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ArticleCoca-Cola rolls out smartwater in twelve-ounce aluminium cans
The Coca-Cola Company’s Glacéau smartwater brand is releasing 12-oz. aluminium cans with a new visual design, aspiring to tap into consumers’ environmental concerns while ensuring convenient consumption in the spring and summer months.
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ArticleThe Brief: Everything you need to know about deposit return schemes
Deposit return schemes are taking off in Europe and beyond, and it appears they will continue to do so as they are cemented into international packaging legislation. In this edition of the Brief, we recap how the systems function, where they are or aren’t working, and what the industry and consumers alike have to say about them.
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ArticleIMA targets cosmetics and personal care sectors with OMAS Tecnosistemi acquistion
IMA has announced its acquisition of OMAS Tecnosistemi, a supplier of high-tech customized solutions in the cosmetics, make-up and personal care sectors. The agreement provides for the purchase of a majority of OMAS’s shares, held by its manager Savino Giudici. Luigi Giudici founded OMG, a mechanical workshop ...
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ArticleBerry Global increases recycling capacity for flexible films
Berry Global’s flexibles division has announced that it has increased its recycling capacity across three of its European recycling facilities as part of a pan-European project to expand production of its Sustane range of recycled polymers.
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ArticleNew technology from Bpacks set to turn bark waste into rigid packaging
Bpacks has announced the launch of the ‘world’s first’ bark-based packaging technology, set to integrate into existing production equipment for rigid plastics and offer an alternative, low-carbon, biodegradable material.
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ArticlePlantSea offers ‘first’ seaweed-based packaging with OPRL ‘Recycle’ label
In a reported first for seaweed-based packaging, PlantSea’s packaging materials have received OPRL’s ‘Recycle’ label, indicating their recyclability in standard paper waste streams.
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ArticleNew range of self-adhesive solutions for compostable packaging launched by Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives
Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives has announced its new range of compostable self-adhesive materials, developed with the aim of providing high-performance labels for fully compostable packaging.
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ArticlePET on the road to circularity, but disparities are creating potholes
Plastics Recyclers Europe reports the average EU PET beverage bottles’ recycled content rate reached 24%, but that disparities between EU Member States need addressing to achieve 2025 EU targets.
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ArticleAre you using the right barcode?
In anticipation of the upcoming webinar hosted by Packaging Europe and Markem-Imaje, Tim Sykes discovers why now is the time to discuss GS1-128 barcodes with Derek Dorsey, manager of strategic accounts.
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ArticleMoving the needle on reuseable packaging
If the packaging industry wants to make reusable packaging systems more mainstream and widely used, boosting efficiency is key. One company aiming to facilitate this is Sykell, whose ‘Circular ERP’ product has been designed to revolutionise how companies manage and judge the performance of reuse projects. We spoke with the company’s co-founder, Michael Kappler, to learn more.
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Article‘First’ fully recyclable paper crisp packet with compostable laminate enters UK market
The British Crisp Co. claims to have released the ‘first’ fully kerbside-recyclable paper crisp packet in the UK, intended to counteract eight billion annual crisp packets ending up in landfill or incineration.
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ArticleRecyclable mono-polypropylene pouch revealed by Capri Sun
Capri Sun Group has unveiled a recyclable, mono-polypropylene drinks pouch, expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% compared to its previous design and support the brand’s mission to adopt fully recyclable packaging.
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ArticleWatttron secures €12 million in funding to develop technological capabilities and market expansion
Temperature control systems company Watttron announced it has successfully raised €12 million in SERIES B funding to develop the technological capabilities of its packaging solutions and expand into the American and Asian markets. The round was led by the Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) - a global venture ...
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ArticleNew webinar: Sustainable cardboard packaging for consumer goods
Join Packaging Europe for a webinar with Bostik, exploring the benefits of recyclable, compostable and bio-based hot-melt adhesives for cardboard packaging on March 24th, 2020 at 15:00 GMT.
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ArticleUPM Raflatac receives RecyClass recognition for UV adhesive PE films
UPM Raflatac has received RecyClass recognition for PE films with its multipurpose UV acrylic adhesive technology, reportedly the first pressure sensitive laminate producer to receive technology approval in this category.
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ArticleTOMRA’s deep learning solutions sort and separate food- from non-food plastics
TOMRA seeks to separate food-grade PET, PP, and HDPE from their non-food-grade counterparts with a new sorting technology utilizing deep learning, as well as purify plastic and paper waste streams with deinking and cleaning machinery.
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ArticleCounterbid from International Paper complicates Mondi’s acquisition plans for DS Smith
International Paper is in discussions with DS Smith surrounding a potential acquisition, raising an offer of over £5 billion (€5,827,700,000) and sparking a ‘potential bidding war’ with Mondi.
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ArticleVideojet aims to cut costs and reduce mistakes with automated pallet labeller
Videojet has launched its new 9560 PL pallet labelling system, aiming to streamline operations and reduce errors.
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ArticleEastman to receive up to $375 million investment for second U.S. molecular recycling project
Eastman’s second U.S. molecular recycling project has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to begin award negotiations for an investment of up to $375 million.
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ArticleLaundry fibre tile from Tide distributed in recyclable paper pack
Tide is offering a fibre tile form for its laundry line in FSC-certified recyclable paper packaging – a move set to replace plastic bottles and lessen the environmental impact of washing cycles.