Flint Group has blamed an imminent 22 per cent price hike on packaging inks in Europe on soaring raw material costs and warned further increases were likely next year.
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Jean-Marc Passemard of Cermex at last month’s Emballage show in Paris to talk about the company’s innovative end-of-line packaging system.
The production of bioplastic polylactic acid (PLA) with improved properties could soon be possible thanks to a technique under development that allows for manipulation of the material’s structure during the manufacturing process.
European policy makers need to be aware that taking conflicting approaches on sustainability could affect the free flow of packaged goods, according to the managing director of Europen.
Quadrant has launched a new metal detectable (MD) engineering thermoplastics range to help food processors tackle the issue of breakage and wear in equipment.
Leading packaging materials and machinery supplier MWV claims its open innovation portal will generate new ideas related to sustainability, materials science and substrate development for food and drink packaging.
Packaging and equipment suppliers to the food industry may have to get used to tighter margins despite renewed optimism in 2010, according to industry experts at Emballage in Paris last week.
A new biopolymer range provides better seal integrity for the larger pack sizes of dry products such as muesli and pasta, claimed Innovia Films at the launch of the new NatureFlex film at the French industry event Emballage last week.
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Ishida Europe’s Torsten Giese at the Emballage show in Paris last week to discover his take on how the sector is recovering from the global recession and how this is informing development trends.
BASF and Ineos have unveiled proposals to form a global styrenics company with projected annual sales of €5bn in a bid to compete with operators in the Middle East and Asia.
A new stretchable paper may signal the beginning of the end for thermoform plastic trays, Billerud told FoodProductionDaily.com at the Emballage show in Paris last week.
Warburtons has pumped more than £2.5m into building a dedicated facility in Newburn to support the launch of a new eight-strong range of gluten-free products.
The palletizing and automated end-of-line sector is likely to experience greater consolidation and increased strategic alliances as industry players seek to deliver greater efficiencies, says Newtec boss Didier Pradeilles.
French food packaging manufacturers are more optimistic about business prospects over the next two years than at any time since the recession of 2007/2008, according to a survey conducted last month on behalf of the organisers of the trade exhibition...
New research suggests that stunted information flows in the supply chain are leading to significant missed sales opportunities and reduced productivity.
UK based specialty bread producer, Giles Foods, claims an expansion of its production facilities to the tune of £4.5m (€5.26m) will allow it to meet a hike in demand for its premium and artisan range.
The US packaged food sector is expected to remain stable in 2011 despite a raft of difficulties including rising costs, keener competition and cash conscious consumers, according to a report by Fitch.
Bread manufacturer, Grupo Bimbo, is the latest food giant to sign a research deal with EnWave to test “certain food products” on its nutraREV vacuum-based food dehydration technology.
Penford Products Co has announced it is developing natural ingredients that could be used in the linings of some food packaging as a replacement for fluorochemicals.
O-I has forecast faces a long legal fight with the Venezuelan Government over its decision to take over its glass packaging operations in the country, with a major issue likely to be the price the company receives for the plants.
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...
The ability to recycle food-grade polypropelyne (PP) is moving closer to reality, according to the UK government-funded Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
Growing consumer demand for convenience was the driver behind the introduction of a complete perforation for new carton packs that makes it easier to open and fully empty contents, said SIG Combibloc.
An innovative series of oxygen scavenging additives designed for use in a raft of plastic packaging materials are cheaper, more efficient and simpler to apply than conventional techniques, said NanoBioMatters.
Chemicals used in the linings of packaging such as fast-food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are leaching into foods, adding to human chemical blood contamination, a new study has claimed.
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.
Temperature resistance and balanced seal-peel properties combine to provide a unique venting feature for multilayer blown film for microwaveable food packaging, said Borouge of its new multimodal polypropylene (PP) film.
Ultrasound treatment (sonication) and an edible coating including jujube and pomegranate extracts can be used for delaying the oxidation of roasted peanuts, and eliminates the need for modified atmosphere packaging, claims new research from Brazil.
FoodProductionDaily.com discussed the latest modifications to JBT FoodTech's Super Agi rotary sterilisation system at the recent IPA food processing show in Paris, with the global supplier explaining how its engineering team is looking to reduce...
Krones has globally launched a new production process to produce oval or asymmetrical plastic bottles that it claims can acheive outputs of 2,000 containers per hour.
French Minister for Industry Christian Estrosi gave an exclusive interview to FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent food processing trade show, IPA, in Paris
SPX Corporation’s third quarter financial results show that revenue rose 10 per cent to $1.29bn, from $1.17bn in the previous year’s quarter - the first time that the global technology player has reported revenue growth since Q4 2008.
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Bizerba at the recent IPA trade show in Paris to hear about its single-drive belt checkweigher that scooped the process management and control award in the show's innovation competition.
Metallised cellulose-based material has been customised to allow a North American snack food manufacturer bring out a range of crisps with packaging that is compostable in six weeks, according to Innovia Films.
European flexible packaging converters are struggling to come to terms with the emergence of Amcor as the region’s major player following its takeover of Alcan, said a new report from PCI Films Consulting Ltd.
Computer vision offers benefits over conventional colour-measuring instruments for biscuit manufacturers in that it enables the analysis of the whole biscuit surface, and can effectively determine surface cracks and other defects, note Chilean researchers.
A new bioplastic thermoforming grade was launched this week for food packaging applications by Telles, a joint venture between Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Metabolix.
A lawsuit has been filed by against H J Heinz accusing the company of stealing the concept for its ‘Dip & Squeeze’ packaging. But the food giant has vigorously denied all charges.
A new biodegradable and compostable clingfilm has the same strength and stretch properties as traditional products, said Novamont, the firm behind the development.
Recycling targets for plastic and steel packaging were singled out for increase yesterday by the UK Government as it announced its new objectives fover the next two years.
Curwood has launched a lightweight CPET tray for processors of fresh bakery and ready-to-eat foods that it claims can maintain toughness and stability at both low and high temperatures.
A HDPE based bag-in-box liner developed for breakfast cereals is step changing in that it offers odour/flavour as well as moisture barrier protection through the use of multi-layer packaging technology, claims Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas (AFEA).
Steriflow said it has produced its first industry-sized version of a heat sterilization system that rapidly shakes products to result in reduced processing time and improved food quality.
