Acquisition will enable the exploration of new glass markets - Ardagh
Ardagh Group has purchased a US manufacturer that will allow them to expand into new markets within the glass industry.
Archives for March 27, 2012
Tetra Pak to launch colour-changing milk cartons in 2013?
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.
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
Tetra Pak bids for consumer cachet with new ‘curvaceous’ shapes and easy-opening closures
Six new Tetra Pak packaging designs launched at Anuga FoodTec 2012 reveal a movement towards appealing curvaceous shapes, easy-opening closures suiting elderly consumers and tear-off closures for one-shot probiotics and ‘energy boosters’.
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
No downtime for Bosch with new thermoforming clean-fill machine
Bosch Packaging Technology claims its new thermoforming clean-fill (TFC) machine for cold chain products such as yogurts and desserts can cater for multiple cup and label heights without needing downtime for tool changes.
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
Electron beam ‘breakthrough’ sees Tetra Pak hit carton hyperspeed at Anuga
Tetra Pak has unveiled what it claims is the world’s fastest carton filling machine – over 11 units per second – and says the concept was only realisable due to the launch of new eBeam non-contact and dry sterilisation technology.
Room for glass recycling improvement in EU – O-I
Owens Illinois (O-I) believes there is a “huge untapped potential” to boost glass recycling totals in the EU.
Tea good to be true? The 1,000,000+ ORAC extract
A South African company claims to have produced the world’s first one million+ ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value plant extracts.