Vital Paper to set up a packaging unit in Sri City
Singapore-based Vital Paper Products, which currently produces office and school stationery among other paper products at its existing units in Sri City, has laid the foundation stone for a new...
View ArticleAssam has potential to become hub of plastic industry: State Industry Minister
Guwahati, Sep 13 (KNN) State Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary has said that Assam has huge potential in plastic industry with a massive campaign underway to tap the...
View ArticleOrbis to Showcase Diverse Packaging Product Portfolio at Fachpack 2016
ORBIS® Corporation, an international manufacturer of reusable packaging and supply chain optimization expert, will be exhibiting at FachPack 2016. There, ORBIS will reinforce its reusable packaging...
View ArticleSouth Lakes business launches new packaging product
A SOUTH Lakes paper-making company has launched a new, renewable and recyclable moulded packaging product described as being a “sustainable alternative to plastic.” Burneside-based James Cropper Plc...
View ArticleIndia’s food packaging industry crosses $50 million mark: Study
The value of food and beverage packaging market in India has risen to around $16 bn in 2015 from $12 bn in 2010 Clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 16%, the packaged food market...
View ArticleSwiss firm Maag aims to tap Indian plastics industry with new unit
The new service centre houses a rotor sharpening workshop for strand pelletisers, which are used to produce plastic resin pellets With an aim to tap the fast-growing plastics processing market in...
View ArticleEasy to open and convenient resealing: xtear laser perforation and resealing...
Ochsenhausen/Nuremberg, 27 September 2016 – A key principle for modern food packaging: The easier it is to use a product, the more likely it will be accepted by consumers. Practical opening aids are a...
View ArticleTyson Foods recalls more chicken because of plastic pieces
New Holland – If you have children in school in Missouri or Illinois, you need to be aware that Tyson Foods popcorn chicken products served in school lunch programs may be contaminated with plastic...
View Article“Demand for premium and high performance packaging rising”
Petainer Innopac Packaging was incorporated in January 2015 in a joint venture with Petainer UK Holdings Ltd and Innopac Containers Pvt Ltd. The company manufactures quality, high performance and...
View ArticleGovt recycling plan targets plastic bags
Plastic bags and other soft plastics will be recycled under a scheme between the government, retail and packaging industry. But the Green Party, who are seeking to introduce a bill to charge for...
View ArticleKFAS, EQUATE, Americana & Plastic Industries Company celebrate innovative...
The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Americana – Meat Cluster and Plastic Industries Company (PIC) celebrated their collaboration for an advanced...
View ArticleOver 1,000 kg of banned plastic products seized
In what is described as one of the biggest seizures of banned plastic here, the officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Wednesday conducted a raid outside Mannar’s Market, adjacent to...
View ArticleAdidas praises textile major FENC for ocean plastic project
Far Eastern New Century Corp (FENC), one of Tawian’s leading textile conglomerates and a major supplier of recycled PET products for international brands, has been recognised by Adidas for its work in...
View ArticleHuhtamaki PPL to set up plants for flexible packaging and labels in NE India
The company will spend Rs 65 cr to build manufacturing facilities for flexible packaging and labels at Assam and Sikkim respectively. It will also relocate its labels plant in Navi Mumbai Huhtamaki PPL...
View ArticlePlasticsEurope new packaging group aims to make ‘significant contribution’
PlasticsEurope chose K 2016 as the stage upon which to place its new Plastics Packaging Circular Economy Group, which will work within the value chain to capitalise on plastics as a resource. Karl-H...
View ArticleCollaboration gives plastic packaging recycling Circular Economy boost
The plastics packaging value chain has been given added Circular Economy support, as a new collaboration aims to improve polyolefins-based packaging recycling rates. On October 25th 2016, EuPC,...
View ArticleWet wipes could take 100 years to break down: Products contain plastic that...
The wipes are popular for removing make-up and cleaning homes Plastic in wipes means, if flushed down the toilet, they threaten marine life As with microbeads found in scrubs, it is feared these...
View ArticleMumbai-based Bizongo Raises Series A Round from IDG Ventures and Accel Partners
B2B packaging marketplace Bizongo announces a $3M Series A round of funding from IDG Ventures and existing investor Accel Partners. Bizongo is based out of Mumbai, and was established by IIT Bombay and...
View ArticleParksons is the PrintWeek India Printing Company of the Year 2016
Parksons Packaging is the PrintWeek India Printing Company of the Year 2016. The Mumbai-based packaging giant clinched the top honour ahead of the past winners like International Print-o-Pac, Manipal...
View ArticleChicken patties recalled after consumer complaints of plastic
Consumer complaints about blue plastic pieces in On-Cor branded chicken patties have spurred OSI Industries LLC to recall more than 10 tons of the product. The Fort Atkinson, WI, company shipped the...
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