Packaging

Through its start-up hub Greiner Innoventures, Greiner invested in the Italian start-up Movopack, that develops innovative and circular packaging solutions for e-commerce. The goal of the investment is to further expand mutual competences in reusable packaging, and thanks to it Movopack secured opportunities for...

Starlinger took over the woven packaging division from German machinery producer Windmöller & Hölscher, based in Lengerich, Germany, as well as its Viennese subsidiary company W&H Machinery which specialises in woven packaging. With this acquisition, Starlinger further strengthens its...

Amcor and Berry Global Group announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Amcor and Berry will combine in an all-stock transaction. In financial terms, Berry shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 7.25 Amcor shares for each Berry share held upon closing, resulting in...

The European Union has set an ambitious goal of making all packaging recyclable on an industrial scale by 2030, advancing towards a circular economy model and placing particular emphasis on the role of plastic. This material, a fundamental resource for packaging, could become...

The 11th “Speciality Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit”, organized by ElitePlus++, will be held in Mumbai from 30 September to 1 October 2024. At least 2,200 participants from more than 20 countries, including raw material producers, converters, recyclers, machine and...

Following the collaboration between Versalis, Eni's chemical company, and Forever Plast, Italy's leading company in post-consumer plastic recycling, comes Refence, an innovative range of recycled polymers for food contact packaging. The range is already available in the market for...

A company operating in the circular economy and environmental sustainability sector for over thirty years and listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market (EGM), RES (Recupero Etico Sostenibile) recently started up a post-consumer rigid plastic packaging washing and granulation plant at its industrial site in...

The ninth edition of the “Injection, Blow Moulding & PET international” summit, organised by ElitePlus++, will take place in Mumbai on 26 and 27 June. With approximately 60 speakers from around the world, the event will provide an opportunity to discuss and update on the latest innovations...

Petcore Europe Thermoforming Conference 2024, scheduled to take place in Granada (Spain) on 25 and 26 June, will be dedicated to the circularity of PET thermoformed packaging. The objective of this event is to promote thermoforms collection and recycling and specifically tray to tray circularity...

Alpla is expanding its presence in the global market for pharmaceutical packaging by establishing a joint venture with Inden Pharma.

The brand new blow-moulding machine PB50ES-1000 Coex3 developed by Plastiblow for the production of stackable 20-litre jerrycans with 3-layer wall through a 2-cavity mould features a clamping unit with a closing force of 50 tons, three high output horizontal extruders, one with a diameter of 100 mm for the middle layer and two with a diameter of…

The packaging value chain expresses serious concerns about the European Commission suggested approach on the packaging and packaging waste regulation review, to be presented on 30 November. Over 60 associations from the packaging value chain have issued a joint industry statement to express...

The global masterbatch leader Ampacet has added Rec-NIR-Black PE 512 for black flexible applications to its carbon-free Rec-NIR-Black masterbatch range. Rec-NIR-Black masterbatches are near-infrared (NIR) transparent to allow sorting with near-infrared optical sensors. The reuse and recycling of...

Students and teachers of the master degree course in eco-packaging design at Politecnico di Torino were welcomed by Sipa, a company based in Vittorio Veneto (Treviso, Italy), as part of an open-house event organised for schools and universities with a view to the exchange of experiences between the...

Powerful and particularly energy-efficient: with the hybrid high-performance machines of the Elios series, Netstal is excellently positioned in the application field for high-speed thin-wall applications with clamping forces between 4500 and 10000 kN. By intelligently redesigning the drive components, Netstal was able to significantly shorten the…

The R-Cycle Initiative, founded in 2020 by various technology companies and organizations across the plastic packaging lifecycle, is transitioning into an open community. This is the next important step for R-Cycle to establish its already functional digital traceability standard for plastic packaging in the...

Easy to carry and use, pocket-sized, comfortable and ergonomic. These are the flagship features of the new bottle developed by Sipa for functional waters. These waters stand out for their specific functions, such as their rehydrating, energizing and anti-stress features and can be used during sports activities, in the office and on the most varied…

Recently, the strategic partnership between Amut and Erema has led to the installation and commissioning at the Alto Plastic Packaging site in Albany, New Zealand, of an extrusion line to process 100% washed post-consumer flakes into food-grade PET sheets. This is the first line ever installed in New Zealand for this special application...

An international leading supplier of rigid and flexible films, the Italian company AMB will install two new extrusion lines from high-end Italian manufacturer Bandera in order to boost its production of recyclable PET solutions. Together, the new lines will produce an extra 20,000 tons per year to satisfy the increasing demand for...

Two plants, belonging to the AlphaPET and SmartDuty series respectively, for the extrusion of PET and PP rigid film were sold by Bandera, after having been installed at its The House of Extrusion research and development centre at the beginning of the year to be ready for dispatch. The lines were purchased by...