Anton Steeman
Anton is a packaging engineer with some 40 years experience in the packaging field with various multinationals, among others Akzo Nobel, Unilever, Heinz, Sara Lee, Shell, Philips, Johnnie Walker and all that years confronted with the eminent question: "How can I get that product most efficiently packaged with regards to technology, economics, design and in later years sustainability and recyclability."
Excellence in PackagingLink This | Email This | Comments (6) 2010: Trends in PackagingSome readers have asked me to write as a follow-up to my article: “ The 12 Most Impressive Packaging Innovations in 2009 “, an article about the trends in packaging innovation to be expected in 2010. I am not a crystal-glazer and who am I to pretend to be able to envision the future trends in packaging. In general I find articles about trends often only mirroring the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) The 12 Most Impressive Packaging Innovations in 2009This is my last post of 2009 and I thought it interesting to give my readers an overview of the, in my opinion, most impressive innovations in packaging of this year. Enjoy it and have a delightful turn of the Year. The Aluminium Bottle of the Year A revolutionary lightweight aluminium bottle made for Eaux Vives mineral water in Canada won the Can of the Year Award for Exal... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) The 2009 Packaging ‘Goofies' From Around The WorldAre the packages I describe here, the result of some idiotic, stupid and incompetent designers? No, not at all, on the contrary. I just used the word ‘goofy’ to catch your attention, although ….. some are the result of a far-too-free-flowing brainwave and some are simple and brilliant, just that little bit extra to pop-off the supermarket shelves. Unfortunately they... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) Bio-based Plastics From Algae - An Old is New Again StoryOn my blog Best In Packaging I wrote two posts titled: “The Potential of Bio-based Plastics” ( part 1 and part 2 ) in which I reviewed a study regarding the potential of bio-based plastics. The study meanly concentrated on feed stock which need more or less large quantities of arable areas which could and should, in my opinion exclusively, be used for food and not for... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) A Touch of Class Enters the Boxed Wine CategoryIn the beverage alcohol market it is wine which is the primary growth driver, while at the same time the wine industry’s low margins and commodity market dynamics have made it the toughest sector of drinks for packaging innovation. Although the majority of wines is still bottled in glass, the larger format sector for wine, targeting the mainstream wine consumer, is dominated by the... More |
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