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ArticleBASF introduces new additive solutions for mechanical plastics recycling
Multinational chemicals company BASF announces IrgaCycle, additive solutions that it says will improve the properties of mechanically recycled plastics for different target industries.
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ArticleBerocca packaging update ‘reinvigorates’ brand’s message
Global life sciences company Bayer has partnered with the Free The Birds creative agency to redesign the packaging of its Berocca brand, in a bid to strengthen its market position and improve accessibility.
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ArticleZero in on Reuse
Will small-scale localised reuse schemes give consumers the confidence to switch to more sustainable solutions?
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ArticleEuropean tube market ‘stable’ in first half of 2021
The European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) has released its report detailing how the European tube market fared in the first half of 2021 as it continues to face pandemic challenges.
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ArticleA closer look at Dow’s and Bolloré’s new recyclable food contact barrier shrink film
Dow and Bolloré have joined forces on a pilot project which enables the use of recycled content in new food-contact packaging, which can in turn be recycled after use.
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ArticleWhat does the e-commerce boom mean for pharma supply chain security?
Counterfeiting has been a problem for the pharmaceutical sector for as long as it has been in existence; that being said, it’s clear that the age of e-healthcare and online purchasing brings an entirely new set of challenges.
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ArticleNew recyclable box announced for ‘iconic’ Ferrero Rocher range
Confectionary brand the Ferrero Group has announced that its Ferrero Rocher chocolate range will have a recyclable box, as part of its commitment to making 100% of its packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
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ArticleHolyGrail 2.0 receives validation for prototype detection sorting unit
Following last week’s announcement that it has reached its semi-industrial trial stage, the digital watermarking initiative HolyGrail 2.0 has reached another milestone – the successful validation of its first prototype detection sorting unit.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: Plastic Scanner
The next of our Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist interviews is with Jerry de Vos, creator of the Plastic Scanner - an open-source, low-cost device that he tells us can identify over 75% of all the plastics used by consumers around the world.
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ArticlePip & Nut switches to glass packaging for jar range
The nut butter company Pip & Nut has announced that it will replace its plastic packaging with a new glass jar range, which it says contains “over 50% recycled content”.
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ArticleCelebration Packaging launches ‘100% recyclable’ foodservice packaging
Foodservice packaging supplier Celebration Packaging has announced its new range of PET packaging, which it says is made from recycled materials and is fully recyclable itself.
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ArticleLoop launches in Tesco stores: ‘The impact could be enormous’
Reuse packaging platform has potential to change the way we shop, claims Ken Murphy, Tesco Group CEO.
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ArticleFinalist interview: RecycleMich
RecycleMich’s app for smartphones, which allows users to collect points for recycling plastic packaging and aluminium cans, is one of our 2021 Sustainability Awards finalists. We caught up with the company to learn more about the app.
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ArticleEuPC responds to calls for mandatory recycled content targets
Plastics converter representative EuPC has responded to PlasticsEurope’s call for a 30% recycled content target, claiming that this would place the risk solely on plastic converters instead of sharing responsibility across the value chain.
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ArticleBOBST announces new samples ‘designed for recyclability’
Packaging and label equipment and services supplier BOBST, along with its collaborators, has announced the launch of its ‘Generation 2.0’ samples of high barrier flexible packaging solutions designed for recyclability.
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ArticleIs a UN treaty needed to address plastic pollution?
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has published a white paper outlining its views on a UN treaty to strengthen current efforts to tackle plastic pollution and support the transition to a circular economy for plastics.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Cera2seal by watttron
In the latest edition of our Sustainability Awards finalist interviews, the spotlight is on watttron’s digital sealing technology Cera2seal, which enables the use of mono and recycled materials without loss of output.
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ArticleABB aims to support shorter delivery times for e-commerce with new application cell
With the launch of its FlexBuffer application cell, ABB hopes to respond to growing consumer demand for choice, flexibility and fast delivery.
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ArticleEuropean plastics producers call for mandatory EU recycled content target
Plastics industry representative PlasticsEurope says it endorses revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), while calling for a new recycled content target of 30% by 2030.
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ArticleLive! FachPack 2021 preview
Join the Packaging Europe team as we unpack the key news and developments ahead of this year's FachPack conference, which takes place from the 28th-30th September.