All you need to know about ThePackHub's Innovation Zone in 2 minutes

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The gold envelopes have arrived! We will fill these with details of the six category winners of our Packaging Startup Awards to be announced at London Packaging Week on Friday at 2:45pm. Which startups do you think might be a category winner? #packaging #packaginginnovation

New to our Innovation Zone - Global food giant Kraft Heinz has launched glow-in-the-dark packaging for its Jet-Puffed marshmallow brand this summer. #packaging #gosmoregazing

New to our Innovation Zone - Ahlstrom-Munksjö's product PurposeSeal is a heat-sealed paper solution constructed to ensure quality and protection for end-use packaging solutions. It is regarded as a replacement for traditional plastic film usage. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Researchers from the US universities of Rutgers and Harvard are taking a small step to combat this and have combined to develop a special biodegradable coating, which can be added to food, protecting it from pathogens and physical damage. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Nova Chemicals, a Canadian petrochemical producer, has introduced a specialised high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resin that can be used to produce recyclable all-polyethylene packaging. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, in Stockholm, Sweden have developed what they say is a cheap but effective device that can dispense and store precise amounts of liquids. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - New Zealand-based vegan body care brand Ethique has launched its first lipstick range in its signature plastic-free, home-compostable tubes, lined with plant wax. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Mondelez UK has announced that as part of its on-pack summer promotion with Merlin Entertainments, a pilot scheme utilising QR codes will give consumers access to a new online platform. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - The consumer products division of global packaging manufacturer TekniPlex has announced the launch of shatter-resistant PET (polyethylene terephthalate) food trays with 50% post-industrial recycled content #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Le Jardin Retrouvé uses blockchain technology to guarantee its perfume’s authenticity. By scanning the QR code, consumers get access to a large number of inviolable pieces of information tracing the origin and manufacturing of products. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Australian manufacturer Caps & Closures has announced the launch of ID-Shield, a holographic security labelling system. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of fruit and vegetables company Costa have collaborated with Melbourne-based consultancy N.A.V.I. Co Global to develop a hybrid grape punnet. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - A collaboration of four companies has resulted in the development of a stand-up pouch made with post-consumer recycled raw material (PCR) for non-food products. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Japanese printing company Toppan is launching a low-cost temperature logging label that enables the temperature of food in transit to be measured and recorded at regular intervals, and data to be sent to a database via wireless networks. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Opal is an innovative Australian paper-based packaging company. They recently partnered with Dan Murphy’s, a wine and liquor vendor also from Australia to design and create an Australian-made, 100% recycled and recyclable wine carrier box. #packaging

Paul Jenkins of ThePackHub presenting at the EcoPack stage at the Packaging Innovations show in Birmingham #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - European packaging manufacturer Coveris has collaborated with Ultra Premium Direct, to supply pre-made pet food bags made from its MonoFlexE mono-material solution, a recyclable PE (polyethylene). #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - California-based manufacturer of moulded fibre products Zume have developed a compostable coffee cup lid made from bagasse, a by-product of the sugar industry. #packaging

New to our Innovation Zone - Smurfit Kappa has announced the launch of the latest innovation to join its TechniPaper portfolio. AquaStop paper is water-resistant thanks to a special coating which is added to it during the manufacturing process. #packaging