Safe Load Testing Technologies, Spain: a commercial home for R&D
06/30/2020
There are at least two reasons why Spain’s Safe Load Testing Technologies (Safe Load TT) should be of interest to institutes carrying out their own packaging research and testing: firstly, because this company is a key supplier of a wide range of test and simulation equipment; and secondly, because it demonstrates the potential of spinning off a successful commercial technology business from an R&D operation.

Participate Online in the 2020 World Conference and Webinar Series
06/22/2020
As a packaging professional this provides you with a no travel, lower cost opportunity to learn about what has gone on this past twelve months in the field of packaging research, education, and package testing from world leading experts. Please consider the possibility of participating in the conference and the on-demand presentations of the research paper presentations.

Clemson plans for food packaging summit early next year
06/30/2020
There are signs that organisations are starting to look beyond the Covid-19 peak and are organising face-to-face events for early in 2021, with Clemson University in the US, for example, planning its first Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit in February next year as part of its Sonoco FRESH initiative.

VTT examines plastics circularity
06/30/2020
VTT, Finland, has published a discussion paper examining the Circular Economy of Plastics, with proposals including a combination of bio-based feedstock, mechanically- and chemically-recycled feedstock, carbon capture and renewable energy sources to help ensure the plastics value chain can minimise its contribution to climate change.