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Cantastic!

CCL Label has launched Cantastic a new type of aluminium can packaging that offers maximum hygiene and ideal marketing possibilities for promotions. ‘This new packaging product is all about connection and protection – it guarantees maximum cleanliness from production to the point of sale in supermarkets, convenience store or petrol stations, were cans are often openly displayed in an unprotected environment to catch the attention of the consumer. With Cantastic, the cans are

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Performa Light by Stora Enso for high performance, lightweight packaging

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a day ago
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Performa Light by Stora Enso for high performance, lightweight packaging

Antalis has extended its portfolio of folding boxboards with the introduction of Performa Light, an eco friendly option for a variety of carton applications. Performa Light is a GC2 folding boxboard that is light in weight but high in bulk and stiffness, offering a robustness that enables brands to create strong and firm packaging with less weight. Combining excellent smoothness, high brightness and whiteness, Performa Light has an exceptional visual appearance. A triple pigm

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a day ago
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Northern Monk’s ‘Heaven Chocolate Box’

Northern Monk is no stranger to premium beer packaging, having shown time and time again its recognition for the value of the unboxing experience. Over the years, it has commissioned many extraordinary packaging designs to accommodate products, all with the aim of creating remarkable brand experiences for customers. In November 2020, Northern Monk contacted Saxon Packaging for a luxury gift packaging solution for its new limited edition ‘Heaven Chocolate Box’ – a luxury gift

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Durham Box helps fishing company diversify

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a day ago
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Durham Box helps fishing company diversify

In collaboration with solid fibreboard specialist, Northumberland based CRT Packaging, Durham Box is supplying the Ethical Shellfish Company, with e-commerce packaging to support the fishing company’s online fresh seafood delivery service. Using sustainable methods, the Isle of Mull based Ethical Shellfish Company’s core product is hand dived scallops, fished from its own boat around Mull and the surrounding islands. The company also supplies lobster, langoustine and crab, al

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New TopClip packing system for smaller brands

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Mar 9
2 min

New TopClip packing system for smaller brands

Smurfit Kappa has announced the launch of a new packing system for its sustainable TopClip product, a paper based replacement for plastic shrink wrap that bundles beverage multi-packs. This packing system, which is designed for smaller businesses and brands, comes after the launch of the high speed machine with KHS last year. This now completes the portfolio of Smurfit Kappa’s end to end solutions for TopClip, ensuring it is suitable for beverage companies of all sizes. The l

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Southgate Packaging celebrates The Sunday Times International Track 200 Listing

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Mar 9
2 min

Southgate Packaging celebrates The Sunday Times International Track 200 Listing

Southgate Packaging is celebrating after featuring for the first time in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, which ranks Britain’s mid market private companies with the fastest growing international sales, measured over the last two years. The leading European packaging company ranked 48th in this year’s prestigious league table, further reinforcing its position as an industry leader. Southgate is the second highest ranking packaging provider in the list, with only

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Mar 9
2 min

New recycle ready food pouch from JMP

J M Packaging and FEI Foods, have announced the launch of a technologically advanced mono-material, that is ‘recycle ready’ and ‘retort ready’, whilst maintaining all the mechanical properties of a conventional stand-up pouch. The pioneering packaging, which is available in supermarkets now, provides consumers and food manufacturers with a product that can be retorted, ready to heat and recyclable, where recycling framework permits. Jason McGill, managing director of JMP, sa

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Neopac launches online shop for digitally printed tubes

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Feb 6
2 min

Neopac launches online shop for digitally printed tubes

Hoffmann Neopac has launched a direct purchase microsite for DigitAll360°, its recently introduced digital tube decoration service. The new marketplace, accessible via shop.neopac.com, walks tube customers through an intuitive process that includes downloadable design guides and templates, an initial portfolio of stock tubes from 50 to 200 ml in volume, simple artwork uploads 3D renderings and a comprehensive pre-purchase artwork check. The DigitAll360° Online shop was develo

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Colpac’s sustainable noodle pot helps Westmill Foods reach new customers

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Feb 6
2 min

Colpac’s sustainable noodle pot helps Westmill Foods reach new customers

Colpac has worked with one of Europe’s largest specialist food companies, helping it to reach a new generation of customers with a sustainable packaging solution for a new, innovative noodle brand. With a number of food manufacturers launching healthy noodle products to dispel the low nutritional reputation of convenient noodle pots, Westmill Foods required packaging which would capture the attention of its audience with its newly launched brand, Noodl Plus. Infused with ingr

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Production starts at Stora Enso’s Oulu Mill

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Feb 6
2 min

Production starts at Stora Enso’s Oulu Mill

Stora Enso has completed the conversion of its Oulu paper mill for production of packaging board. The pulp mill has been in production since mid January and the newly converted machine is in a start up phase. The project began in May 2019 following a decision to invest EUR350 million, and it was completed within the budget frame. The packaging machine will now be ramped up during the first quarter and is expected to reach its designed production capacity by the end of this ye

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The Label Makers produces vibrant label for special edition spirit

