‘Sold out’ PackPlus 2016 open its doors on 27 July
Over the last few years, the annual PackPlus (or half-yearly if you consider the sister show PackPlus South) has established itself as the go-to exhibition for Indian packaging converters looking to...
View ArticleUBM India announces 2nd edition of Personal Care India Expo
The expo has been well received by the industry at large with support from Fragrances & Flavours Association of India (FAFAI), The Indian Home & Personal Care Industry Association (IHPCIA), and...
View ArticleGlobal plastics packaging market to hit $375 billion by 2020
According to a recent report, global demand for plastic packaging was valued at $270 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach $375 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 4.8% between 2015 and 2020. In...
View Article30% bigger PackPlus 2016 attracts 30% more visitors
While economic surveys could project the future growth of an industry, perhaps the best way to gauge the health of an industry is to observe the visitors at a trade show. Going by this, the market...
View ArticleTopas highlights expanded applications of cyclic olefin copolymers at K 2016
Topas Advanced Polymers will focus on the expanded adoption of cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) in a broad range of end-use applications at K 2016. TOPAS COC continues to find strong appeal in the...
View ArticlePlastics recycling programme extends for all Aucklanders
Soft plastics recycling programme extends for all Aucklanders 8 August 2016: Countdown is expanding its soft plastic recycling across all its Auckland stores, adding an additional 53 of the specially...
View ArticleUS demand for cups & lids to expand 3.9% per year, forecast Freedonia
Demand for cups and lids in the US is projected to expand 3.9% per year to US$10.6 billion in 2020, according to market research company Freedonia. Gains will be supported by food trends that favor...
View ArticleMadras HC orders notice to Tamil Nadu govt on PIL seeking total ban on...
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday ordered notice to Tamil Nadu chief secretary, principal secretary of health, secretaries of environment and forests and municipal...
View ArticleOxo-Biodegradable Plastic Offers Sustainable Solution To Mounting Plastic...
HPL Additives Limited, a market leader in the plastic industry of polymer additives in India has this week forged a path-breaking strategic alliance to diminish large-scale plastic waste, with EPI...
View ArticleUBM India Initiates Environmental Sustainability With the Launch of WasTe &...
NEW DELHI, August 17, 2016 —India’s Most Comprehensive Platform for Waste and Sanitation Industry Supported by MoUD and SBM WasTe and SaniTech India 2016, an initiative by UBM India, India’s leading...
View ArticleUBM India’s Personal Care India Expo Embarks on its 2nd Edition
India’s First International Trade Event Catering to Personal Care Ingredients, Machinery and Packaging Industry UBM India, India’s leading exhibition organizer, today embarked on its second edition of...
View ArticleFachPack 2016: Sonoco presents newly developed SquareCan
Sonoco Consumer Products Europe, Sonoco Alcore and Sonoco Plastics present at FachPack trade show in Nuremberg at booth 5-345 It’s convenient, catches the eye and provides an even larger decoration...
View ArticleGovt to set new packaging standards for pharma exports
The decision was taken after a big pharmaceutical order from India got rejected by Vietnam and product was recalled due to packaging issue. Mumbai, Aug 29: The Centre has directed the Indian Institute...
View ArticleAegg Showcases New Products at Packaging Innovations 2016
Aegg, creative packaging specialist with head offices in the UK and suppliers to global food and beverage brands, will be showcasing its new range of products at Packaging Innovations’ stand number E8...
View ArticleTobacco firms before SC: Lift ban on plastic sachets
Tobacco, paan masala and gutka selling companies on Thursday pleaded with the Supreme Court to lift the ban on the use of plastic or polythene in packing their products contending that no other...
View ArticleWant to save the environment? Use plastic shopping bags!
UK study finds that reusable cloth and canvas totes are more detrimental than plastic bags For the past decade we have allowed junk science to shame us into not using plastic shopping bags....
View ArticleBan on PET bottles for medicines questioned
The National Test House (NTH), based on whose tests the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) had taken a decision to phase out polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for pharmaceutical packaging,...
View ArticleCo-Op signs up for plastics action plan
The Co-op has become the first retailer to support the Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan (Pirap) and called on others to join the industry led strategy to boost the recycling of plastic...
View ArticleFive applications where plastic is not fantastic
The tag line was that plastics are “safe, reusable, recyclable, durable, lightweight and eco-friendly”. A recent media campaign has highlighted the many ways in which South Africa relies on plastics....
View ArticleCo-op calls on retailers to ‘move with us’ on plastics recycling action plan
The Co-op has become the first retailer to sign up to the ‘Plastic Industry Recycling Action Plan (PIRAP), and is calling on other retailers to follow suit. The food retailer will support the PIRAP...
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