Packaging
Food industry printing made easy
CODING and marking is a method of printing essential product and traceability information onto packaging, labels and other manufactured goods and materials. These include...
Polystyrene makers bridle at ‘problem plastic’ label
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa (PolySA) has hit back at accusations from parliamentarians that its members are among the biggest contributors to environmental...
Lasers the way forward for packaging industry
TRACEABILITY in the packaging industry forms a very important aspect of the manufacturing process. Over the years the most common method of marking fast moving consumer goods...
Pundits unpack future tech, plastics at conference
MORE than 20 industry leaders from the packaging, printing, and plastics industries will be sharing their insights into the latest developments and challenges in these...
Diversification pays off for paper and pulp heavyweight
IN a difficult operating climate, the resilience of Sappi’s, business and the benefits from the diversification of its product portfolio in recent years have paid off. That...
Strip curtains minimise dust in production, packaging facilities
THE quality, shelf life and saleability of consumables are dependent on several factors, including their freshness. Linked to this is the absence of pollutants and unsafe...
Helping businesses achieve pain-free ISO certification
THE packaging and design industries have experienced unprecedented growth in recent years both locally and abroad. In order to deliver market-ready materials to an end-market...
Cheers! R438m brewery boost for EC economy
IN what’s being hailed as a powerful vote of confidence in Port Elizabeth’s manufacturing industry, the country’s largest...
Container contents: is your packaging compliant?
THE EU and other ports around the world are checking incoming containers at random for compliant contents and have impounded the shipments of a number of offenders over the...
Food giant backs SA polystyrene recycling drive
Danone SA, GM, Hendrik Born DANONE Southern Africa has become the latest producer of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) to join the Polystyrene Association of South Africa, a...
Food packaging stalwart celebrates 60 years in SA
LEADING food processing and packaging company, Tetra Pak, recently marked 60 years in South Africa with a celebration at its Pinetown plant. “Tetra Pak was established in 1952...
Paper beats plastic for Durban boat maker
WHEN Oliver Nudds, CEO of boat-building company, AquaQuad, grew dissatisfied with many of the rigid inflatables he was shipping to the United States arriving damaged, despite...
