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Adhesive Smart Labels Records Sup...
Thin Film Electronics ASA's Adhesive 'Smart Labels' ...
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N-Chitopack: Shrimp Shell Food Pack...
A European development programme is using shrimp shells to create more robu...
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Ethical Minded Consumers Demand Gre...
Increasingly, the packaging market is seeing pressure from ethically minded...
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Share A Coke: Personalised Coca-Col...
100 million personalised Share A Coke bottles to be distributed in the UK, ...
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Man Dies in Packaging Plant Grinder...
A man has fallen into a meat grinder and died at a packaging plant in Orego...
Read More....New Process Uses Ozone to Kill Harmful Bacteria
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 13/02/2013 - 10:10:00
Scientists in the UK have discovered a way to increase the shelf life of food products by up to 24 hours, without affecting the taste. The product has the potential to work for medical and dental equipment as well.
Read more....Valentine's Roses Go Green with M&S Packaging
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 13/02/2013 - 06:55:00
Marks and Spencer has for this year's Valentine's Day produced special rose packaging that saves water and cuts transport emissions. The packaging forms an airtight seal around the roses, slowing their respiration rate
Read more....UK Packaging Sector Confident Over Horse Meat Scandal
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 08/02/2013 - 10:40:00
The UK packaging sector is remaining confident in the face of the recent horse meat scandal. The events are expected to have a positive impact on the market.
Read more....Paracetamol Packaging Changes Saved Lives
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Packaging International's Lead Reporter on 08/02/2013 - 09:15:00
Changes in the way paracetamol products are packaged have been credited with saving hundreds of lives otherwise claimed by drug overdoses, according to a new report
Read more....Have a Break: Scan a KitKat
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 06/02/2013 - 12:45:00
Nestlé is to make its product packaging interactive, by making it compatible with smartphones. This new feature will enable customers to read nutritional information, as well as information on social and environmental impact
Read more....Deodorant Bottles Shrink but Contain the Same Amount
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 04/02/2013 - 06:20:00
A new variety of deodorant can has been released, which is half the size of a regular 150ml design, but contains exactly the same amount of fluid. The shrinking of the can is part of a green initiative, intended to save materials during production
Read more....Interactive JuiceBurst Packaging for Smart Phones
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 31/01/2013 - 05:45:00
Purity Soft Drinks have teamed up with Williams Murray Hamm to create an interactive packaging design for their JuiceBurst range where fruit 'explodes' from the bottles.
Read more....12% Growth Fuels Indian Packaging Industry
Posted by Paul Fiddian - Packaging International's Lead Reporter on 23/01/2013 - 09:50:00
The Indian Institute of Packaging estimates that, growing 12 per cent annually, the country's packaging industry's turnover will reach $43.7bn over the next three years
Read more....McDonald's Unveil New QR Code Packaging
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 18/01/2013 - 10:00:00
McDonald's has unveiled New QR Code Packaging, that once scanned will impart nutritional information, helping customers make more informed decisions about their diet.
Read more....SmartPicture Mobile Packaging Scanning App
Posted by Victoria Knowles - Packaging International Reporter on 18/01/2013 - 07:05:00
A new technology has been developed which is providing consumers with, what is being hailed, the 'next generation' of print to mobile packaging.
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