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ArticleAnnual Smurfit Kappa report suggests over 40% reduction in company’s CO2 emissions over 17 years
Smurfit Kappa has claimed a 43.9% reduction in CO2 emissions since 2005 in its sixteenth annual Sustainable Development Report, apparently keeping the company on target to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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ArticleNestlé updates Nesquik’s packaging and mascot in pursuit of a modern, digital rebrand
Nesquik is reimagining the role of its mascot in a partnership with FutureBrand to modernise its brand identity, aiming for relevance in the digital age and growth into new audience segments.
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ArticlePlastics supply chain in Europe continues to push for greater legal certainty for recycled content
Earlier this week, organisations from across the value chain called on the EU to adopt mass balance as a means of developing EU-harmonised calculating rules for recycled content in plastics applications in order to meet revised environmental targets.
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ArticleAvery Dennison adopts the Carbon Trust’s carbon footprinting tool in bid to enable transparent and sustainable label production
Avery Dennison Corporation has worked alongside the Carbon Trust to transition into a bespoke carbon footprinting tool with the goal of facilitating transparency and improved environmental impact measurement and reporting for its label products.
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ArticleWRI’s market insights for global forest industry highlight $1 billion loss in Russian lumber exports and lowered European pulp prices
Wood Resources International has shared market insights for the global forest industry this quarter, including Europe’s close proximity to a twenty-year high in sawlog prices and a decline in its pulp prices due to an apparent decrease in global paper demand.
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ArticleGrupo Hinojosa designs recyclable, compostable paper packaging for foodservice applications
Hinojosa Packaging Group has launched Foodservice, a line of recyclable primary packaging for hot and cold beverages, dairy, and fourth- and fifth-range prepared foods set to reduce single-use plastics in the foodservice sector.
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ArticleSOMIC aims for optimal performance and smaller footprint with new modular machine concept
SOMIC Verpackungsmaschinen will display its SOMIC 434 modular machine concept for tray packaging, tray-cover, and wraparound solutions at interpack 2023 in hopes of delivering maximised performance with a compact footprint.
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ArticleThe pack is back
In times of economic uncertainty, how do consumer and brand owner perceptions of packaging change? Christopher Schilperoort, MD at brand and packaging design agency bluemarlin, says that in tough times, packaging has an even bigger job to do.
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ArticlePanasonic produces stretchable substrate for printed electronics applications
Panasonic has introduced BEYOLEX™, a new thermoset stretchable film polymer substrate for printed electronics (PE). This novel material is based on a proprietary non-silicone thermoset polymer chemistry developed by Panasonic researchers at the Electronic Materials laboratory in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.
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ArticleAI features implemented into Avery Dennison’s atma.io platform to facilitate collaboration and adherence to EU legislation
Avery Dennison has updated its atma.io connected product cloud with new artificial intelligence features – a move set to enhance communication and collaboration between supply chain partners and assist in preparation for the EU’s Digital Product Passport legislation.
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ArticleGerdau Graphene announces graphene-enhanced PE masterbatch to be sold in Japan
Gerdau Graphene has released a graphene-enhanced Poly-G PE-07GM polyethylene masterbatch in a reported world first, with Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation set to distribute the product on the Japanese market.
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ArticleCross-sectoral statement calls upon European Commission to implement mass balance approach for calculating recycled content in plastics
Organisations from various major market sectors have called upon the European Commission and Member States to adopt mass balance as a means of developing EU-harmonised calculating rules for recycled content in plastics applications in order to meet revised environmental targets.
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ArticleUnilever adds accessible QR code to Persil packs
Zapvision, the new Accessible QR solution for people who are blind and partially sighted, created by digital agency and longstanding AIPIA member Zappar, has partnered with Unilever so that it is now available on packs of Persil laundry detergent products across the UK.
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ArticleBaumüller aims for optimised and sustainable packaging processes with upcoming automated solutions
Baumüller will display its intelligent drive and automation solutions set to facilitate sustainable and resource-efficient processes for the packaging industry – including energy monitoring and machine simulation software, water-cooled servo motors, and a new generation of servo controllers – at interpack 2023.
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ArticleProgroup to power its paper factory with new waste-to-energy plant
Progroup is expanding its Sandersdorf-Brehna site with a waste-to-energy plant to supply its paper factory with heat and electricity – reportedly saving around 80,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
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ArticleMiwa Technologies receives EU funding to continue scaling up its smart reusable packaging system
Miwa Technologies is receiving over €5 million in funding through the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator programme for the further implementation of its smart reusable packaging system in European supermarkets.
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ArticleAvery Dennison’s bottle neck label line claims to prevent label detachment in ice buckets
Avery Dennison is aiming to tackle the issue of neck labels detaching from bottles with its new Neck Label Collection for premium products stored in ice buckets such as champagne and prosecco.
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ArticleCreams and lotions converted into confetti-like ‘paper’ through technology developed at University of East Anglia
A new technology that converts beauty products such as moisturiser into confetti-like ‘paper’ – anticipated to reduce both packaging waste and carbon emissions in the beauty industry – has been developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia.
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ArticleRussian wood chip and log imports to Finland thought to have fallen to zero in 2022
Imports of wood chips and logs to Finland from Russia fell from an all-time high in 2020 to zero in the third quarter of 2022, according to Wood Resources International.