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Food sales growing strongly in Russia
The retail food industry is booming in Russia with various groups announcing expansion plans for this year despite a general slow down in the economy. Food makes up around half of all retail sales and the sector is growing at around five percent per year. Increasingly more foreign companies are investing in Russia, not only retail operators but also food producers who would benefit from local production which would keep costs under control especially now that the local packaging industry is well enough equipped to supply them with the equipment they require. The average annual income in Russia is around EUR8,500.
Read ArticleMetal packaging lobby using MEPs
Metal Packaging Europe, the trade body representing the united interests of producers and suppliers of metal packaging across Europe, has brought together key influencers to promote metal resource efficiency in a sustainable Europe, at an event hosted in partnership with Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Member of the European Parliament, in Brussels.
Aluminium can sales soft in Q4 2011 but stronger demand for extruded aluminium packaging
Ball saw greater demand for its metal beverage packaging in Europe last year with as earnings grew from USD243.7 million from USD213.5m.
Board increasingly popular for chocolate packaging
Several trends in consumer packaging are currently favouring use of board as packaging material for chocolates. The strongest and most obvious is the trend to increase sustainability in the chocolate value chain. This improves the position of carton board with light-weight barrier layers, while use of fossil based package materials and metal foils is becoming less popular, says Wilfried Schmahl, Sales Director at Stora Enso Renewable Packaging in Germany.
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Serbian frozen food supplier upgrades equipment
A new multihead weigher is helping a major Serbian supplier of frozen fruit and vegetables deliver product mixtures which fully measure up to the expectations of customers.
Europe Strives for Sustainability with Biodegradable Bags
Since the beginning of 2011, use of plastic bags has changed completely. Italians who are said to account for more than a fifth of the plastic bags used in Europe were using about 20 billion plastic bags per year. A new law banned bags that are not biodegradable and shop owners are instructed to use bags from cloth, paper or other biodegradable materials. Italian Environment Minister regarded the new law as great achievement stating that mass garbage can be reduced, littering is less and the environment will be improved in general. With this declaration Italy joined the group of countries that forbid or at least reduce the usage of plastic bags.
Technology could aid in preventing recalls
With the huge cost of customer returns, not only in cash but more importantly in loss of confidence in products, Isra Vision believes that its advanced optical surface inspection systems for the packaging industry could be a way of helping prevent such recalls.
MAP can maintain shelf life of meat
In today’s meat industry, quality is king. A company’s success will be dictated by the quality of its product. And as processing and packaging technologies become increasingly sophisticated, it is vital to ensure that these processes are functioning correctly on the production line – or the quality of the product will suffer.
World cup images helped Pepsi sales
Ball Packaging Europe helped Pepsi Cola achieve its highest ever share of cola sales during the World Cup period*. As part of a Pepsi Cola promotional campaign, Ball Packaging Europe printed pin-sharp images of some of the world’s best footballers – including Frank Lampard, Thierry Henry and Didier Drogba – on Pepsi cans using EskoArtwork’s flexo technology.
Efficiency increased by new machinery at meat packaging plant
An Ishida packaging line has enabled Finnish meat company Snellman to increase the output of its minced meat packaging operation by 32.5%, from 80 to 106 packs per minute, while at the same time significantly reducing manpower requirements on the line.
Cortec® EcoDevice™ - Biobased “Green” Mechanism released
EcoDevice™ is the latest Green corrosion-inhibiting product by Cortec® Corporation, and is the first product of its kind derived almost entirely from renewable materials. Powered by NANO-VpCI™ technology, the EcoDevice™ is constructed from biobased, renewable materials providing a sustainable option for corrosion protection. Designed to protect metals in enclosed spaces, EcoDevice™ utilizes Vapor Phase Corrosion Inhibitors (VpCI’s) allowing it to protect without the use of oils, or other chemicals that subsequently need to be removed.
Digital press may have helped Russian company see its way through recession
X-Print, part of the Zinger group, of St Petersburg, Russia, has used its digital press to break into new markets and gain a competitive advantage despite making the move into digital printing at a time of economic downturn.
Tube market recovering from recession
Speaking at the K fair on 29 October 2010, Joachim Sander of the Swiss Aisa explains how he sees the tube market picking up after a particularly bad year in 2009. Tubes are used in various packaging applications perhaps the most obvious is toothpaste but also can be used with cosmetics, OTC, food and others. Aisa's specialisation is in the seamless tube which is above all used for products such as shampoos and cosmetics.
Packaging plays part in marketing up market chocolates
Bringing tradition into harmony with today is the declared goal of the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Chocolats Camille Bloch SA, Courtelary and packaging plays a part in this.
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