All Business articles – Page 13
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ArticleInternational environmental scoring standards in development for food and drink labels
Foundation Earth and EIT Food have formed the International Alliance for Food Impact Data, which intends to set international standards for the environmental scoring of food and drinks and display the information on a product’s front label.
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ArticlePrism eLogistics partners with Nulogy to digitalize contract packing services
Contract packing software provider Nulogy has been chosen by Prism eLogistics (UK) Ltd to digitalize its contract packing and shrink sleeving operations as the business aims to enhance agility, operational efficiency and quality.
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ArticleCARBIOS and FCC Environment collaborate on UK-based PET biorecycling facility
CARBIOS and recycling and waste management company FCC Environment UK have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to study the implementation of a UK based plant, using CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling technology.
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ArticleValmatic and Ital-Agro introduce paper-based single-dose packaging
Italian companies Valmatic and Ital-Agro have collaborated on Valpeck, a single-dose paper packaging system designed for Ital-Agro’s Blackjak Bio bioactivator and the agricultural sector.
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ArticleAnnual 100k of bio-recycled textiles envisioned for Turkish depolymerization plant
CARBIOS has licensed its PET bio-recycling technology to SASA and approved the construction of an enzymatic depolymerization plant in Adana, Turkey, with an anticipated yearly capacity of 100,000 tons of prepared PET waste sourced from textiles.
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ArticleTOMRA and Henkel’s detection systems seek to optimize sortability
TOMRA Recycling and Henkel have teamed up to advance the sortability of packaging, with one of TOMRA’s detection systems installed at Henkel’s test laboratory in Düsseldorf.
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ArticleAll 27 Member States miss collection and recycling targets and face infringement procedure
The European Commission is commencing an infringement procedure against all 27 EU Member States for falling short of legally binding collection and recycling targets, including the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive’s expectation of recycling 55-80% of packaging waste by the end of 2008.
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ArticleAmkor backs USA’s semiconductor reshoring efforts with advanced packaging facility
Amkor has signed a non-preliminary memorandum of terms with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $400 million in proposed funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, set to result in the ‘largest’ outsourced advanced packaging and test facility in America.
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ArticleArchroma secures gold EcoVadis sustainability rating
Specialty chemicals company Archroma has been awarded a Gold rating by EcoVadis, the global rating agency for sustainability performance.
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ArticleMondi and CMC Packaging Automation partner on e-commerce packaging solutions
Mondi and CMC Packaging Automation have announced a strategic partnership, aiming to develop packaging solutions that deliver ‘customer benefits’ including enhanced product quality and improved sustainability.
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ArticleMetsä Group envisions 240,000-ton capacity at upcoming tissue paper mill
Metsä Group is planning a state-of-the-art tissue paper mill with an annual capacity of 240,000 tons – a move intended to reduce reliance on tissue product imports and contribute to a transition into fossil-free material raw materials.
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ArticleSiegwerk achieves ISO certification for carbon calculation and reporting
Siegwerk has announced the completion of its carbon audit - consisting of the validation of the Partial Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of inks, coatings and varnishes and the verification of the Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) – which it says has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification.
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ArticleNouvelles Fibres Textiles supply CARBIOS with polyester textiles for biorecycling
CARBIOS and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a contract for the supply of polyester textiles to the ‘world’s first’ PET biorecycling plant currently under construction in Longlaville, France, hoping to enable 5,000 tonnes a year of textiles to be redirected towards biorecycling from 2026 onwards.
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ArticleKalpana Systems receives €3.5 million investment for thin film technology
Kalpana Systems has secured a €3.5 million investment from SIG InnoVentures, Fairtree Elevant Ventures and the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam, to enable the machinery manufacturer to bring its spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (sALD) technology to the market.
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ArticleEuropean Union signs Bridge to Busan Declaration to limit global plastic production
The European Union has signed the Bridge to Busan Declaration, aiming to establish an international, legally binding instrument that moderates the production of primary plastic polymers and tackles the impacts of plastic pollution.
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ArticleCarmencita and ITC Packaging partner for new paprika packaging
Spanish companies Carmencita and ITC Packaging have collaborated to produce new paprika packaging with light barrier properties and a two-sided flip top cap, designed to ‘revolutionize’ spice shelves in stores.
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ArticleU.S. Government unveils landmark plastic pollution strategy
As the United States’ presidential election looms, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced its intent to phase out all single-use plastics across US federal government agencies by 2035 and all single-use plastic products in foodservice, packaging, and events by 2027.
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ArticleTerraCycle aims to recycle used malt sacks and save 70 tonnes of plastic yearly
In an ‘industry-first’ partnership, maltster Crisp Malt and TerraCycle are working to collect, recycle, and repurpose used malt sacks – anticipating the rescue of 70 tonnes of plastic from landfills and incinerators annually.
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ArticleGovernment funds Maastricht University’s research on circular plastics
Maastricht University has been granted funding from the Dutch government in three projects pursuing circularity for plastics, including a collaboration with Danone, The Kraft Heinz Company, and others to improve recycling technologies for polyolefin-based food packaging.
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ArticlePerceived cost is holding back sustainable packaging design, survey suggests
A survey conducted by UPM and the Pentawards suggests that cost is considered a roadblock when designing packaging for sustainability; and that packaging designers would benefit from material guides to select the most environmentally beneficial materials.