Packaging

EU reuse targets will “drastically increase” plastic use, CPI warns
The EU’s reuse targets for transport packaging could backfire and cause a 12-million tonne surge in plastic consumption, the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has warned.

Oppboga Bruk to double board capacity with biggest investment in 50 years
Swedish board mill Oppboga Bruk is targeting growth in the luxury and premium packaging, plastic-replacement packaging and sign and display segments with a multimillion-euro spend on a new production...

Intec hails opportunities offered by new B1+ flatbed digital cutter
Intec has expanded its range of digital cutters with a new manual-feed B1+ device developed for a broad range of packaging and POS prototyping and short-run production.

Lack of confidence holds back AI adoption by SMEs
Nearly half of SMEs (43%) do not plan to innovate with AI in the next year, largely because of a lack of confidence among business owners in the safeguards in place to protect society, according to...

Sun Chemical lauds new ink technology
Sun Chemical has announced a new platform for sheetfed inks that is described as its “most sustainable yet”.

Packaging Innovations opens registrations for 2024 flagship
Packaging Innovations & Empack organiser Easyfairs has laid out initial details for the flagship 2024 event at the NEC in Birmingham in February.

Start-up picks Autobox for new offering
Start-up business Ion Packaging has put a Kolbus Autobox device at the centre of its new offering.

Law Print sold to Thai packaging group
Print and packaging management company Law Print has been sold to Thai packaging group SCG Packaging (SCGP).

Packaging supply chain “old fashioned”, say half of e-commerce firms
E-commerce companies in the UK are losing an average of £150,000 annually to packaging waste, according to a new report, with half calling the packaging supply chain “old fashioned.”

Large pumpkin crop increases pumpkin pack demand for DS Smith
DS Smith has reported an “unprecedented” surge in demand for its pumpkin packaging after this year’s wet summer in Britain led to the growth of much larger pumpkins than usual.