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By the end of 2013, the Rexam company officially launched the fourth production line at its Austrian plant in Ludesch. The new investment will increase the production capacity of the factory by 700 million packaging per year. 

In last issue of PACKAGING POLSKA 12/2013 we wrote about the possibilities of using augmented reality in the packaging industry. A good example is the cooperation between the Pizza Hut chain in the UK and Blippar technology platform, which “hid” the interactive data in the delivery box.

Shortly before Christmas the Coca-Cola company run an original holiday action as part of the „Open happiness” campaign. In selected chopping malls around the world they placed billboards from which the customers could cut off pieces of red paper straight from the display. 

Due to assumptions that bisphenol A (BPA) may be the cause of diseases, international companies related to plastic industry start to withdraw BPA from the food packaging production process. In the near future Greiner Packaging is supposed to join them and ban using BPA in their food packaging.

Bioplastic specialists, a German company Fkur, presented two new products in Nuremberg: biobased raw materials for barrier packaging and compostable materials for household films. The first one, launched under the brand name Terralene, is a new solution for food industry. 

Eggs, like some packaged meats, suffer from confinement odour which can be off-putting after opening the packaging. In order to change that, British company Sirane prepared an absorbency patch which neutralizes the unpleasant smell. This innovative product had its premiere just recently.

 The annual edition of fashion week in New York, which last from 5 till 12 September, was all about ecology in fashion and "eco design”. That is why the America Plastics Makers and American Chemistry Council planned a special event during which at the corner of 8 Avenue they placed a vending machine that gave a limited edition  T-shirt from recycled plastic for free. 

 RPC Tedeco-Gizeh demonstrated a creative way of recycling plastic cups – they gave them a new life by turning them into a wedding dress for Tracey Leahy, managing director of Mannvend – the UK’s independent supplier of vending machines.