Innovations & New Products

UK – British fiber-based packaging supplier DS Smith has partnered with Krones to develop ECO Carrier, a fiber-based alternative to shrink-wrap for PET multipack bottles.…

ISRAEL – Israeli manufacturer of biodegradable plastic packaging, TIPA has launched its new 312MET home- and industrially compostable barrier film to package nuts and crisps.…

AUSTRIA – Paper and packaging company, Mondi has developed a high-barrier, mono-material polypropylene (PP) packaging solution for Handl Tyrol bacon. Designed to resemble a wooden…

SWITZERLAND – With its innovative Echovai solution, Vetropack Group, has introduced ‘the world’s first’ returnable bottle made of tempered lightweight glass at Drinktec 2022. The…

US – US-based packaging company Silgan Dispensing, a subsidiary of Silgan Holdings, has launched ReVive 2cc dispenser and ReVive 4cc dispenser as per the voluntary…

US – American multinational packaging company Ball Corporation has partnered with water bottling technology developer Boomerang Water for a refillable water bottle solution. Under the…

BRAZIL – Irish corrugated packaging company, Smurfit Kappa has agreed to acquire Brazilian packaging plant, PaperBox. The acquisition is anticipated to be finalized by the…

GERMANY – Paper and packaging company Mondi is investing approximately US$5 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at Mondi Steinfeld in Germany.…

US – US-based medical technology company Ethicon, owned by Johnson & Johnson, has announced that it will use Eastman’s Renew co-polyester for its sterile barrier…

KENYA – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Centre has partnered with Taka Ni Mali to recycle e-waste in Kajiado county. The two organizations have…