Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers

Paperboard bottle combines 'best features' of cartons, bottles - SIG Combibloc

01-Feb-2013 By Mark Astley

SIG Combibloc has unveiled its latest beverage packaging innovation - a paperboard bottle that combines the “best features” of a carton pack with the best features of a bottle.

CCL Label ditches takeover of Scottish spirits labeler John Watson

30-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Canadian beverage labeling giant CCL Industries has pulled out of a deal to acquire John Watson & Co., a Scottish producer of labels for Scotch whisky and other spirits.

‘Time to market’ will be future key for Indian clients: Sidel

28-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Swiss-based PET packaging specialist Sidel has opened a dedicated packaging and tooling center in Pune, India to offer customers improved regional service and boost time to market. 

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IBWA hits back at 'factually incorrect' video attacking bottled water

24-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

After BeverageDaily.com published a story from a US pressure group this morning alleging that high US bottled water consumption had a hidden cost, we received the following response from the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA).

EFBW challenges video savaging $11.7bn bottled water ‘bad habit’

24-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The European Federation of Bottled Water (EFBW) strongly denies that bottled water has hidden costs for human health and the environment, after a US pressure group urged consumers to kick an $11.7bn global ‘bad habit’.

Recycling of full body sleeve labels on PET is ‘critical issue’, says APR

23-Jan-2013 By Joe Whitworth

The use of full body sleeve labels on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles has become the “number one contaminant issue” facing industry, according to the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR).

Unique beverage Gizmo ‘transcends technology’: CEO

17-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The co-founder of Gizmo Closures boldly claims that his company’s patented closure and ingredient delivery system ‘transcends’ technology, as it stands poised to enter the US market.

SIG Combibloc steps up Brazilian investment pace

15-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Buoyed by 60% growth in Brazil, SIG Combibloc says it has brought forward a planned, phased investment project in a Paraná state plant to produce aseptic carton packs.

Affordability offers emerging market potential for PET

14-Jan-2013 By Rod Addy

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has big growth prospects if manufacturers build on its potential to deliver affordability for consumers, especially in emerging markets.

Manjushree Technopack sets out growth plans

11-Jan-2013 By Rod Addy

Packaging firm Manjushree Technopack aims to double sales by 2015, driven by the growth of the middle class in India, and is poised to start construction on a fourth factory.

Amcor targets wine and spirit market with aluminium caps

10-Jan-2013 By Joe Whitworth

Amcor Rigid Plastics has expanded the use of one of its aluminium closures to target the wine and spirit market.

Alcoa predicts China to drive packaging growth

09-Jan-2013 By Joe Whitworth

Alcoa has forecasted beverage can packaging growth of 2% to 3% this year with China driving the trend and Europe remaining weak.

Unipetrol develops resin to boost thermoformed rigid packaging

08-Jan-2013 By Joe Whitworth

Unipetrol RPA has launched a resin which it claims significantly boosts the aesthetics and processing performance of thermoformed rigid packaging, such as beverage cups and yogurt pots.

Graphic Packaging, Onex and Ecolab seal takeovers

03-Jan-2013

Graphic Packaging, Onex Corporation and Ecolab have all completed acquisitions to boost 2013 business.

Emco files patent for active oxygen scavenging system

17-Dec-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Emco Packaging has filed a patent for an active oxygen scavenging system for use in the headspace of bottles, sachets and cartons for liquid foods and beverages.

Dispatches from emballage 2012

Pull tab is alternative to traditional straw punch-through pouches, says Ampac

05-Dec-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Ampac said their Pull Tab opening device minimises potential spillage for non-carbonated beverages.    

MWV partners with US university to develop resealable packaging solution

05-Dec-2012 By Joe Whitworth

MeadWestvaco (MWV) has partnered with a US university to support the development of a new material to improve resealable product packaging.

SIG Combibloc launches screwtop closure for key carton

23-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

SIG Combibloc has launched a screwtop version of its combibloc EcoPlus carton for long-life milk and dairy products, which was first launched in August 2010 without a closure.

