Archives for March 5, 2003

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New bag packer for confectionery makers

Eurosicma is to unveil a range of new packing machine and feeder system technologies for the confectionery industry at this week's Ipack Ima show.

Cut the sugar, warns WHO report

People should get no more than 10 per cent of their calories from sugar - including sugar from honey, syrups and fruit juices - experts say in a major new report published yesterday from two United Nations agencies on how to stem the global epidemic...

US turns to Europe for packaging innovation

North America's leading oriented polystyrene plastic packaging producer Wilkinson Manufacturing has followed European example by starting up the first US production line to produce thermoformed containers made from NatureWorks' PLA.