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ArticleNew coffee capsule for Qbo Coffee uses 70% bio-based materials
A partnership between Berry Global, its customer Tchibo and its supplier Neste has introduced a coffee capsule made from 70% renewable sources that does not compete with food supplies.
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ArticleFlint Group and CEFLEX collaborate on rPP film printing trial
Flint Group and CEFLEX have collaborated to test how incorporating rPP into flexible packaging impacts printing processes, as part of the latter’s Quality Recycling Project (QRP).
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ArticleSABIC explores blockchain solution to boost circular feedstock traceability
SABIC has established a consortium blockchain project in collaboration with Finboot, Plastic Energy, and Intraplás, aimed at creating additional transparency and digital traceability for its TRUCIRCLE feedstock solutions.
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ArticleFinalist interview: AB InBev and partners’ low carbon aluminium can
Shortlisted for the ‘Climate’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, AB InBev, RUSAL, CANPACK and ELVAL’s low carbon aluminium beer can is made with 100% renewable electricity and uses an inert anode technology that allows for reduced emissions. AB InBev tells us more about the collaborative solution.
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ArticleM&S to remove ‘best before’ labels from fruit and vegetable lines
M&S has announced that ‘best before’ dates will be removed from the labelling of over 300 fruit and vegetable products, and replaced with a new code that staff can scan to check freshness and quality.
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ArticleNew resins for compostable applications developed by Green Dot Bioplastics
Green Dot Bioplastics has expanded its Terratek BD line with nine new resins, which it says are home and industrial compostable starch blends suitable for film extrusion, thermoforming, or injection moulding.
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ArticleDS Smith reports on progress towards plastic and emissions reduction targets
In its Sustainability Report 2022, DS Smith claims it has designed out over 313 million pieces of plastic from customer packaging portfolios over the past two years, as part of its fibre-based solutions programme and the implementation of its Circular Design Metrics.
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ArticleFEFCO announces ‘significant’ reduction in corrugated industry’s CO2 footprint
FEFCO reports that the CO2 footprint for the corrugated board industry is currently 491 kgCO2e/t, which it says demonstrates a “significant improvement” compared to 531 kgCO2e/t in 2018.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Berlin Packaging’s carbon neutral wine bottle
Berlin Packaging’s Aurelia is a carbon neutral wine bottle produced using renewable energy sources, with an offsetting programme for the remaining CO2 emissions. We caught up with the company about being shortlisted in the ‘Climate’ category of our 2022 Sustainability Awards.
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ArticleMULTIVAC unveils thermoforming machine aimed at recyclable films
MULTIVAC says its new R3 thermoforming machine runs recyclable packaging films made of mono-materials without crease formation while offering a modular construction that is simple to move and maintain.
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ArticleBerry launches resealable and refillable mono-material container for wet wipes
Berry Superfos has launched a mono-material polypropylene (PP) container for Hitam’s wet wipes range that is both resealable to retain freshness and refillable.
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ArticleInnovation for consumer protection
A changing landscape of consumption means that packaging security solutions are increasingly required to work harder – and be smarter – to protect consumers. We spoke with Dr Tobias Jochum from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and Terrence O’Neill from Covectra about how engaging consumers in their own protection via packaging may be key to addressing the challenges associated with e-commerce and counterfeiting.
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ArticleValue chain partners develop serialization and aggregation technologies for pharma packaging
SEA Vision and Marchesini Group are launching new solutions for printing, inspecting, and packing serialised blisters and performing aggregation with cartons, with the aim of boosting efficiency and security during the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
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ArticleMaking sense of scents as a sensory packaging tool and COVID test
According to H&H Graphics, a new member of AIPIA, there is a wide and growing interest in incorporating scent into packaging. The potential for innovation is pretty much unlimited, particularly when combined with other multisensory effects, it says.
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ArticleDow receives certification for post-consumer recycled content of PE compound resins
Dow has announced that its polyethylene (PE) resins, REVOLOOP, have been certified by AENOR as containing at least 30% post-consumer recycled content with the traceability of the production process also confirmed.
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ArticleStora Enso and Tetra Pak to conduct feasibility study for joint beverage carton recycling solution
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are jointly examining a shared beverage recycling solution that would involve a dedicated line in Langerbrugge for recovering fibres and producing recycled containerboard, while a partner would recycle the polymer and aluminium barrier materials.
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ArticleTranscend Packaging and Zume partner with aim to expand moulded fibre production in Europe
Transcend Packaging and Zume have announced a partnership for enhancing moulded fibre production capacity with a new facility in Europe planned for 2023, which will initially distribute moulded fibre snap lids for hot beverage cups.
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ArticleNew rectangular QR Code from Denso works in narrow spaces
DENSO, which is part of the Toyota Group, has developed a new QR Code. The rectangular Micro QR Code, or rMQR Code for short, can be printed in long, narrow spaces.
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ArticleNew generation of floating, low-density labels announced by CCL Label
CCL Label has unveiled a new generation of its EcoStream pressure-sensitive labels, which it says are made from floating, low-density polyolefin material that separates easily from heavier PET flakes during the recycling process.
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ArticleExploring paths to full circularity
To mark this year’s EU Green Week, Pro Carton – in association with Packaging Europe – hosted an industry roundtable discussion, which brought together industry experts from different stages of the supply chain. The discussion revolved around how the EU Green Deal would impact the packaging industry and the role of fibre-based packaging in achieving circularity.