Facts and data

Brazilian chicken exports totalled 349,500 tons in March, an increase of 2.6% compared to the same month in 2019.

The fall in sales that has hit Indonesian bars and restaurants due to the Covid-19 outbreak has had a severe impact on the more than 1,200 coffee producers located in the various regions of the archipelago.

According to a statement from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, agri-food exports were unaffected by the pandemic in March with export sales totalling $9.29 billion.

The debate on plastic is presenting the beverage and food industries with a number of big challenges. The KHS Group is clear that the increased use of recycled PET provides a significant partial solution to this problem.

Today, the presentation of a new product developed in the NastriTexLab offers Federico Mocchetti, the company’s key executive, the starting point for broader considerations.

 

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The food tray made with the PAPERSEAL® system offers the possibility to replace SKIN or MAP plastic trays with a barriered cardboard.

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The “grab-and-go” Barrel Pouch package is a stand-up pouch with two gussets, double handle and pressure dispenser.

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Colombo is a metal bottle for edible oils, developed by the Gruppo ASA of the Republic of San Marino (manufacturer of metal packaging for the food and chemical industry) to offer an advantageous alternative to the glass bottles commonly used in the oil industry.

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Infinity Wave Bottle is a composition of bottle + glass made of food grade rPET, recognizable for its symmetrical design with the characteristic inverted infinity “8” shape.

A team of researchers at McMaster University in Canada has developed a new self-cleaning plastic that can repel all kinds of contaminants, including multi-drug resistant bacteria.

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Flexible packaging for the Lavazza ¡Tierra! 180 g macinato (ground coffee) range, developed through a series of direct experiments carried out in industrial sorting and recycling plants throughout Italy.

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No Limit 2.0 is a corrugated cardboard package for the transport of 75 cl bottles, aimed primarily at the e-commerce market for wine.

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When innovation and creativity meet practicality, VPack is born, an evolution of the traditional gable top (the packaging that accompanies the everyday life of entire generations).

Until recently (perhaps March) there were many who thought that the “after” would be like the way things were "before": once the “storm” had passed, we would have slowly resumed the previous social and economic behavior and models. And therefore also the managerial behaviors and qualities consistent with that environment. The opinion by Marco Gradenigo.

Sales of organic products in France have surged by 48% in recent weeks

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he single-use PET keg for draft beverages, to be personalized with the customer’s logo in relief, is the ideal solution for producers of beer, wine and beverages who want to enhance their brand, making it immediately identifiable also by the packaging.

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Disposable aluminium plate with a polymeric coating, which makes it suitable for use in traditional and microwave ovens, as well as for storage in the refrigerator and freezer.

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HT Board® tray solution, made of 100% paper and suitable for containing packaged or loose food.

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Natural paper made of pure cellulose, with water-based synthetic heat-sealing treatment, designed for use in automated packaging lines for dry food products, which guarantees total safety.

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ECOmpact is a new compact make-up case that combines three innovative concepts: sustainability - recyclability - reuse. Designed to offer the possibility of separating all its components with simple and intuitive attachment and detachment systems.