Dispatches from Emballage 2012

DS Smith showcases bag in box innovation

22-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

DS Smith Packaging has launched a new form, fill and seal machine, which enables liquid food, dairy and beverage manufacturers to handle a wider range of bag-in-box applications and designs.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Ardagh Group reveals brewing interest in unique Absolut vodka bottles

16-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Mads Elming from Ardagh Group gives Ben Bouckley the lowdown on the development of the firm's eye-catching collaboration with Pernod Ricard's Absolut brand to create four million uniquely decorated vodka bottles, and said there was "tremendous...

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Scaldopack braves flexible new frontiers in self-heating packaging

14-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Harald Saelens from Belgian firm Scaldopack tells Ben Bouckley at Brau Beviale about the firm’s innovative self-heating (quicklime) and cooling (salts) packaging for foods and beverages with a flexible twist…

Sealed Air Diversey and GE forge global alliance

14-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Sealed Air Diversey and GE have announced a global alliance to deliver water and energy management services to Diversey’s worldwide cleaning and sanitation customers in the beverage and food industries.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

‘Revolutionary’ aseptic spout for drinks pouches suits ‘on the go’ consumers – IPN

07-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Luis De La Mora from Innovative Packaging Network (IPN) tells Ben Bouckley why he believes his firm’s new ‘non spill’ aseptic spout for beverage pouches, Clean Valve, can help the format steal share from cans, cartons and PET bottles.

WikiCell targets Louvre as site for first outlet

05-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

A snack bar next to the Musée de Louvre in Paris will be the site of the first outlet selling products in edible packaging from WikiCell Designs, the company behind the concept.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Sonoco targets rising natural foods niche with new sustainable paperboard

05-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Bill Sommer from Sonoco explains how food and beverage manufacturers can save money and offer sustainable packaging by using the firm’s new  Ecotect paperboard, in this podcast recorded at Pack Expo in Chicago.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Sealed Air promises ‘no smiles or frowns’ with new Cryovac shrink sleeve

02-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Scott Keefauver from Sealed Air tells BeverageDaily.com how beverage brands can save money by using his firm’s new Cryovac 360 multilayer shrink sleeves on bottles, and eliminate 'smiles and frowns’.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Graphic Packaging packs punch with new Capri Sun board

30-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Chuck Tarlton from Graphic Packaging tells Ben Bouckley how a new paperboard carton helped Kraft Foods/Capri Sun optimize supply chain performance for 600m beverage pouches per year.

TETRA PAK EXCLUSIVE

Fluid dynamics cut Evero Aseptic development by years – Tetra Pak

29-Oct-2012 By Mark Astley

Tetra Pak claims to have cut the development time of its recently launched Tetra Evero Aseptic carton bottle by years through the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental fluid dynamics (EFD).

Dispatch from Sial 2012

A future without packaging beckons

22-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

The food industry could be approaching a time when packaging will be completely eliminated from the supply chain, according to Olivia Milan-Grobois, business unit director, Sial Group.

EFSA backs PET recycling technology

22-Oct-2012 By Joe Whitworth

EFSA has concluded a decontamination technology used to obtain recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for use in food contact materials poses no safety concerns.

Packaging material origin rising in importance

10-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

The origin of packaging materials is rising in importance, according to the NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre, commenting on emerging packaging trends.

SIG Combibloc launches ultra-slim carton to meet increasing small-format demand

09-Oct-2012 By Mark Astley

SIG Combibloc has launched a range of extra-slim, small-format beverage cartons in an effort to meet demand for smaller, more convenient packaging from emerging market consumers.

Coke wows Kiwis with personalized PET bottles

26-Sep-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola New Zealand is selling PET bottles of Coke personalized with one of 150 names popular in the country, and encouraging Facebook fans to 'share a virtual can'.

Tetra Pak presents…its cheapest ever screw-cap carton

05-Sep-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak is launching a new carton for juices, milk, nectars still drinks and wine with an innovative ‘pull ring’ from March 2013, and hailed the lowest-cost screw cap carton it has ever produced.

