£15 million investment announcement at Futamura
Futamura UK, a leading global manufacturer of sustainable cellulose films, commits to further investment in its UK site. Following significant investment in recent years, in both machinery and site facilities, Futamura announces a further £15 million project in its Wigton-based site to drive step changes in its sustainability and performance. This noteworthy investment will lead […]
RK Print Coat – “Incentivising with flexo”
Everyone likes to think they’re getting a bargain, and while we’re all aware that it is unlikely we’re going to get something for nothing, packaging that is incentivised can sweeten a purchase. On-pack incentivising is tied in with loyalty marketing and can take many forms, including reduced subscription deals run by publishers and membership programmes […]
Coveris installs state-of-the-art COLINES cast stretch film line
Coveris, a leading European packaging manufacturer, has installed its first ALLrollEX 5-layer extrusion line for stretch film production at its flaghsip UK extrusion facility in Winsford, which signifies a major success story for machinery supplier COLINES. Coveris is now entering the market with their brand-new, latest-generation ALLrollEX 1500mm, delivering a high-performance solution at rapid speed. […]
RK Print Coat – “Clarity and vision in flexibles”
Product visibility can be advantageous. Clear packaging in some circumstances minimises the use of labelling and reduces on-pack printing. Clear packaging, used in conjunction with vision inspection and capture/divert technology, enables processors using flow line conveyor systems to more readily detect errors prior to shipment. Some brand owners of food and beverage items have had […]
Afera & IVK launch PCF Calculation Tool for adhesives & tapes
Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association, and the German Adhesives Association, Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V. (IVK), announce the launch of TACK (Tapes and Adhesive Calculation Kit), a collaborative Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculation Tool for the adhesives and tapes industry. “TACK is tailored to the specific needs of the adhesive and adhesive tape value chain, developed […]