Japan will highlight the need to put the environment at the heart of packaging design at this year’s Tokyo Pack 2018 at Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center (October 2-5).
Brexit, the Circular Economy, plastic waste and digital technology are some of the highlights at this year’s ECMA (European Carton Makers Association) Congress.
Demand for blow molded bottles in Europe was 189 billion units in 2017, up from 176 billion in 2013, with the fastest growing market segments have been sweet and savory spreads and still water, says AMI Consulting.
Key Technology has entered into a strategic partnership with Heat and Control to sell and service its digital sorters, vibratory conveyors and automation systems in Australia, New Zealand and India.
Taghleef Industries (Ti) has reached an agreement to acquire Biofilm, a Bi-oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer for flexible packaging, labels and industrial applications.
BillerudKorsnäs and Uppsala University in Sweden are one step closer to making paper batteries, with pure cellulose from algae, for applications including smart packaging.
Bosch Packaging Technology has launched a Kliklok Midrange Endload Cartoner (MEC), which it will present at Pack Expo International 2018 in Chicago (October 14-17, 2018).
Kiefel says it will group all its packaging activities; in Freilassing (Germany) Mould & Matic (Austria) and Bosch-Sprang (the Netherlands) into one Kiefel Packaging Division.
