The pressure from consumers, governments and associations to minimise the use of plastic increase and many brand owners and food producer put much effort into meeting those expectations and strengthening their environmental positioning.
Packaging, paper and co-packing firms are being urged to join an 80 million paper bottle revolution after British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac unveiled the latest drinks firms to use the worlds first paper bottle, the Frugal Bottle.
Mondis EcoWicketBag has been recognised in the gold category of this prestigious award. The kraft paper packaging is an alternative to plastic packaging, meets hygiene industry standards and adheres to the strictest regulations for wastepaper recycling.
The high-tech company impressed the judging panel in as many as four different categories. A particularly remarkable prize, the prestigious Innovation Award, went to PlasmaPatch from Schreiner ProTech using printed electronics for wound healing.
Three days of high-level conference and masterclass content to run alongside exhibition hall in Rosemont, I. Registration is now open for Label Congress 2021, the first in-person networking and educational event for the US label industry since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As registration for K 2022 closes, it is clear that exhibitor interest in the worlds most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, which will be held in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October 2022, is unbroken.
Judged by an international panel of industry experts, the Awards, now in their seventh year, are designed to recognize the industrys outstanding achievements in stretch-and shrink-sleeve labeling and product decoration.
