Printable paperboard lids for food packaging

Paper manufacturer International Paper Foodservice Europe has designed a paperboard lid especially for take away soup and other hot or cold foods. Contrary to current food lids which have two layers, this design has only one paperboard layer. Instead of small vent holes the paper lid has specially designed pleats to allow the steam to…

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Biodegradable beer bottle

Carlsberg is in the process of developing a biodegradable beer bottle named Green Fiber Bottle. The material used will be sustainable wood or paper pulp. Another advantage will be that the bottles are much lighter than the traditional glass bottle or aluminium can. If all goes according to plan the beer will remain colder for…

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Video message on beer label

Argentinian beer producer Andes has come up with a campaign where consumers can submit a personal video message. The idea behind it is that bad news is easier to digest with a beer. The sender sends the video message via an app and the recipient can scan and watch it via the QR code on…

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New plant for bag-in-box

The world´s leading paper packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has opened a new plant in Spain for production of bag-in-box packaging. Apparently this packaging, used for wine, with a plastic bag and a tap is growing rapidly. The manufacturer is looking for collaboration with other companies to develop creative uses of the packaging. Smurfit Kappa has…

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Packaging Award goes to the El Drago polygonal drinks box

Strong and unique look and feel – produced inline: This is what caught the eye of judges when examining the luxurious El Drago drinks packaging, winning Sappi Europe and PrintCity the prestigious PrintStar 2014 Bronze award in the packaging category. This ambitious project was co-produced by Sappi and 15 member companies of the PrintCity Alliance…

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