Consumers prefer rounded packaging graphics, says report

17-Aug-2012 By Jane Joseph

Brand owners may want to consider circular shaped graphics for beverage packaging, as a new report suggests consumers are subconsciously drawn to less angular designs.

Molson Coors punch-top cans give lift relative to glass: Ball Packaging hints

27-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Ball Packaging has hinted that its new ‘punch top’ cans developed for beer client Molson Coors had given the latter a ‘lift in cans’ relative to glass containers, as specialty packaging boosted Ball’s muted Q2 results.

Shatterproof glass bottle developed by US environmental chemist

23-Jul-2012 By Joe Whitworth

A shatterproof glass beverage bottle could be available worldwide by the middle of next year, its developer has told FoodProductionDaily.com.

Oxygen detecting dye ‘breakthrough’ for packaging manufacturers - developers

04-Jul-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Photonic BioSystems has developed an oxygen detection dye that can be incorporated inside sealed packages in the manufacturing stage to maintain quality control for the food and beverage sector.

SABIC: 'tough' new HDPE grade shows our dairy commitment

25-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has launched a new blow-moulding grade of HDPE (high density polyethylene) to make bottles for milk, other dairy products and juices in ‘tough’ conditions.

Customer feedback drove carton range revamp to boost line speed: Tetra Pak

25-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak says customer feedback led it to introduce new sizes for a carton range popular in developing markets such as China, but claims they could also cut waste and boost line efficiency in developed markets.

Film star Molson Coors rips up cardboard packaging script

21-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Molson Coors claims that a multi-million investment in film will reduce the weight of its secondary packaging for UK beer Carling by sixty-three per cent, and told BeverageDaily.com it plans to extend use to Coors Light.

New ‘Punch Top Cans’ are more like drinking from pilsner glass: Molson Coors

29-May-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Molson Coors has high hopes for its novel ‘Punch Top Can’ – rolled out across the US for Memorial Day – and favoured in consumer tests, and is also launching a special ‘Grip Can’ using tactile ink technology.

New UK wine carton can win over fine wine producers - Tetra Pak

23-May-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak has launched its first ever wine carton that will produced in the UK in a new 75cl size, and has told BeverageDaily.com that there is no reason why it could not appeal to fine wine producers, citing Nordic and Italian success stories.

Edible food packaging dissolves in water – developer

20-Apr-2012 By Joe Whitworth

A US company has developed a food packaging technology that dissolves when exposed to water and said it is ready for commercial roll-out as soon as individual customers’ needs are satisfied.  

Nestlé Waters claims radical San Pellegrino shelf life extension with new PET coating

05-Apr-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Nestlé Waters claims that a novel silica dioxide coating added to San Pellegrino PET water bottles will cut their weight, increase their carbon retention and increase their shelf-life by three months.

Tetra Pak to launch colour-changing milk cartons in 2013?

28-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak has refused to comment on a media report that it is set to launch milk cartons that change colour when left out of the fridge for too long.

Refillable bottles are the future, says Petainer, unveiling ‘greenest ever’ bottle

07-Feb-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Plastic packaging technology business Petainer has launched its ‘greenest ever’ refillable plastic bottle using 25% post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and claims it is a significant environmental improvement.

Eco-resin with 50% rPET matches virgin material - company

31-Jan-2012 By Rory Harrington

Quality equivalent to virgin material, high strength and a lower carbon footprint are claims made by Artenius for its new PET resin that contains up to 50% recycled content.

Souped-up packaging to extend ease of use can’t reach all brands at once, says Nestlé

25-Jan-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Nestlé says it is investing in further training for its industrial designers in the Cambridge University ‘Inclusive Design’ approach, to accelerate packaging modifications across its brand portfolio to ensure ease of use for consumers of all ages.

APPE battles HDPE bottles with ‘radical’ PET launch

23-Nov-2011 By Ben Bouckley

APPE insists that a ‘technological advance’ now allows it to produce large size polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles with recessed handles, and challenge blow-moulded HDPE rivals with a ‘significantly lighter’ alternative.