industry news
02 May 2024
--- Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Kraton and Dow are partnering to reduce the carbon footprint for two of Henkel’s North American proprietary products for end-of-line packaging: Technomelt Supra 100 LE and Technomelt Supra...
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02 May 2024
--- Quadpack is launching a new glass airless packaging range branded Crystal Ballet. The solution is a refillable, double-wall, airless pack featuring a high-end glass bottle. Its design houses airless technology and a...
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02 May 2024
--- The UK has submitted draft Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations for packaging to the EU and notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) about labeling requirements, with the goal of implementing the regulation...
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02 May 2024
--- Unilever’s global head of packaging, Pablo Costa, has issued an extensive statement explaining the corporation’s recent decision to scale back its plastic reduction pledges, saying that overly ambitious targets...
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02 May 2024
--- UPM Raflatac is releasing a new line of products under its Carbon Action Plastic Labels portfolio, introduced to help customers reduce the carbon footprint of their packaging materials. The line is planned for expansion...
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01 May 2024
--- The Federation of Beauty Companies (FEBEA) is proposing three measures relating to manufacturing and packaging standards and streamlining regulations in the cosmetics sector in response to the French government’s call...
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01 May 2024
--- Printing inks and coatings provider Siegwerk has developed a fully recyclable mono-PE bag for dry pet food using its Cirkit functional coatings. Partnering with printing machine manufacturer Windmöller &...
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01 May 2024
--- PulPac has joined the not-for-profit print and paper advocacy group Two Sides as a new member. The UK-based Two Sides campaign is a collaboration of companies from sectors including forestry, pulp and paper manufacturing,...
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01 May 2024
--- Novolex is investing in US-based reusable systems and container brand Ozzi. Eco-Products, a Novolex business unit, will help accelerate Ozzi’s portfolio growth. Novolex has not disclosed any financial details, a...
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01 May 2024
--- For the modern on-the-go consumers, convenience food offers a practical way to save time without compromising on taste and health. According to industry insights, consumers are increasingly purchasing ready-to-eat meals. But...
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30 Apr 2024
--- Acer has partnered with Plastic Bank to collect and recycle at least 50 tons of “ocean-bound” plastic this year through its community of collectors in Southeast Asia.
30 Apr 2024
--- Huber+Suhner is applying 100% recyclable, FSC-certified paper packaging to its indoor fiber optic cable assemblies, reducing the usage of single-use plastic bags by 2.2 million annually. The paper will be applied to bags,...
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30 Apr 2024
--- Leipa, a manufacturer of sustainable board solutions, is launching digitally printable cardboard. The development enables customers to print personalized images, barcodes, sequential numbers, small quantities or top-ups and...
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30 Apr 2024
--- Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) is acquiring Swedish glass recycler Svensk Glasåtervinning (SGÅ).
30 Apr 2024
--- The fourth round of negotiations for a UN Global Plastics Treaty (INC-4) concluded yesterday in Ottawa, Canada. Industry stakeholders left the meetings urging further intersessional work before the final round in November....
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29 Apr 2024
--- April began with Century Aluminum planning the first new aluminum smelter in the US in 45 years. Empack was held in the Netherlands, where we reported live from the show floor. Meanwhile, International Paper secured a deal...
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29 Apr 2024
--- Blue Ocean Closures has developed a cellulose fiber alternative to plastic caps for Sweden-based supplement company Great Earth. The start-up describes the product concept as being “completely new to the market.”
29 Apr 2024
--- A study published in Science Advances finds 56 global companies are responsible for more than half of all branded plastic pollution. Scientists from universities in the US, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Estonia,...
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29 Apr 2024
--- ExxonMobil partnered with Constantia Drukpol to develop a non-laminated monomaterial freezer film for plant-based food products provider Bonduelle to enhance recyclability and reduce complexity. Azalea Rangel Ramirez,...
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29 Apr 2024
--- Austria-based chemical recyclers Borealis and OMV Group have entered into long-term feedstock supply agreements for their recycling facilities with Tomra Feedstock, a subsidiary of waste sorting technology producer Tomra....
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