Narrow web ink report from Flint looks at food contact materials
5 March 2024
Flint Group has released a whitepaper to outline the role of inks and coatings in supporting safe food packaging.
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ECG-printed packaging meets with four-legged approval
23 August 2023
Pet food brand Fressnapf/Maxi Zoo has switched its packaging to a new range of premium mono-material recyclable materials from Mondi.
Mondi to extend FunctionalBarrier with recyclable option
18 July 2023
€16 million investment at Solec facility in Poland will enable production of FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate, a recyclable ultra-high barrier paper for food applications.
The Warburtons way
22 June 2023
Lucy Shepherd, head of packaging at Warburtons, speaks to Andy Knaggs about the challenges and initiatives delivering environmental and operational gains at the UK-based bakery…
Water-based flexo is choice for specialist cup printer
3 April 2023
Netherlands-based CUPSZ adds narrow web Mark Andy press to toner digital printing capability to handle longer runs.
Pulse Roll Label launches dual cure UV inks
6 March 2023
PureTone DC offers versatility and possibilities with ECG printing and food packaging applications.
Parkside launches recyclable paper packaging for frozen food
8 August 2022
Parkside has collaborated with Iceland to deliver paper recyclable packaging for the supermarket’s Northcoast range of frozen seafood.
Sales for plastic packaging to increase
13 May 2020
Smithers forecasts global sales for plastic packaging to increase to $2.3 billion and global barrier coatings to $2.4 billion.
Packaging producers listed as key workers
20 March 2020
Those involved in the production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery of food have been listed as key workers.
Metsä Board shows importance of packaging
17 December 2019
Metsä Board has published a web-based impact report to demonstrate the importance of sustainable packaging in tackling food waste.
Surf’s up for Comexi
30 October 2019
Comexi has installed of a new F2 MP 10-colour press at New Wave Converting facilities in Fontana, CA, helping to expand its presence in the…
Cosmo Films launches heat resistant films
6 September 2018
The new BOPP-based HR films have been engineered to work as a printing layer replacing BOPET film Speciality films manufacturer, Cosmo Films, has released a…
Coveris makes coextrusion investment
29 August 2017
Food packaging manufacturer Coveris has invested in two Hosokawa Alpine coextrusion lines to support its offering to the UK food and consumer sector. Coveris has…
New PureTone FPC products launched
6 April 2017
Pulse Roll Label Products has announced the global launch of its PureTone food packaging compliant (FPC) UV flexo ink system, which is complemented by a…
Toyo develops VOC-free EB-curable flexo inks
2 February 2017
Japanese company Toyo Ink Co has developed an Elex-one series of EB (electron beam) curable flexo inks that are completely VOC-free for food-safe flexible and…