The packaging industry was already braced for a wave of change as various sustainability regulations are set to come into force in the coming years. But new regulations on junk food merchandising threaten to catch the industry off-guard
James Marchant discusses the considerable data challenges ahead for producers following the draft release Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM). Highlighting the increase in data point requirements to ensure compliance with EPR.
As one of the leading shipping pharmacies with logistics locations in Heerlen (Netherlands) and Ludwigshafen (Germany), DocMorris has previously used various packaging suppliers to provide its customers with prescription and over-the-counter medicines and health products.
Innovation doesnt always arrive in light bulb moments. Sometimes its the result of years of painstaking research and testing. But these reality checks can produce the strongest results, argues Martin Settle, Senior Manager of Polymer Science in Sustainability and Packaging at Reckitt.
Carton Pack S.p.A., a leading Italian company specializing in packaging production for the food industry, has acquired Clifton Packaging Group Limited (Clifton), a UK-based manufacturer of innovative flexible food packaging solutions.
Traditional packaging equipment such as Bobst and Heidelberg folder gluers and cartoners, designed for high-speed conversion of paperboard into boxes, faced a significant challenge. When converting traditional cartons, they could produce up to 80,000 cartons per hour.
Icebergs are a good simile for the packaging industry, with consumer-centric innovations in materials, constructions and decoration tending to be the most visible. In reality, packaging is far more than the visual and tactile bottles, cartons and labels.
