Packaging Industry News

    SA’s biggest retailers and brands move towards eco-friendly packaging

    As environmental awareness increases, both globally and locally, the amount of waste generated in South Africa is attracting more concern. Significant volumes of...

    ALPLA on expansion trail

    HOT on the heels of is acquisition of Durban based Verigreen Packaging, ALPLA Group, a global manufacturer of plastic packaging and a recycling...

    Tip a hat to Bowler

    IF the disruptions caused by the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic was the only thing Ottery-based plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf had to endure... The group...

    Which laser coder best suits beverage packaging?

    APPLYING best-before dates in the drinks industry makes applying best-before dates a challenge. This is because while some technologies can print at high...

    Food giants respond to worries over packaging

    WHEN Rebecca Prince-Ruiz recalls how her eco-friendly movement Plastic Free July has progressed over the years, she can't help but smile. What began...

    Use packaging to sell more products

    TO ‘upsell’ is a sales strategy used by brand owners to offer consumers opportunities to purchase related products or services, often to make...

    Consumables that reduce total cost of ownership

    PYROTEC PackMark provides a full range of superior coding and marking consumables that are based on sound research conducted by its principals’ chemists....

    Food giants respond to worries over packaging

    WHEN Rebecca Prince-Ruiz recalls how her eco-friendly movement Plastic Free July has progressed over the years, she can't help but smile. What began...

    Novus: turning over a new leaf

    NOVUS Holdings, the old Paarl Media printing operation, has seen a significant change in ownership with media giant Media24 selling out its influential...

    Over-extension of Extended Producer Responsibility?

    SOUTH Africa recently published a set of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, which aim to extend companies' financial or physical responsibility for certain...

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