How packaging frustration is forcing some to seek inspiration
Are you finding yourself exasperated with battling packaging that you just cannot open? Well, you are not alone! It’s called Wrap Rage, and you know it’s real because it has its own Wikipedia page. There are few more frustrating household tasks than struggling to open a jar that won’t budge. Except, perhaps, trying to prise open […]
Kinaxia invests in cleanroom offering for contract packing operations
Kinaxia Logistics has boosted its contract packing operations by trebling the size of its cleanroom facilities at its site in Trafford Park, Greater Manchester. The company has created two additional cleanrooms after securing new co-packing contracts, including additional business with a major beverage company. After converting an area previously used for storage, Kinaxia now […]
TIPA & ATI launch ‘fully compostable’ coffee capsule lid
TIPA has launched a ‘fully compostable’ coffee capsule lid, in collaboration with technology company ATI. ATI said its patent-protected lidding material fits ‘all compostable coffee capsules and coffee filling lines’. The lid has been made possible with the use of TIPA’s high-barrier laminate, which it says, at end of life, once placed in a […]
Plastic Reduction & Easier Recyclability
The UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how the country will preserve material resources by minimising waste, promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a circular economy in England. The spotlight on household waste is inevitable since food and other packaging make up a significant proportion of what ends up in domestic refuse. […]
Sanner Group swoops for Springboard Pro
Sanner Group, the global healthcare packaging manufacturer has acquired Cambridge-based Springboard Pro, a specialist in the design and development of medical devices for regulated markets, for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition is part of a growth strategy to build a suite of services for German head-quartered Sanner’s customers across the pharmaceutical delivery, diagnostic and medtech […]
Sustainable Packaging News Awards 2023
Announcing the winners of the Sustainable Packaging News Awards 2023. Massive congratulations to all our winners, finalists and judges for making this possible! Welcome back to another year of the SPN Awards. We are very pleased to share with you the winners for 2023! Massive congratulations to our winners, finalists and judges for […]
Canadian Startup Cellulotech Wins Prestigious Renewable Materials Sustainability Award from Packaging Europe
Cellulotech, the Canadian material science startup, has received an award from Packaging Europe in the Pre-Commercialized Renewable Material Sustainability category. The jury of experts from Packaging Europe announced the award for Cellulotech’s green chemistry process, which promises to open up a new era of sustainable, recyclable, and competitive paper-based packaging and biomaterials. The ceremony took […]