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Feb 6
2 min

The Label Makers produces vibrant label for special edition spirit

A special edition gin release, featuring a label by Bradford based The Label Makers, has been launched by Leeds based distillery, Folklore Society Gin, to raise funds for mental health charities, Mind and Blurt Foundation. The charity bottle – 'Essentially Amazing Thank You Gin’ – has been created in collaboration with Leeds art collective, In Good Company (IGC). The colourful and contemporary design for the label was inspired by the vivid and rich poster artwork of Rebecca

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Jan 28
2 min

Single minded

A new study from the European Paper Packaging Alliance reveals that in some circumstances, paper based single use packaging can have a better environmental impact than reusable packaging. A new life cycle assessment (LCA) study, conducted by engineering consultancy Ramboll for the European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA), demonstrates the significant environmental benefits of fibre based single use products compared to reuse systems, particularly in saving carbon emissions an

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Jan 28
2 min

Raise your glass

Well known for its innovative ranges for food and beverage brands, Croxsons is now expanding its glass expertise into the home and beauty sector. For nearly 150 years, family owned Croxsons has offered the best choice of glass bottle containers, closures and decoration to both national and international customers, based on strong ethics, quality and sustainability. Now, to complement its existing core business to international food and beverage brands, leading glass packaging

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New gift packaging design for El Rayo Tequila

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Jan 28
1 min

New gift packaging design for El Rayo Tequila

Saxon Packaging has been supporting El Rayo with its packaging since early 2019. The autumn of 2020 saw Jack Vereker, co-founder, El Rayo Tequila, requiring a new luxury gift packaging solution for premium tequila. Named the ‘T&T Gift Box’, this corrugated gift pack was designed to hold two 5cl bottles of the company’s flagship products (No 1 Plata and No 2 Reposado) and four cans of Indian tonic. Emma Bishop, internal sales co-ordinator, Saxon Packaging, and the in-house des

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Amcor to help brands communicate packaging carbon footprint reductions

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Jan 21
2 min

Amcor to help brands communicate packaging carbon footprint reductions

Amcor has announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on its packaging to demonstrate significant carbon footprint reductions. It is part of the company’s lifecycle assessment service, which enables brands to measure their packaging’s carbon footprint from raw materials through to end of use. The announcement comes at a time when sustainability is an increasingly important factor in consumers’ purchasing decisions. Carbon labelling is

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Avery Dennison launches recycled direct thermal paper labels

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Jan 21
1 min

Avery Dennison launches recycled direct thermal paper labels

Avery Dennison has introduced rDT, a recycled post consumer waste direct thermal paper label. Direct thermal (DT) paper is a popular material due to its ease of use, high print speed, high image resolution, and wide range of compatible printers. ‘We have seen a sharp rise in demand for sustainable direct thermal solutions, especially in the logistics and e-commerce space,’ said Vincenzo Palumbo, product manager direct thermal paper at Avery Dennison. ‘That such a widely used

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Mondi to revolutionise shopping bag market with new kraft machine

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Jan 21
1 min

Mondi to revolutionise shopping bag market with new kraft machine

Mondi has started up its new speciality kraft papermachine at its Štětí mill in the Czech Republic. The €67 million investment in the machine makes it Europe’s first dedicated papermachine for speciality kraft paper grades made out of fresh and recycled fibre for retail and online shopping bags. The papermachine will produce up to 130,000 tonnes of speciality kraft paper per year, meaning Mondi will have one of the largest product portfolios for consumer shopping bags in Euro

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Smurfit Kappa unveils innovative new portfolio for online beverage market

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Jan 21
2 min

Smurfit Kappa unveils innovative new portfolio for online beverage market

Smurfit Kappa has launched a new range of ‘eBottle’ packaging solutions for the rapidly growing online beverage and liquids market. The new portfolio includes a variety of sustainable solutions for single and multi-pack products, including the Rollor bottle pack, BiPack, and Pop-up insert. The surge in e-commerce due to the Covid-19 pandemic is evident across all sectors and the beverage market has also seen a significant impact. In particular, online sales for alcoholic beve

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Please & Thank You launches with packaging designed by Sea

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Dec 16, 2020
2 min

Please & Thank You launches with packaging designed by Sea

Creative agency Sea has designed the packaging for start up cosmetics brand Please & Thank You, using luxury recyclable materials from Fedrigoni. Inspired by British nature and craftsmanship, the agency created a brand identity reflective of the nation’s quintessential politeness and quirky humour. Fedrigoni paper was selected for its full recyclability and premium quality, complementing the naturally eco friendly, vegan and cruelty free nature of the soaps. Bryan Edmondson,

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Huge spike in demand for rotary screens as industry adapts to ‘new normal’

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Nov 14, 2020
3 min

Huge spike in demand for rotary screens as industry adapts to ‘new normal’

As the label and packaging industry emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, converters are increasingly turning towards rotary screen printing according to one leading UK reprographics company. ‘While this has been an extraordinarily difficult year for everyone, many across the packaging and label industry have seen a surge in demand for their products, either through initial consumer panic-buying or retailers refilling their supply lines,’ said Matt Francklow, managing direct

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