Rana Rashid
Manjushree Technopack acquires Hitesh Plastics
Manjushree Technopack, the plastics packaging leader with the support of US Private equity firm Advent International, took over Bengaluru-based Hitesh Plastics in a slump sale. As per the agreement, the business operations and manufacturing...
Study reveals harmful substances present in food packaging
Food with plastic packaging may contain chemicals that cause serious health issues like cancer, infertility, or gene mutations. The study found that the food wrappings had 388 individual ‘chemicals of concern’, comprising 352 CMRs...
IIT Roorkee develops packaging material from pine needle waste
Since environmentally friendly customers are avoiding single-use plastic and researchers at IIT Roorkee, have come up with new packaging material - ethylene scavenging functional paper made from pine needle waste. This sustainable packaging can...
Actega team wins Altana Innovation Award
A team from the Actega division won the prestigious Altana Innovation Award for creating innovative food and beverage can production techniques using Rotarflow technology, making the process more efficient and sustainable.
The Altana Innovation Award...
Winners announced for The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022
A crucial aspect of delivering sustainable products is sustainable packaging. Unsustainable packaging is resource-intensive and wasteful. Now, people are more concerned about the environment and looking for better alternatives to stop harming the natural...
Kellogg loses legal challenge against UK government
Kellogg’s argument against new sugar rules did not go well with the British Court. The new rules prohibit high-sugar, salt, and fat-containing products from commercials. The British Court overthrew the company’s legal challenge against...
Food wastage needs proper management
Active packaging technologies are the best preventive measures to reduce food waste. But many of these never reach the common public. The communication director at AIPIA, Andrew Manly, gives his opinions about innovations in...
Journal of Hazardous Materials surveys for food packaging
Food Packaging Forum has come up with a list of 388 toxic chemicals used in food contact materials, some of which are carcinogenic. This should be a priority for the EU’s chemical strategy teams...
Berry’s SuperCube packaging solution brings success to Kata Food
The first thing that makes any food tempting and eye-appealing is its visual appearance. This includes the type and style of packaging, colors, and designs. The visual appearance of the packaged food is the...
Amcor receives three Flexible Packaging Association Achievement Awards
The FPA Achievements Awards have successfully transformed the packaging industry since 1956. This year with 325 entries recorded with 100 package samples, only twenty-seven packages were honored. And Amcor was one of those to...