Farchioni olii S.p.A., one of Italy's main producers of typical foods from Umbria – oil, wine and flour – chose an independent partner that was easy to interact with to provide self-adhesive or cold-glue labels for glass and PET formats in the olive oil sector.

The collaboration has already produced a comprehensive Avery Dennison Greenprint™ assessment showing how thinner label materials can reduce environmental impacts. Avery Dennison Greenprint™, a screening lifecycle tool launched in 2010, is the first of its kind in the label industry.

The Flexographic Technical Association presented its Environmental Excellence Award for Innovations in Sustainability to Avery Dennison Materials Group at FTA’s annual forum on April 27. Avery Dennison was recognized for the CleanFlake™ portfolio, a collection of label materials developed to advance…

Digital direct printing on containers and packages during an ongoing production operation offers huge potentials for both the beverage industry and the market segments of household/cosmetics, converters and glass manufacturers, and opens up an abundance of new options. Krones AG, Neutraubling,…

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials today announced their CleanFlake™ portfolio was named “Top Product of the Year” in the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards.

With the recently developed KHS Innoprint direct print system for PET bottles KHS GmbH is one of the five companies nominated for this year's Hermes Award. KHS is one of the world's leading manufacturers of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food and non-food industries and belongs to…

Special sleeves incorporating UV protection from CCL Decorative Sleeves are being used to protect and enhance the quality of a new range of high protein dairy drinks, as well as creating a distinctive on-shelf presence for the brand.


Upbeat® drinks – available in strawberry and mango & passion…

To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Company has organized a full-wrap label consortium. The group, which includes members from more than 30 companies across the value chain, is…

Avery Dennison is introducing a new portfolio of Fasson® Wash-off labels that will help brand owners reduce the environmental impact of their products by maximising opportunities for material recycling.
Suitable for both glass and PET bottles, the wash-off labels provide label converters with a…

Presentation by Dr. Daniel Wagner Product Development SBC Polymers BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, GermanyLaunched onto the market three years ago, shrink films based on Styrolux® HS 70 have now become well-established in the European sleeve market. Compared to conventional mixtures of SBC (styrene butadiene…

Moreover, Eastman Embrace™ copolyester for shrink film is recyclable and environmentally friendly. It doesn’t contain halogens, sulfur, nitrogen, lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium. The Embrace™ materials are designed to be compatible with today’s recycling infrastructure. Eastman…

   Eastman Chemical Company announces the availability of its Eastman Embrace™ copolyesters for shrink film, enabling European brand owners to deliver maximum shelf impact with 360-degree graphics. Shrink films manufactured with Eastman’s copolyesters, including Embrace™ and Embrace™ LV, hug the…