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At K 2010 Beck Automation AG, Oberengstringen (Switzerland), is exhibiting for the first time a thin-wall cup made from highly transparent polystyrene in which the decoration is visible from both out- and inside. The Swiss IML automation experts have set a new benchmark for four cups per shot with a cycle time of 3.0 seconds.

Rexam has created new plastic containers for the Tulip Food Company, Denmark’s leading supplier of pork based meat products.

Starbucks is sponsoring an open collaboration contest called betacup to engage the public in solving what it sees as a disposable cup problem. Cynics may argue that this is just a marketing ploy by a company trying to put over green credentials when in fact there are plenty of biodegradable cups already on the market.

Beck Automation, Oberengstringen (CH), labels a transparent polystyrene (PS) thin wall cup. 3,3 seconds cycle time per shot for 4 cups is the measuring rod set by the IML automations experts from Switzerland.

Iggesund Paperboard has received its first order for bioplastic-coated paperboard. This means Invercote can now be supplied with a barrier that is biodegradable and is also made from a renewable source. Uses include food packaging and drinking cups.

The Process & Packaging Group is an exhibitor at Salon Emballage 2008 in Villepinte near Paris. The world’s leading provider of process technology and packaging machinery will be presenting a slew of new products at the prestigious packaging trade show from November 17 – 21. Among the products making their début will be the EF400 for 4 rows of 6 cups designed by French OYSTAR affiliate OYSTAR Erca-Formseal.

OYSTAR A+F is a member of OYSTAR, a group of companies specializing in packaging technologies. Its Twinline twin axis robot for the Twinline pick-and-place machine is an innovative addition to its product portfolio. Standard robot technology often cannot provide the flexibility required for modern end-of-line packaging systems. Typically, robots are only capable of handling either heavy loads at low cycle rates or very limited loads at high cycle rates.

A number of French school canteens are benefiting from the long-term product freshness and attractive appearance of plastic cups supplied by RPC Barrier Containers France.

OYSTAR Hassia delivered and installed three new packaging machines at the Campina Deutschland headquarters in Heilbronn and the company’s Elsterwerda plant. In doing so, OYSTAR Hassia has helped Campina implement its strategy of harmonizing its fleet of machines. The experienced Ranstadt, Germany-based company won the contract due to its innovativeness and flexible machine concepts. The highlight is the TAS 32/80, a form/fill/seal machine for cups that has now begun operating: it is the first aseptic FFS system to use a doser able to make swirled products.

NOVA Chemicals today introduced the Altra cup line to the premium beverage market. Altra cups deliver a number of benefits to coffee-shop owners and their customers through unsurpassed insulation, increased safe handling and stunning graphic capabilities.

International Paper and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have been awarded a 2007 Sustainability Award from the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world's largest coffee trade association. The Sustainability Awards are given annually to those in the specialty coffee industry that have created innovative projects to expand and promote sustainability.

An ingenious redesign of the cup for Kraft’s Kenco FreshSeal range, manufactured by RPC Containers Hereford, provides improved practicality, an enhanced drinking experience and more effective branding.