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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
ESKO has introduced a new tool designed to help brands successfully meet packaging compliance standards. Esko Comply offers an automated way to validate components of product packaging and promotional materials, using customisable rules and AI to check labels and packaging for missing allergens, incorrect barcodes, FDA formatting violations, and other potential errors.
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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
DOMINO Printing Sciences has outlined its intention to become a net zero business by 2050. On the company’s new corporate social responsibility website, Domino has published a carbon reduction plan, which includes targets to achieve carbon neutrality across scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 25% reduction in scope 3 emissions by 2030, based on 2022 levels.
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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
PACE Mechanical Handling and JT Hopkins & Sons are celebrating 30 years of working together following the installation of a new potato packing line. The firms first worked together in 1995, when PACE installed a single head weigher and stitcher line to replace an existing palletiser handling 25kg sacks of chipping potatoes. Ten years later, Richard Hopkins asked PACE to return to its packhouse at Carsaig Farm in Wroot, North Lincolnshire, to install a double-head weigher and upgrade the stitcher.
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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
ANTALIS has launched its new graphic and cartonboard swatch, containing 35 sample sheets featuring various weights and finishes. The move is designed to support commercial printers, carton converters, designers, and specifiers by presenting an overview of Antalis’ graphical board portfolio. Users can explore the tactile qualities, printability, and versatility of each material.
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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
MONDI has teamed up with French pet food manufacturer Saga Nutrition to create recyclable packaging for a dry pet food range. The design replaces non-recyclable multi-material plastic with mono-material. As part of Mondi’s re/cycle portfolio, re/cycle FlexiBag is said to offer high-barrier properties, protecting products from moisture, fat and odour in sizes from 3kg and up.
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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
PRINTING and packaging specialist, The Encore Group, has completed the acquisition of Heritage Envelopes Limited in a deal tipped to potentially create over 20 jobs. Already boasting a workforce of over 300 staff, the move is said to secure many existing jobs as well as create new ones at Encore’s sites in Washington and Dewsbury. “Acquiring Heritage brings together two highly respected names in the envelope world and enables our group to bolster production levels,” said Encore’s MD, David Cooper.
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2 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
STEEL for Packaging Europe is celebrating confirmation of the highest ever EU recycling rate for steel packaging. Independently verified and calculated using the EU’s harmonised methodology, the latest figures reveal 82% of steel packaging placed on the market was ‘really recycled’ in 2023, meaning it entered actual recycling operations rather than just being collected.
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3 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
ULMA Packaging UK has announced the launch of its new TFX range of thermoforming machines. Designed for the demands of the food industry, ULMA said the TFX series combines ‘advanced engineering, intelligent automation and a strong focus on sustainability’. The machines are described as featuring hygienic construction and a suite of smart technologies.
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3 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Gary Moug
FLEXIBLE packaging manufacturer Korozo Group is marking World Environment Day 2025 by urging the industry to accelerate innovation efforts and contribute to building a future that prioritises environmental health and responsible resource use. World Environment Day (5 June) is promoting a healthier future by calling on governments, communities, and individuals to do more to #BeatPlasticPollution.
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4 days ago | 
packagingscotland.com | Rob Stevens |Gary Moug
By Rob Stevens, market manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline Metal DetectionMETAL detection is a crucial technology for food safety, helping manufacturers maintain high quality standards while meeting regulatory and retailer requirements. However, to be truly effective, metal detectors must undergo routine testing to verify performance, confirm compliance and reduce contamination risks.
