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Go-Pak Group has received a UK Packaging Awards 2026 recognition for an investment in AI-assisted warehouse automation, according to a report dated October 20. The system, nicknamed “Stretch Armstrong,” unloads incoming goods and transfers cases to conveyors feeding a palletisation process. Go-Pak implemented the technology with support from its parent company, SCG Packaging, and engineering and technology specialists. The company said the system reduced container-processing times by 67%.…
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Amsterdam is considering a citywide ban on disposable food and drink packaging as part of efforts to reduce litter. Municipal lawyers have concluded that such a measure would be legally possible, according to the supplied report. The city’s materials say coffee cups and fast-food containers account for about 30% of rubbish left in public spaces.…
AROS Group received two Pentawards 2026 distinctions for its Paper Palette paper-based compact. The company won silver in Supplier Innovation of the Year and bronze in Sustainable Design — Body, Health and Beauty. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony at Magazine London on October 16, 2026.…
UFlex Limited plans to invest US$117.7 million in a packaging-film manufacturing facility in Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone. The proposed plant is designed for annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons and will produce biaxially oriented polypropylene packaging film. A Joint Participation Agreement for the project was signed on September 29, 2026, between the Azerbaijan Business Development Fund, Flex Middle East FZE and the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Investment Company.…
France-based materials company Z1RO says it has completed industrial trials of materials made from non-wood biomass on automated wet-moulded-fibre equipment at Kiefel in Germany. The materials incorporated bamboo, hemp and fallen leaves.…