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The Packaging Professional November/December 2010

Welcome to the final issue of The Packaging Professional in 2010. With so much to cover before the end of the year, this issue is a bumper one that carries articles that look to the future of what the industry can achieve, and where the challenges lie.

It includes reports on the recent UK Materials Knowledge Transfer Network-run packaging conference and the European Packaging Summit, and on the status of food contact legislation as debated at Food Contact 2010.

While an interview with Jan Homan, Chairman of Flexpack Europe, reveals his plans on how to champion the flexible packaging industry.

The news also looks at mango for edible films and composites for wine stoppers, while the features focus on design for premium spirit bottles, bottle closure technology, and the first part of the judging for the WorldStar world packaging competition.

News

Composite stoppers for wine bottles

Wine bottle corks (Image courtesy of Tecnalia)
Spanish research organisation Tecnalia is designing composite wine stoppers to combine the benefits of plastic and biomass elements including cork.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 18 Nov 2010

Stimulating change - encouraging collaboration in the supply chain

Collaboration at supply chain level is crucial for the UK packaging industry to move forward. The three-part UK Materials Knowledge Transfer Network conference on research funding, smart and sustainable packaging, and macro-packaging minimisation opened up debate on opportunities that lie ahead.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 18 Nov 2010

In contact with food safety - the Bisphenol A debate

As Bisphenol A and its safety in food contact packaging makes the headlines, delegates at the Food Contact 2010 conference in September discussed the negative public opinion.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 18 Nov 2010

Unlocking ingenuity at the European Packaging Summit

Delegates at the European Packaging Summit, held in London, UK, on 5-6 October, converged to assess the state of the packaging industry, with discussions on regulations, the economic situation and how a fundamental shift in thinking is needed.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010

Fruitful endeavours in edible films

A film composed entirely of mango puree could provide an alternative to synthetic materials and increase shelf-life of fresh-cut fruit, according to a team of Thai researchers.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010

Wheels in motion - waste management workshop

A workshop on the trail of recyclable waste sparked dialogue between UK local council officials, recycling industry professionals, designers and processors in waste management.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010

Mixed plastics under the lens

The effects of recycling PET in the presence of polylactic acid (PLA), has come under scrutiny in the last few years. A UK collaborative project by the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Smithers Rapra, UK, aims to uncover the facts.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010

Features

Brand design - Bombay Sapphire and premium spirits packaging

Hand-crafted Limited Edition bottle designed by Webb deVlam, in London, UK, which references the iconic Bombay Sapphire faceted square footprint
In the world of premium spirits packaging, strong branding, luxury and unique features are a given. Design consultancy Webb deVlam, London, UK, navigates Bombay Sapphire gin’s distinctive history, culminating in a novel limited edition line.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 18 Nov 2010

Cracking the market - BAP technology

Bapco's closures feature an easy grip spiral ring pull mechanism that reduces the force required for opening
Years after its success in the USA, Marks & Spencer is the first UK retailer to take up a new system by Bapco Closures. Sales and Marketing Director, Neil Fowell, explains the technology.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010

In a state of flex - the European flexible packaging industry

Chocomel Hot flexible packaging products from Friesland Foods, for use in Senseo® pad machines.
Jan Homan, recently appointed Chairman of the Flexpack Europe trade association, talks about the challenges and opportunities in the European flexible packaging industry.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010

Judging completed - WorldStar 2010

judges
The World Packaging Organisation held its second annual meeting and the first part of the WorldStar Judging in Istanbul, Turkey, from 13-17 September 2010.
Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Nov 2010