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Cardboard packaging: the revival
Pack News & Mechanical Handling, Oct. 2006, pp 31, 33, 35
Cardboard will play an important role again in the future as packaging material, even when more demanding requirements are being imposed on packaging. Dr. Ingrid Wienk of the Wageningen University & Research Centre tells more about this in this article in Dutch.
Communicative packaging in the battle against shrinkage
VMT, 12 August 2006
Communicative packaging can reduce shrinkage of fresh products during storage and transportation. The Agrotechnology and Food Science Group performs research within the EU-project Sustainpack into applications of temperature sensors in cardboard boxes. The findings can be interesting for inter-continental container transport of tomatoes on the vine. This article is available in Dutch.
More about Sustainpack
Newsletter EU-project Sustainpack
July 2005
Sustainpack is a pan-European EU-project whjich aims to create a new set of track records in packaging concepts based on renewable raw materials. You can read about its progress in its second newsletter here.
Go to project website.
Cardboard packages make a comeback
VMT, 22 april 2005, nr. 9, pp.17-18
Improving cardboard packages using nanotechnology is one of the aims of Sustainpack. This is an European project in which 35 organisations join forces to improve material properties and inbuilt diagnostics. Intensive contact with the market ensures that such new technologies can be put to use quickly. Article is available in Dutch.
Innovation and sustainable development in the chain of fibre-based packaging
March 2005
Cardboard is a many-sided packaging material because of its strength, printability and sustainability (can be recycled). However, the requirements imposed on packaging nowadays go beyond its physical ability to protect the product. Qualities such as barrier against gases, fastening by seals, excellent print results and information provision are now almost part and parcel of conventional plastics. The next step is to develop new innovative solutions to incorporate this range of qualities into renewable raw materials (wood fibres and bio-polymers). More...
First of its kind cardboard packaging concepts
Pakblad, March 2005: p.10
The ambitions for cardboard are growing. It will soon be possible to produce printable sensors, moisture-resistant and airtight boxes and form-, fill- and seal packages made from renewable raw materials. Researchers involved in the pan-European project Sustainpack expects to come up with pioneering developments concerning the introduction of fibre-based packaging concepts in the market within four years. Article is available in Dutch.
Will nanoboard replace plastic?
Voedingsmiddelen Industry, 29 september 2004, pp 50, 51, 53
It seemed as if plastic was here to stay as a packaging material. However, scientists are developing an alternative known as nanoboard. This new material should make its debut in the market in four years' time. It is stronger and more stiff than the current board and resistant to moisture. Above all, nanoboard is completely recyclable. Article is available in Dutch.
Communicative packaging
October 2004
The days of the barcode are over. It is making way for RFID-tags with more capabilities. We have applied the technology, especially in distribution chains of perishable products. By registering of the surrounding conditions, the quality of fresh products can be determined at any moment, so that the distribution can be managed according to the remaining shelf-life. More information in Dutch.
Innovation and sustainable development in the chain of fibre-based packaging
March 2005
Cardboard is a many-sided packaging material because of its strength, printability and sustainability (can be recycled). However, the requirements imposed on packaging nowadays go beyond its physical ability to protect the product. Qualities such as barrier against gases, fastening by seals, excellent print results and information provision are now almost part and parcel of conventional plastics. The next step is to develop new innovative solutions to incorporate this range of qualities into renewable raw materials (wood fibres and bio-polymers). More...