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In 2023, the German food processing and packaging machinery sector reached a historic high, with production increasing by 5% to €16.5 billion. This sector, the fifth-largest within German mechanical engineering, employs over 62,000 people and boasts a global trade share of 22%. Packaging machines account for around half of the production
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Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages teams with WestRock to replace multipack plastic rings with paperboard packaging carriers. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, a local Coca-Cola bottler serving Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City, and WestRock (NYSE:WRK), a leading provider of sustainable paper and packaging solutions, has successfully completed the installation of new equipment and
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Sidel has delivered a central palletising system composed of eight robotic cells, connected to 28 packing lines at Unilever’s nutrition factory in Ploiesti, Romania, for savoury brands including iconic, Knorr. Unilever is one of the world’s leading FMCG companies with sales in 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people
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Sipa, South Hall, Level 1, Booth S19096 Bottle Zone Sipa’s booth will offer a comprehensive display of expertise spanning packaging design and manufacturing, emphasising both economic viability and sustainability. The showcased solutions highlight the company’s approach to addressing various critical parameters such as weight reduction, container behaviour, filling line performance, storage,
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KHS GmbH is investing tens of millions in the targeted expansion and conversion of its German sites. The most recent example can be seen at the production headquarters in Worms: a logistics hall measuring around 4,400 square meters with state-of-the-art technical and energy equipment is being built in the Enzinger Straße
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Dairy Gropper has had the use of rPET recyclate in its PET bottle range certified by the independent seal “Flustix Recycled – DIN tested”. With the successful certification of rPET usage in bottles through this seal, the actor in the beverage and dairy industry intends to provide its customers with transparency
Read moreThe 7th annual European Food & Beverage Plastic Packaging will be taking place on May 15-16, 2024, at Hilton Porto Gaia in Porto, Portugal. It will focus on the industry’s increasing challenge for innovation toward a sustainable future, looking at the best strategies for sustainable packaging including recyclability and packaging performance.
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CCL Industries (CCL), a global leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions, announced this week that it has officially opened its new sustainable sleeve label hub in Dornbirn, Austria, completing the move from its former site in Hohenems. The new facility represents a €50 million investment and is more than
Read moreA legal assessment published on February 15 shows that the special rules for plastic packaging and exemptions for other packaging materials discussed as part of the planned EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) are very likely not compatible with EU law. According to the report, provisions that, for example, only prohibit plastic packaging
Read moreAvient Corporation, a leading provider of specialty and sustainable material solutions and services, is excited to announce the launch of ColorMatrix AAnchor, an innovative acetaldehyde control technology designed for PET packaging. This cutting-edge packaging solution addresses the challenges associated with increased recycled PET content by oering improved recyclability and enhancing bottle
Read moreAccording to preliminary figures released by the MECS – Ucima (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) Research Centre, the Italian packaging technology industry has passed the €9 billion mark for the first time, reaching total sales revenues of €9.05 billion in 2023, a 6% increase over 2022. If this is confirmed by the final
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