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June 2010 |
According to Consol Glass, the average weight of a 750ml non-returnable glass wine bottle was 516g until 2006. This was reduced by 15% last year to 437g, and now by a further 87g to 350g for this season's harvest.
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June 2010 |
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Health, convenience and sustainability are the packaging trends that visitors will discover at Africa's Big Seven (AB7), the biggest dedicated food and beverage trade expo in Africa.
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June 2010 |
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More sustainable inks used to print variable-data codes on primary and secondary packaging are becoming available. The benefits of shifting to these inks can be substantial for product manufacturers, particularly in the area of cost savings.
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June 2010 |
Although printing works were not included in the current listed activities of the Air Quality Act that came into effect on 1 April - thanks to the joint submission made by the Printing Industries Federation of SA (PIFSA), the Packaging Council of SA and the Plastic Converters Assoc in 2009 - the Air Quality technical advisor at the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has confirmed that it will be included in future rounds and amendments.
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June 2010 |
We thought that, given the big kick-off, we would bring you a selection - a mere sample - of packaging which was feeding into the huge publicity which the World Cup is (and always was) going to enjoy.
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June 2010 |
SABMiller has come up with a number of innovations for the event, two of which are in packaging. This is despite the fact that SABMiller is not an official sponsor of the World Cup, and is not expecting beer demand to be vastly increased during the period.
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June 2010 |
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Promasidor, producer of Drink-O-Pop, found a low-risk way of keying into the World Cup hype -
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June 2010 |
In October 2009, Nampak Wiegand Glass was approached by Coca-Cola to submit a proposal to produce a 250ml FIFA World Cup-themed commemorative glass bottle.
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June 2010 |
Packaging company Fima Films SA has expanded its range of local packaging, labelling and tobacco products. Its BOPP (biaxially-oriented polypropylene) labels have been such a success in the PET beverage market that it is now looking to break into the cooking oil PET container, aerosol can, canned food, beverage can, and dairy markets.
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June 2010 |
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Packaging Reporter spoke to five weighing line experts to discover the latest trends, challenges in setting up a line, and mistakes to avoid in the SA milling and baking, snack and confectionery, and fruit and vegetable sectors - as well as their tips for ensuring maximum up-time, productivity and line safety.
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