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Apple and Amkor to build advanced packaging facility in Arizona
Apple and Amkor plan to build the largest outsourced advanced packaging facility in America, with Amkor packaging Apple silicon produced at the nearby TSMC fab.
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Sustainability Awards 2023 Winner Interview: Procter & Gamble’s ECOCLIC box for liquid laundry capsules
Following Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards which took place in Amsterdam this November, we spoke to Samantha King, vice president of research and development at Procter & Gamble about the company’s win in the commercialized Renewable Materials category with its ECOCLIC box for liquid laundry capsules.
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Neste reports doubled plastic waste processing capacity in second half of 2023
Neste claims to have doubled the amount of plastic waste processed at its Porvoo refinery in the latter half of 2023, reaching over 6,000 tons, and plans to develop the location into a renewable and circular solutions site.
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Packaging Europe’s most popular stories from 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, here are our most popular stories from the past year – from the EU’s hotly debated PPWR proposals to L’Oréal’s packaging sustainability approach. Give this article a read for a rundown on the most important stories from the packaging industry in the past 12 months.
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€2.5 million in seed funding to help Woola replace protective plastic with wool
Woola has raised €2.5 million in a funding round and is expanding its wool-based alternative to protective plastic packaging into the luxury goods market.
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University of Adelaide uses light to accelerate conversion of PE waste into valuable chemicals
At the University of Adelaide, a team of researchers hopes to contribute to a circular economy by using polyethylene waste as a feedstock and applying light-driven photocatalysis to convert it into useful chemicals.
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In-mould labels applied to JOZO salt shakers in cross-sectoral collaboration
JOZO’s decorated saltshaker tubes have adopted a new, user-friendly dosage cap and MCC Verstraete’s NextCycle IML labels in collaboration with SFA Packaging, CIRCPACK, and Veolia, with the end goal being circular packs that produce high-quality recycled polypropylene.
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Corrugated cardboard tray from DS Smith to reduce plastics in Panvita’s meat line
Panvita Group is adopting the DS Smith Easy Bowl corrugated cardboard tray in a bid to lower plastic consumption across the Ave meat product line by over 1.6 million pieces of packaging every year.
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European Council’s ‘general approach’ to PPWR receives criticism from industry players
After the European Council announced its ‘general approach’ for upcoming negotiations with the European Parliament surrounding the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, UNESDA, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE), European Bioplastics (EUBP), the Permanent Materials Alliance, and Zero Waste Europe have expressed their reservations about its mandatory collection and recycling targets, additions and removals of measures to and from the draft text, and more.
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European Council reveals negotiating position in further development for PPWR legislation
The European Council has introduced a ‘general approach’ on a proposal for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – intended to reduce waste generation in the EU, harmonize the internal packaging market, and drive the pursuit of a circular economy – in preparation for negotiations with the European Parliament.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: Approaching the paper vs plastic dilemma
Approaching the paper vs plastic dilemma.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: Renewables
Assessing the strategic opportunity for renewable packaging materials.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: Development of sustainable food packaging concepts
Unpacking Ghent University’s latest research into modelling how a more sustainable packaging concept will influence the shelf life of the packaged product and as such the generated food waste.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: Communicating your decarbonization efforts confidently in today’s world
Vivien McKewen explores how has the carbon conversation has changed in recent years, and the implications, featuring insights from packaging manufacturers, FMCG companies and the end consumer. Finally, she explains: how to be F.A.C.T.U.A.L in your communication.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: The role of LCAs in substantiating sustainability claims
Barbar Dunin explores the value that life cycle analysis (LCA) can provide in supporting sustainability claims, amid increasing regulatory and consumer pressure to avoid greenwashing.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: How sustainable packaging influences consumers
Sustainable packaging trends like recyclable materials, minimalist packaging, and reusable pack design help manufacturers reduce waste and, in many cases, enhance brand perception. However, thoughtful execution is needed to maintain purchase motivation and brand consistency.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: How to make e-commerce packaging sustainable
Sustainable Packaging Summit: How to make e-commerce packaging sustainable
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: Regulatory contexts for reuse
Sustainable Packaging Summit: Regulatory contexts for reuse.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: The role of certification in advancing the use of recycled plastics
Chain of custody standards have used mass balance and book & claim systems to bring about change across a wide range of supply chains including renewable energy, responsible palm oil, sustainable forestry and more. In this session, we’ll learn how new standards are leveraging these proven methods to help advance the use of recycled plastics.
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Sustainable Packaging Summit: Turning multilayer plastic packaging waste into valuable resources - Outcomes of the CIMPA project
The CIMPA project proposes innovative solutions to develop the first value chain for the recycling of multilayer plastics from the food industry and agriculture. The latest developments of this EU-funded project will be presented, including the circularity-by-design guidelines, the innovative sorting techniques, mechanical and physical recycling as well as upgrading solutions.