Packaging

Less Packaging develops online packaging management tool

The Less Packaging Company, has, in partnership with Marks & Spencer, developed an online tool to help the retailer communicate its packaging requirements across its global supply chain.

Breaking news: International Print o Pac to authorise a second packaging plant in Noida

International Print o Pac (IPP), has announced its intention to establish a second custom-built packaging facility of 2,50,000 sq/ft area at its sprawling Noida complex spread over eight acres of...

Paper-based packaging industry makes pledge over mineral oils

The European paper-based packaging industry is to phase out the use of printing inks based on mineral oils for food packaging, following last March's health scare.

High-impact campaigns are built around print's power

The numbers speak for themselves. Far from being gradually phased out and replaced by digital formats, printed materials are still a crucial part of many marketing campaigns.

DS Smith hails "improved performance in every division" in half-year results

DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.

Omega Printopack from Haridwar installs a Fine Coat 80 for finishing

Haridwar-based Omega Printopack has commissioned a Fine Coat 80, the UV coating machine from Autoprint to meet the finishing requirement for its print packaging business.

India Packaging and Food Technology Show in New Delhi

India Packaging Show and Food Technology Show 2011 has been inaugurated today at NSIC Exhibition Center at Okhla Industrial Estate in New Delhi.

Brands with the magic touch

Look no further than the late Steve Jobs for an example of someone who understood the sensory power of print and packaging.

PCS lauds keyfob demand increase as turnover jumps 20% in six months

Plastic Card Services has said that an increase in demand for loyalty reward schemes has boosted the company's turnover by 1m in the second half of 2011.

Brand owners "need educating" on digital print benefits

Label and packaging manufacturers should educate their customers on the potential of digital printing, according to Alon Bar-Shany, vice-president of HP Indigo.