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ArticleDS Smith and Touchguard to launch virus resistant packaging
DS Smith is partnering with Touchguard to develop a new range of bacteria and virus-safeguarded sustainable cardboard packaging across its operations in Europe and North America.
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ArticlePartnership between BASF and BillerudKorsnäs results in new home-compostable paper laminate
BASF and the Swedish packaging material manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs have jointly developed a new home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging.
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ArticleSealed Air reveals ultra-thin food-grade film made using recycled plastic
Sealed Air has developed a new food-grade soft plastic film containing Certified Circular Resins (CCR), as it continues to strive towards creating 100% recyclable or reusable packaging solutions by 2025.
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ArticlePrintCYC releases ‘remarkable results’ of printed plastic film research
PrintCYC, a value chain initiative for the recycling of printed films, says that it has achieved “remarkable results” regarding the recycling of printed plastic films and processing of recyclate.
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ArticleHow can we take a holistic approach to developing sustainable packaging materials?
We hear from Mario Molinaro, business unit flexibles and marketing director, Europe, at Taghleef Industries.
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ArticlePepsi commits to 100% recycled plastic beverage bottles by 2022
PepsiCo has committed to eliminating all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in nine European Union markets by 2022.
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ArticleProcter & Gamble announces switch to recyclable HDPE tubes for oral care ranges
Procter & Gamble will start the switch to recyclable HDPE tubes for its Crest, Oral-B and Blend-a-med brands in January 2021 and will continue until full conversion by 2025 for US and European markets.
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ArticleDSM and SABIC co-develop meat packaging material made from mixed post-consumer plastics
DSM, SABIC, Cepsa, Fibrant, and Viscofan have together created a multi-barrier casing for meat products made via advanced recycling of post-consumer plastics.
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ArticleNew recyclable packaging concept for Feneberg’s minced meat: 36 tonnes of plastic per year saved
This Innovation Spotlight comes courtesy of Schur Flexibles, whose MonoFlow(re) film has helped a large retailer to make real material savings.
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ArticleUltrasafe – The amazing barrier film to your rescue
This edition of our Innovation Spotlight sees ACG introduce Ultrasafe – a brand new thermoformable film.
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ArticleThe innovative ALKOvin™ active sealing liner/wad for wine screw caps
With ALKOvin active, the product Meyer Seals introduces in its latest Innovation Spotlight, the company says that it has provided the wine market with the perfect cap liner for aluminium screw cap closure.
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ArticlePlastics for Change: Tackling plastic waste in emerging economies
The problem of plastic waste is a global one, but for emerging economies that have not yet developed the recycling infrastructure the effects can be felt far more acutely.
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ArticleColpac launches dual compartment cartonboard box for takeaway applications
Colpac is set to launch a dual-compartment, lidded box made from cartonboard for the hot food-to-go market.
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ArticleToraphene creates biodegradable material containing graphene
UK-based company Toraphene has developed a new material, also called Toraphene, that uses biopolymers that reportedly compost naturally and biodegrade without human intervention.
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ArticleAnswering the big questions in packaging sustainability
This week at the Sustainable Packaging Summit we will be bringing you five sessions - from interactive Zoom discussions with global thought-leaders to live debates with experts from across the value chain.
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ArticleLooking towards a more sustainable packaging future
Alex Henriksen, Managing Director for North Europe, Tetra Pak, stresses the need for collaboration across the packaging value chain.
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ArticleChange & Challenge – flexible packaging against food waste
The Change & Challenge Initiative was set up with the goal to highlight the benefits of food packaging when it comes to sustainability and the preservation of natural resources across the entire food chain – from field to the household.
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ArticleBASF on the potential of water-based inks
We spoke with Tjalle Hijlkema, marketing manager for flexible packaging at BASF, to learn more about the importance of water-based inks to the success of packaging sustainability.
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ArticleAdvancing the circularity of fibre-based packaging
This week, the wood fibre-based packaging alliance 4evergreen held its online launch event entitled “Perfecting circularity with fibrebased packaging”.
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ArticleOfficial launch of recycled content certification
Companies seeking to certify their plastic products containing recycled content can now apply for the Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification. I