It can be said with confidence: Pigment manufacturers thrive on incorporating sustainable materials in their products as well as improving their manufacturing process. Ink World, the industry’s news and information provider, invited experts in the ink sector to share their sustainability goals as well as their knowledge revolving around pigments.
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To make take-out food packaging more sustainable, German company Vytal relies on artificial intelligence and algorithms. This is not only benefiting the restaurants, but also the customers and our environment.
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How to prevent paper liner residues from ending up in landfills? Materials In Works (MIW), a start-up based in Malaysia, lends a hand in combating global warming and environmental pollution, as it reinvents residual paper liner from the label packaging industry as recovered cellulose pulp.
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tesa announces the launch of their newest product tesa® 60412: a packaging tape made of recycled PET bottles. Composed of recycled materials and bio-based raw materials, tesa‘s recycled PET packaging tape provides a more sustainable alternative to conventional packaging tape.
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Japanese scientists have invented a new way to produce polymers. Their new combination technique will make great contributions to the development of plastics. May we anticipate the arrival of more environmentally friendly, heat-resistant and transparent plastic materials.
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In this day and age, smart packaging is a one-way ticket to combating counterfeiting, strengthening brand protection, winning over consumers and increasing recycling rates. In other words, intelligent packaging solutions will not only boost brand integrity but will also drive the packaging sector forward – towards a digital transformation.
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Mono-material coffee bags, thermoformed paper-based food trays: Packaging experts have been getting ready to step into the circular economy. But besides optimizing recyclability and balancing packaging function, producibility or logistics, there is a lot more that goes along with meeting the circular regulatory framework.
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The combination of digital and physical marketing is still uncharted territory for many brands. However, the American manufacturer Clinique is setting new standards for the industry with the launch of their new packaging including a NFC seal. The technology enables customers to receive skin care tips from experts via an app and to exchange information about them with other people. But what does this technology promise for marketing?
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The best solution for products, consumers and for our environment is where dedicated companies are working on, focused on the total environmental footprint of each packaging. The big question is: How?
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With the bacteria-killing wings of insects like dragonflies or cicadas as foundation and inspiration, researchers have created an antibacterial texture to apply to food packaging to extend shelf life and reduce food waste. The ultimate goal is to use it in medicine, for example for implants, as well.
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