business
06 May 2024
--- Antalis, a paper, packaging and visual communication product supplier, has added Ultima GC1, a blue-white premium paperboard, to its portfolio. The paperboard is coated on both sides — a double coating on the top side...
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03 May 2024
--- This week in industry news, Sappi future-proofed its mill in Austria to adapt to digitalization and industry 4.0 needs. Meanwhile, SIG launched a spouted pouch system featuring in-line pouch sterilization and Carbios...
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03 May 2024
--- Starbucks is partnering with Podback to allow customers to pick up Podback’s free-of-charge drop-off recycling bags across all of its 1,250 UK coffee shops. The bags can be filled with used coffee pods and taken to one...
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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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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
--- 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
--- 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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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
--- 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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26 Apr 2024
--- The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has published its first two “Solution Model” playbooks to improve the understanding of stakeholders across the plastic value chain about what is needed to drive systems change to...
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26 Apr 2024
--- This week in industry news, SIG collaborated with Namaqua Wines for aseptic wine carton packs, and Amcor released a fully post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET bottle for carbonated soft drinks. Meanwhile, ProAmpac announced it...
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25 Apr 2024
--- Eastman and SEE, formerly known as Sealed Air, are launching a compostable, lightweight tray designed to replace conventional polystyrene foam trays in protein packaging that can work on existing, industrial food packaging...
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24 Apr 2024
--- Unilever is “unashamedly” axing a range of its environmental sustainability pledges, in what the corporation says is a needed and realistic update given current geopolitical issues and the financial pressures put...
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23 Apr 2024
--- Taranis Investment is investing €10 million (US$10.7 million) into Pryme, a cleantech company specializing in converting waste into plastic products through a fully electrical pyrolysis technology on an industrial...
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22 Apr 2024
--- Sweden-based food technology company Saveggy has raised €1.76 million (US$1.87 million) to launch its plant-based packaging alternative for fresh fruit and vegetables at an industrial scale. The investment round was led...
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18 Apr 2024
--- The pet food industry is observing increasing premiumization and humanization, which is also reflected in the packaging through broader portfolios and specific formats, according to Alexander Korolchuk, Mondi’s...
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18 Apr 2024
--- Siegwerk has partnered with petrochemical company Borouge to co-develop 100% monomaterial packaging solutions. The companies say they aim to build a “pipeline of solutions” that will enable global converters to...
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17 Apr 2024
--- Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre, is participating in an EU-funded project to promote a European circular economy for the bio-based industrial ecosystem using AI-powered solutions. The SYMBA project titled...
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16 Apr 2024
--- International Paper (IP) has announced an agreement for an all-share takeover of DS Smith, following weeks of speculation. The US-based packaging giant will acquire the entire company for £5.8 billion (US$7.2 billion)...
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