Barcoding, Labelling & PackagingAward winning Automation and Packaging Machinery specialist CME Limited continues its recruitment drive to support sustained growth with the recent appointment of Rachel Lawrence, who joins the Somerset based business as Electrical Design Engineer. Rachel’s appointment enhances the…
Following on from a recent Antalis survey which confirmed companies’ commitment to sustainability, Antalis Packaging has launched a new packaging initiative, ‘Protect the Future’, which covers their whole value chain, from sourcing through to recycling, in order to make…
BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, will be opening a new Technical Centre of Excellence in Nottingham by the end of June as part of its expansion plans to better serve customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The new centre, along with existing…
DS Smith, the FTSE 100 sustainable packaging company, has announced a series of ambitious climate targets. This includes a Science Based Target which requires a 40% reduction of CO2 emissions per tonne of product by 2030, compared to 2019 levels, and a commitment to reach at least Net Zero…
Smurfit Kappa’s Bag-in-Box division has announced the completion of a significant €12 million investment in a new flexible material production facility at its plant in Ibi, Spain. The new state-of-the-art production facility commenced operations, on a phased basis, earlier this year and…
Smurfit Kappa Group, one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products with operations in Europe and the Americas, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Cartones del Pacifico, a leading paper-based packaging company in Peru. The…
Smurfit Kappa has announced a significant investment of €11.5 million in its Zülpich paper mill in Germany, which will fund a fuel conversion project aimed at significantly reducing the plant’s CO2 emissions. The plant currently produces approximately 500,000 tonnes of paper…
Evolving legislation, advances in technology and pressure to meet the expectations of increasingly environmentally conscious consumers are driving more companies to implement sustainable packaging strategies across their supply chains. Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for packaging…
Norbord, one of the world's largest manufacturers of wood-based panels, produces more than 1,200 square metres of OSB panels per day at its Genk location. Every day the logistics employees apply 1,400 labels to pallets in order to manage the panels and stock. This process was recently automated at…
Last year BillerudKorsnäs and Haver & Boecker published a total of nine sack packaging norms. These norms cover the basics and some of the most critical factors that need to be taken into account when powdered goods are packed. The reactions in the market show that the norms support the…
