Innovations & New Products

SOUTH AFRICA – Africa’s leading diversified packaging manufacturer, Nampak, has reported a 24% rise in revenue to R8.1 billion (US$520m) in the six months ended…

CHINA – Multinational soft beverage manufacturer, the Coca-Cola Company, and its bottling partner Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong have relaunched iconic glass bottles for eight beverages…

IRELAND – Irish corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa has introduced a sustainable water-resistant paper as part of its new TechniPaper portfolio. AquaStop is part of…

USA – Demand for eco-friendly and sustainable product packaging has remained robust and is expected to remain so in the coming years thanks to an…

SWITZERLAND – Swiss-based global packaging company Amcor is expanding food manufacturer’s sustainable packaging choices by launching two recycle-ready packaging solutions for coffee and dairy products.…

OCEANIA –Norwegian carton packaging and filling equipment supplier Elopak ASA is strengthening its position in Oceania with a new licensing partnership with Nippon Paper. Nippon…

CANADA – US packaging company Berlin Packaging has acquired Canadian glass and closures distributor, United Bottles & Packaging (UB&P) in an effort to strengthen its…

GERMANY – KHS, an international manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage and food, has introduced new packaging line retrofits that wrap beverage…

POLAND – Japanese manufacturer of packaging equipment Ishida has strengthened its European operations with the opening of a new office in Katowice, Poland.  In a…

UK – American multinational packaging company Ball Corporation is building a new aluminium packaging plant in Kettering, the UK in an effort to meet accelerating…