Tesco taps into Faraday's packaging knowledge
Tesco is calling on Faraday's packaging expertise to help meet sustainability and packaging reduction...
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Big packaging wins at print industry's Excellence Awards
Packaging firms shone this week at the print industry's Excellence Awards, organised by the BPIF and Packaging News 's sister title PrintWeek .
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Scottish government urges Diageo to reconsider restructuring
Scotland's first minister has blasted Diageo's decision to close its Kilmarnock packing plant and cut...
Initiatives reduce accidents in corrugated sector
Accidents in the corrugated sector are falling as a result of industry initiatives, but still remain...
Rexam produces festival beer can
Rexam has produced cans for Austrian brewery Ottakringer that is looking to market its limited edition...
Henkel criticises lack of global focus in packaging strategy
The government's packaging strategy does not sufficiently address goods that are imported into the UK,...
Business
Smurfit Kappa cuts 140 Irish jobs
Smurfit Kappa is cutting 140 jobs at a factory in Cork in response to the downturn in the country's...
Environment
Asda signs up to Every Can Counts scheme
Asda is joining the Every Can Counts drinks can recycling initiative and will trial facilities in 49...
Converting
Brothers unveils 'first' short bottle in cider sector
Brothers Cider has launched the first 'stubby' cider bottle and is selling it in a tear-open multipack.
Design
Shelf Review: Birds Eye Chicken Chargrills
The frozen food market has recently seen an upsurge in sales, partly due to the recession, with frozen...
Materials
Oxo-degradable debate rages on as green bodies call for tests
Oxo-degradable additives are causing a heated debate between manufacturers and recycling bodies that...
Equipment
Reed puts design and innovation at heart of PPMA and Total
Packaging design and machinery innovations will take centre stage at the PPMA Show and Total Processing...
Packs & Closures
Microsoft cuts weight of Windows packs by nearly 40%
Technology giant Microsoft has joined the lightweighting movement and cut packaging weight for its latest...
Supply Chain & RFID
DS Smith plans growth despite huge profit drop
DS Smith has reported an 85% drop in full-year pre-tax profit this morning, but has said that its restructuring...
World News
Gerresheimer sells automotive component division
Gerresheimer has sold its Technical Plastics operations to injection-moulded automobile part manufacturer...
Labelling
US packaging covered in false green claims, Congress told
The US is awash with 'green' labels and logos with empty claims, an environmental marketing agency executive...
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