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In order to help visitors find everything they are looking for, the fully booked Interpack 2023 features a concept for the 18 trade fair halls that is based on clear focal points for each industry. These target groups include food, beverages, confectionery and baked goods, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, non-food and industrial
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As part of its efforts to enhance the private sector’s contributions to the emirate’s economy, The Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, announced the establishment of two new business groups: The Bottled Water Business Group and the Circular Packaging Association. Launching the new business groups
Read moreEuPC, is delighted to finally announce that the 2023 edition of the Annual Conference A Circular Future with Plastics will be organised together with the French Association Polyvia and Plastics Europe. The two-days event will take place on 23rd & 24th May 2023 in Lyon, France. All the conferences, meetings and
Read moreFiltec, a leading providers of in-line inspection solutions for the food, beverage, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical industries, debuted its new empty bottle inspection solution, Omnivision 4 with Intellect, at Drinktec 2022. The solution is intended to give manufacturers the ability to assure product quality and production line analytics by inspecting glass
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Beatrix Praeceptor is to assume the management of Greiner Packaging International GmbH as of May 1, 2023. She will be succeeding Manfred Stanek, who will be joining Greiner AG’s Executive Board as of January 1, 2023 and will hold a dual role until Praeceptor takes over her position. Beatrix Praeceptor (55)
Read moreThe EU Commission published new rules on packaging and packaging waste on 30 November. These include a mandatory deposit system for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, design criteria for all packaging to increase recycling rates, and labelling on all packaging to help consumers separate waste correctly, as well as appropriate labels
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With increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo partner Northern Bottling Company is relying on Sidel to install a high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line. Sidel is creating the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in the city of Peshawar.
Read moreThe Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, today launched Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). It is estimated that about 1.9 billion drinks bottles and cans are consumed each year in Ireland, in-house and ‘on the go’. The Deposit Return Scheme aims to boost the
Read moreCo-op has committed to removing all coloured milk bottle caps from its shelves, the convenience retailer has confirmed, delivering ‘clear’ benefits for the recyclability of the lids. Shoppers are soon set to see clear caps on all Co-op’s skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk across all its stores in towns, villages and
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In its climate strategy adopted in 2020, Krones set itself the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused in the company by its own vehicle fleet or production plants, for example, by 80 per cent by 2030. In addition, the group aims to cut emissions attributable to the upstream and downstream
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The 6th edition of the Blow Moulding Conference and Exhibition will take place from 29 November to 1 December 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference brings together the entire supply chain – from brand owners (delegates from P&G, PepsiCo, Danone Waters, Danone Packaging Research, Nestlé, Friesland Campina, Müller Dairy etc.) to
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