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Posts Tagged ‘eco-compatibility’

March 16th, 2009

Where is „drinking“ packaging going to ?

 

According to a survey carried out by the English Company Canadean  (Innovation in Beverage Packaging 2008), beverage industry is undergoing deep changes targeting the improvement of the packaging, the reduction of the effective costs and the raw material saving.
As a matter of fact, nowadays beverage tends towards the maximum reduction of weight and quantity of the employed materials for its production, by utilizing advanced technological processes to reach highest quality levels, however assuring functionality  and eco-compatibility as well.
The survey analyzes excellence cases pointing out the new tendency: from contrivances for the shape variation till the development of new production technology: the set-up of new capping systems reduced in weight and shape, so as to be easily adapted to different drinks, and the perfectioning of the decorative techniques applied to the surface.
January 21st, 2009

Talking about Green Packaging in Cologne, Germany.

 

Sustainability and eco-compatibility of the packaging through the different steps of the value chain: from the raw-material producer to the final consumer.  

This is the main subject ‘Sustainability’ will argue on,  within the frame of  Anuga Foodtec, the international trade fair for food and drink technology, which will take place from 10th to 13th March 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

The event  sounds to be quite interesting for the visitor, who will so be able to get acquainted on the effects produced by the different packaging solutions, on how the food habits may affect the  CO2,   emissions, on new solutions being studied by the companies operating within this industry.

Always within the frame of  Anuga FoodTec, under the guidance of  Nova Institute
for Ecology and Innovation, a conference of sustainable packaging will also be held on the 12
th March. Experts of the political, industrial and research world will argue on the subject of sustainability, focusing on political conditions, market development, influencing factors, new options and ecological valuations.

 

For more info. www.anugafoodtec.com