Meat processors can turn to automation and vary film gauge, among other strategies, to meet demand for holiday products.

SÜDPACK and industrial printing specialist LEIBINGER have joined forces test the suitability of continuous inkjet (CIJ) inks for printing on recyclable films for packaging food that is sterilized following the packaging process.

The extension to the Encore range of sustainable BOPP films include the use of chemical recycled polymer for food contact applications and the addition of mechanically recycled PCR for non-food.

The companies will launch recyclable, fiber-based tray systems in North America.

The company will now have additional packaging solutions from Lofton’s portfolio and specialty solutions.

The German Packaging Award’s jury honored the film manufacturer with a recyclable bag for cheese ripening in the “new material” category and a recyclable film concept for blister packaging for solid applications in the “sustainability/recyclability” category.

Rayoform EUP50 is 50 microns, with a 0.55 g/cm3 density. The company extended its range of thinner films.

The film manufacturer will be presenting its entire portfolio at the conference.

The company’s HiDura LUX amorphous nylon for packaging films was unveiled at ProPak China 2023.

Packaging for alt proteins must be protective and creative to succeed.