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July - Aug 2010
Hello and welcome to the July - August issue of Packaging Gazette. This month has seen the new government put its weight behind the Courtauld Commitment 2. It gave its backing at the inaugural
meeting of signatories in London. After the PAFA warning last month that the Commitment isn’t the answer, are the government right to back it? Let me know your thoughts.
On with the issue and over on page 12 we take a look at the Total Processing and Packaging Show, held at Birmingham’s NEC. The show, which takes place every three years, attracts key professionals from major sectors
including food & drink, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, household products and chemicals. Giving an insight on how key industry figures spend their week, on page 14, Stuart Roberts of Sealed Air shares his working week with us. Finally, every aspect of modern industry involves the emission of CO2. Today more than ever before, the environmental impact of our packaging products is right at the top of the ethical agenda. In principle this is a good development, but is still only the tip of the iceberg. In the long-term, we need to ensure the responsible handling of all natural resources, with increasing pressure being applied to the international political stage, over claims to genuine “sustainability”. On page 20, aluminium
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20 GENUINE SUSTAINABILITY Sustainable practices within aluminium packaging
FROM THE EDITOR 4
The news stories that caught our eye this month INDUSTRY NEWS 6
Latest happenings from the packaging industry TOTAL REVIEW 12
A look at the Total Processing & Packaging show
packaging is put under spotlight with a look at genuine sustainability within the industry. In our September - October issue we will be taking a look at Food & Drink and Form, Filling & Selling. If you have any ideas, comments or would like to contribute to our next issue please get in touch at
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We hope you enjoy the issue. Keith Lucas, Editor
16 PRODUCT INNOVATIONS All the latest products to hit the market
19 BOTTLES, GLASS AND BOTTLING
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF 14 Stuart Roberts of Sealed Air
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22 CONTRACTS & PROJECTS Who’s up to what and where
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