All Business articles – Page 10
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ArticleFeather-based packaging provider Aeropowder secures £150k investment
Aeropowder, which supplies solutions made from surplus feathers as an alternative to single-use plastics and other materials, has announced that it has secured a £150,000 investment from manufacturing investor British Design Fund.
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ArticleInterzero teams up with German startup on reusable shipping boxes
Interzero has announced it will be utilizing reusable boxes from German startup hey circle in an effort to reduce waste and save CO2 emissions in package shipping.
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ArticleAmcor opens European Innovation Center for material science and packaging design
Amcor has opened its European Innovation Center in Belgium, which will design packaging in partnership with brands and retailers from across the region in an effort to make packaging more sustainable.
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ArticleThird-country imports apply pressure amidst German aluminium's production decline
All sub-sectors of the German aluminium industry experienced declines in production in Q1 2024, Aluminium Deutschland warns, with energy costs remaining high; recycled aluminium is thought to have decreased by 7%, while third-country imports have impacted the extrusion sector.
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ArticleHow to keep ‘conflict minerals’ out of packaging
Many of us couldn’t say where the metals used to make our mobile phones came from, let alone our packaging. But when their consumption could be funding conflict overseas, how do we ensure we responsibly source our minerals? In this edition of The Brief, we uncover the realities of mining ‘conflict minerals’, the rules in place to prevent exploitation, and how packaging companies have responded.
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Article€5,000,000+ in funding to help Kelpi bring seaweed-based coating to market
Kelpi has received over £4.3 million (€5,047,856) in a new funding round and intends to apply seaweed-based barrier coatings to food, drink, cosmetics, and personal care packaging made of paper and card – replacing single-use, fossil fuel alternatives.
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ArticleZotefoams, Südpack, and Refresco pursue mono-material barrier cartons for drinks
In a joint development agreement, Zotefoams and Refresco intend to conduct in-market trials for ReZorce, a mono-material packaging substrate for beverage cartons; and another partnership with Südpack hopes to produce up to 100 million ReZorce cartons every year.
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ArticleAmazon Sustainability Accelerator awards reusable e-commerce packaging
Fifteen European start-ups have been selected for mentorship and, potentially, a Europe-wide trial under this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator; these include five companies providing reusable packaging for the e-commerce sector.
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ArticleDS Smith exceeds 2025 target with over 1 billion pieces of plastic replaced
DS Smith reports that it has replaced 1.2 billion pieces of plastic across its European and North American markets, beating its 2025 target sixteen months in advance.
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ArticleGreenDot supplies PepsiCo with plastic recyclate for snacks packaging
As part of its goal to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all its crisp and chip bags by 2030, PepsiCo Europe is supporting investment to scale GreenDot’s recycling solutions and implement the recycled plastic waste into its snacks packaging.
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ArticleGuidebook to help companies reduce virgin plastics released by WWF
WWF has revealed The Blueprint for Credible Action on Plastic Pollution, a guidebook designed to help companies of any size address their plastic waste footprints for environmental, economic, and reputational gain.
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ArticleMondi invests €200 million in Italian recycled containerboard mill
Mondi has invested €200 million in the paper mill in Duino, Italy - once fully operational, it will reportedly be capable of producing 420,000 tonnes of recycled containerboard for packaging solutions and will be Mondi’s widest recycled paper machine at 8.5 metres.
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ArticleDow and SCG Chemicals target 200kt recycled plastics in Asia Pacific by 2030
Dow and SCG Chemicals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate advanced and mechanical recycling technologies in the Asia Pacific region – aiming to process 200kt of plastic waste annually by 2030.
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ArticleFINAT and Packaging Europe partner to highlight sustainability excellence in labels
Winners of the FINAT Sustainability Awards will be announced at Europe’s leading packaging sustainability event – the Sustainable Packaging Summit, on 12th November 2024 in Amsterdam. This has been announced thanks to a partnership between Summit organizer Packaging Europe and FINAT, the international association for the European label industry.
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ArticleFiery, Esko, and GIS team up to streamline digital packaging production
Fiery, Esko, and Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) have announced a new partnership to provide inkjet press manufacturers with a comprehensive digital print solution for packaging.
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ArticlePAPACKS and element6 Dynamics to upscale hemp-based packaging in the US
In a Memorandum of Understanding with industrial hemp provider element6 Dynamics, PAPACKS plans to bring more hemp-based moulded and thermal-formed packaging to the US market – targeting decarbonization, reduced deforestation across the supply chain, and a transition away from plastics.
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ArticleTalks arise of Suzano upping its $15 billion bid for International Paper
Following rumours of a $15 billion acquisition offer for International Paper, Suzano is now expected to place a higher bid – raising questions as to whether International Paper shareholders will support its own acquisition of DS Smith.
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ArticleGroenlandia Tech and Inokor launch smart cooler with real-time sample tracking
Groenlandia Tech and Inokor in Spain have partnered to create a temperature-controlled cooler, Nuük, designed to transport products or samples in the hospital and pharmaceutical sectors with real-time sample tracking and total access control.
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ArticleDow and Freepoint Eco-Systems agree to convert plastic waste into new materials
Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems have announced an agreement for an estimated 65,000 metric tonnes per year of ‘certified-circular, plastic waste-derived’ pyrolysis oil to produce new, virgin-grade equivalent plastics in Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast operations.
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ArticleSIG to back start-up material science innovations in MassChallenge partnership
SIG and MassChallenge Switzerland have announced a strategic collaboration intended to boost the development of new technologies and sustainability-minded innovations in the material science industry.