Packaging

Coveris offers sustainable SourceTag labels

Coveris steps up security label production to combat shoplifting surge

Packaging manufacturer Coveris has given a major boost to its UK security label production following the recent rise in retail theft.

Brewer pays out £400k-plus over packaging waste failure

Historic Czech brewer Budweiser Budvar has paid £414,000 to charity after failing to register as a producer of packaging for an astonishing 18 years.

IV Creative's leadership team took the reins of the combined entity in late July

DPS Digital merges with sister agency

Digital card specialist DPS Digital has merged with its sister company Intervino to form a full service e-commerce agency.

BPIF CEO Charles Jarrold praised the diverse, resilient industry

Power of Print set for packaging focus

The 2024 Power of Print seminar, which is now in its 14th year, will take place at Stationers' Hall in London on 5 November, this year with a strong focus on packaging.

M&S: working with its suppliers in order to make changes at scale

M&S puts garlic baguettes in paper packs

Marks & Spencer is claiming a UK first with a switch to paper-based packing for its garlic baguettes.

The first machine conversion at the Oulu site took place in 2021

Stora Enso supports growth with major funding agreement

Stora Enso has signed a new €435m (£372m) bilateral loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support growth in renewable, fibre-based consumer packaging board.

Coveris' new Miraflex II is capable of up to 500m/min

Coveris brings in new HD Miraflex press

Sustainable packaging company Coveris has taken delivery of a brand-new Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) Miraflex II eight-colour press at its Burnley factory, just months after buying a new 10-colour...

Google has researched solutions that prioritise both sustainability and performance. Image: Google Plastic Free Packaging Design Guide

Google shares plastic-free packaging know-how

Google has shared details about its transition to fibre-based packaging in its new Plastic Free Packaging Design Guide – but its other sustainability goals have been hit by increased emissions due to...

DS Smith offers a range of fibre-based alternatives

DS Smith replaces one billion pieces of plastic ahead of schedule  

Ahead of schedule and in partnership with some of the world’s major FMCG brands, DS Smith said it has replaced more than one billion pieces of plastic 16 months in advance of its 2025 target.

Sirane is headquartered in Telford. Image: Google Maps

Future secured at Sirane following Coppice Alupack deal

Food packaging group Coppice Alupack has stepped in to buy Sirane following the latter's fall into administration a fortnight ago. It plans to rehire 70-80% of the company’s workforce.