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Honey labels - All there is to know about labelling your product correctly

In supermarkets, specialist shops, online stores, and markets, a wide variety of honey is available. Honey labels play a key role in helping consumers navigate this diversity and access all the important information about each product.

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Technical terms explained: Packaged goods

Packaged goods is the term used to describe the goods that are packaged and, if necessary, shipped. It is divided into seven different categories, which also reflect the respective specific properties. These in turn are relevant for choosing the appropriate packaging.

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Technical terms explained: Packing aids

Packaging aids are materials that serve to secure the packaged goods or also to improve the stability of a package. These include, for example, adhesive tapes for sealing a carton or buffer and filling materials such as bubble wrap for protecting the packaged goods.

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Cardboard school bags - interesting facts about the companion of all school starters.

The first day of school is an important event in the life of every child. A colorful, bulging school cone is a natural part of it for most. Where does this custom actually come from? How can you make your own school cones and what do they contain? This article will answer these and other exciting questions.

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Free delivery - what does that actually mean exactly?

There are numerous reasons why you need to ship goods and other carefully packaged items by way of using a transportation service provider. In online retail, it is simply central to the business model, but there is such a need in many other entrepreneurial sectors as well. But here, as elsewhere, nothing is free, at least not for one of the parties involved. This is where shipping costs come into play. We will now show you not only what a free free delivery but also how it affects the sender and recipient and what you as a retailer should bear in mind and can adjust.

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Sustainable packaging for your fashion brand

Sustainability and the fashion industry are terms that don't quite seem to go together. In fact, the fashion industry produces a large part of the global emissions in the production of its clothing. One of the problems is the lack of transparency on the part of fashion manufacturers, e.g. with regard to their supply chain, since most garments are produced abroad. In the field of sustainability, a rethinking is slowly taking place in the fashion industry, even if it is still (too) small progress at the moment (BMWI, 2021). In our contribution, we focus on packaging, which is part of the sustainable supply chain in the fashion industry and still leads to the highest CO2 emissions in fulfillment.

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How wetness resistant is corrugated board and how can this property be improved?

Corrugated board is one of the most popular packaging materials in Germany - its market share is currently over 67 percent. No wonder, because corrugated board is light and at the same time stable due to its special lightweight construction. But what about the moisture resistance of corrugated board and how can this property be further improved? We offer you an overview.