GEA’s innovative ViwateQ surface treatment at Danish factory
Düsseldorf, 8 June 2021, GEA now has a license to use ViwateQ wet finishing to polish stainless steel surfaces at its vibratory equipment manufacturing plant in Svendborg, Denmark. The ability to perform this finishing...
Theegarten-Pactec – hot on paper
Dresden-based Theegarten-Pactec presents a further development of its proven, modular high-performance packaging machine FPC5 for the packaging of chocolate products in June 2021. This machine makes it possible to process paper-based flow packs using...
Egreens sets up INR 150 million agritech early-stage fund
Egreens, an agri-business founded by Mayank Chaurasia, announced an INR 150 million fund for early-stage agritech startups in India. The company will focus on startups that use innovative technologies and disruptive business models across...
Rapid rise of global food prices in May
On 3 June 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported the fastest monthly rise in food prices despite world cereal production likely to reach a new high this crop...
Sappi Rockwell’s sustainable, Starlid coated lidding films
Heat seal coating specialist, Sappi Rockwell Solutions has developed its first sustainable, multi-substrate, heat sealing lidding film. Developed and manufactured in house, Starlid GPE-CL is an extrusion coated lidding film specifically formulated and processed...
‘Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit’ debuts at Clemson
Consumer concern about plastic/food waste and the consequences of climate change continues to grow. As a result, food manufacturers, consumer brands and retailers are eager to adopt a range of innovations to support sustainability,...
Astron Packaging installs new ABG Digicon Series 3 in Dubai
Astron packaging in Ahmedabad, which expanded its operations to the UAE in 2019, has just installed the latest ABG Digicon Series 3 finishing machine in the Dubai plant. The operations in Dubai began with...
Greiner Assistec’s smart petri dish with innoMe’s printed sensor systems
In its capacity as a solution provider and technology integrator, Greiner Assistec draws on its extensive solutions expertise in the production of innovative, functional plastics. And its collaboration with German startup innoME, a pioneer...
Tetra Pak’s UHT 2.0 cuts water & heat for less carbon emissions
New Delhi, India, 1 June 2021, Tetra Pak is showcasing its new UHT 2.0 heating portfolio and Tetra Pak E3/Speed Hyper packaging equipment on World Milk Day. It is to highlight this year’s theme...
Cosmo Films on the pandemic, industry expansion, exports & sustainability
Amongst the fourteen new film lines coming to India in the next three years is Cosmo Films’ polyester line from Bruckner. Naresh Khanna, editor of Packaging South Asia asked Cosmo CEO Pankaj Poddar to...