The European market for plastic caps and closures is expected to grow steadily over the coming years as beverage manufacturers continue to make the switch from glass to plastic, according to a new market report.
Officials and military personnel from the Venezuelan Government have officially taken control of O-I operations in the country on the orders of President Hugo Chavez.
SIG Combibloc has signed its first deal with a juice drink maker in South America as the carton pack manufacturer looks to grow its presence in the region.
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez has announced his intentions to take over the local unit of US bottler Owens-Illinois (O-I), as part of ongoing attempts by the government to nationalise parts of the country’s food processing sector.
Improved processability, higher purity and greater heat resistance are benefits claimed by Topas Advanced Polymers for its new resin technology for cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) material for the food industry.
The US PET recycling rate needs to at least double from it was in 2009 in order to achieve a sufficient level of supply, concluded a report released yesterday.
Food and beverage companies are increasingly ditching bisphenol A (BPA) from food can linings in response to growing consumer concern over the chemical, according to a new report.
JBT FoodTech said the development of its latex based ceramic insulation system – an IPA innovation award winner this week - was informed by insights gained from space shuttle engineering.
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Patrick Dowling of SPX Flow Technology at IPA 2010 to talk about the company’s strategies for acquisition and sector growth.
A new $20m winery, brewery and food-processing centre at the University of California (UC) Davis aims to become carbon neutral over the next two years, with plans to also become self sustainable in its energy and water use.
Consumers in southern Europe have a particularly positive attitude towards food and drink products packed in glass, according to a survey of European attitudes to glass packaging.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has tabled a proposal to introduce CCTV (closed circuit television) cameras into slaughterhouses in a bid to tackle animal welfare abuse.
O-I said its new ₤9m (€10.2m) glass furnace for its operations in Scotland would boost productivity, while cutting energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
PET may have something of an image problem to overcome in the beer market but researchers from Pira International believe technological developments could spark a take off in the coming years.
Greater hygiene, improved consistency of operation and greater productivity are all key advantages to be realised from using robotics in meat processing and packaging, said the German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL).
A novel technology that uses air instead of gallons of water and cleaning agents to clean process pipe work is being installed at a UK whisky manufacturer this week and will shortly be tested by a UK dairy manufacturer.
In the third part of our special edition on robotics in the food industry we explore how robots are becoming a more common sight in the dairy and beverage sectors.
Robot-based product packaging and palletizing remain the areas for quick wins in the confectionery sector but robots, albeit in the leading EU based confectioners, are gradually taking on more tasks a step earlier at the processing stage.
The EU has imposed new duties on subsidised imports of PET destined for the European soft drinks market from Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Take up of robotic technology in the food sector is set to steadily increase as processors are forced to seek further efficiency gains and demand could challenge that of the automotive industry within a decade, said the head of a leading trade body.
Sweden, Denmark and Belgium are the latest targets in leading beverage carton supplier Tetra Pak’s deployment plan to have all its markets eventually covered by paperboard sourced directly from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests.
Crown Holdings announced yesterday plans to build three new beverage can plants in China – the latest in a string of developments as the company expands into emerging markets around the world.
A new guide on how to boost recycled content in plastic packaging highlights practical solutions for overcoming common technical challenges, said the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.
Volvic has announced the launch of an eco-friendly bottle that is partly made from sugar-cane waste that will contribute towards a 50 per cent reduction in the container’s carbon footprint.
Investments in European food processing machinery R&D are up on 2008 levels, with considerable innovation noted among exhibiting companies, reports the organisers of a trade event in Paris next month.
A new two-step, reheat stretch-blow molding machine could speed the industry’s transition from glass to light-weight PET for wide-mouth, hot-fill food containers, claims to its manufacturer, Atlanta-based Nissei ASB.
The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) has dismissed proposals to introduce a deposit refund scheme for bottles and cans as an extremely expensive way to tackle the waste problem.
