All Business articles – Page 13
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ArticleThe Brief: How to make industrial electrification in Europe a reality
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published a report setting out its strategies and policy recommendations for industrial electrification in Europe. In this edition of the Brief, we take a look at the proposed strategies and policies and the key challenges that could potentially impede the electrification process.
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ArticleIndustry pursues reuse exemption for pallet wraps and transit straps in PPWR
A document signed by EuPC, IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen, and Elipso questions the impact of the PPWR’s reuse regulations on plastic pallet wrappings and straps for transporting products – arguing that they already contain post-consumer recyclate, are fully recyclable, and cannot yet be replaced by an effective alternative material.
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ArticleDS Smith teams up with V. Roubis for fibre-based e-commerce solution
DS Smith has partnered with V. Roubis, creator of bfresh spitiko, to develop fibre-based e-commerce packaging for three sets of existing juice products produced in glass bottles.
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ArticleTOMRA aims for improved accessibility with new RVM for small businesses
TOMRA has introduced TOMRA B7, the first TriSort reverse vending machine (RVM) in its Basic Line, designed to make drink container recycling more accessible and efficient for small businesses and markets new to deposit return schemes (DRSs).
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ArticleIncrease in mechanically recycled plastic packaging reported in Germany
The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) have revealed that German dual systems saw increased recycling in 2023, with the share of mechanically recycled plastic packaging increasing from 42.1% to 68.9% between 2018-2023.
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ArticleMarkem-Imaje bi-jet printer applies more information faster with one machine
Markem-Imaje is gearing its continuous inkjet printer, the 9712 bi-jet coder, towards products requiring ‘significant amounts’ of on-pack information, claiming to complete print jobs that would normally require two machines with one.
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ArticleMajor brands collaborate on returnable cup initiative in Glasgow
The Borrow Cup project - a returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands - launches in Glasgow today, including Costa Coffee, Caffè Nero and Burger King UK and aiming to reduce the reported 388.7 million single-use cups used in Scotland each year.
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ArticleFood and Beverage Carton Alliance launches as unified platform
The Food and Beverage Carton Alliance (FBCA), formed from the merger of The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) and EXTR:ACT, has announced its launch as a unified platform focused on advancing beverage cartons as renewable and circular packaging solutions.
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ArticleData indicates EU supermarket ‘reliance’ on ‘unnecessary’ plastic packaging
DS Smith’s Material Change Index details the use of plastic in food and drink packaging sold at supermarkets across six European countries, revealing the UK as the most reliant on ‘unnecessary’ plastics and 25% of companies falling short of their plastic reduction targets.
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ArticleEuropean Commission bans use of 'harmful' BPA in food-contact materials
The European Commission has banned the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food-contact materials – including reusable plastic bottles, coatings for metal cans, and water distribution coolers – due to concerns about their health impacts.
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ArticleVTT’s plastic recycling technology licensed to US-based Refinity
VTT has announced the licensing of its mixed plastic recycling technology, Olefy, to US-based company Refinity, which develops and commercialises new waste recovery technologies.
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ArticleHow will Trump’s presidency affect the packaging industry?
On the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration – and a wave of immediate executive orders – Tim Sykes, Packaging Europe’s brand director, weighs up the potential effects on the packaging industry at large, from trade limitations to changes in business and consumer behaviour.
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ArticleHoffmann Neopac considers sale of metal division
Hoffmann Neopac says it has received a binding offer for its metal division and is considering sale of the business unit to an international family-owned company with a strong presence in metal packaging.
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ArticleP&G faces lawsuit alleging misleading environmental claims on toilet paper packaging
Hagens Berman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Procter & Gamble, alleging that on-pack environmental claims about its Charmin toilet paper ‘mask’ the corporation’s ‘widespread deforestation practices’.
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ArticleRevised guideline aims to improve chemical industry’s emissions management
Together for Sustainability has updated its ‘drop-in’ Product Carbon Footprint Guideline to help the chemical industry smoothly calculate its Scope 3 emissions and further align with global sustainability frameworks.
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ArticleBurgopak designs packaging for blood and microbiome test kits
OptimallyMe has partnered with packaging design studio Burgopak to create multi-component packaging for its at-home blood and microbiome test kits which includes instructions, a container for the sample return and a pre-paid shipping label.
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ArticleFive paper packaging predictions for 2025
A quarter of a century into the new Millennium, what does 2025 have in store for the paper packaging industry? According to Neil Osment, MD of packaging market research company NOA, it all comes down to the five ‘Ps’.
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ArticleInvestigation calculates €2 trillion cost of cleaning all PFAS in Europe
Findings from the Forever Lobbying Project suggest that cleaning all the PFAS contamination in Europe would cost upwards of €2 trillion over a twenty-year period, the accumulation of a €100 billion annual toll.
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ArticleArdagh Glass Packaging adds new colour and closure to beer bottle portfolio
Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America (AGP-North America), part of Ardagh Group, has introduced a new bottle colour and closure option to its 12oz Heritage glass beer bottle portfolio.
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ArticleJames Cropper and Maison Perrier-Jouët partner on 93% lighter champagne case
Champagne house Maison Perrier-Jouët has collaborated with James Cropper to launch new cases for its Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Cocoon Brut and Rosé vintage cuvées, made from paper pulp and the flour from vine shoots.