All Business articles – Page 18
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ArticleGraphic Packaging partners with Morrisons on new tray for meat packaging
Graphic Packaging has partnered with UK supermarket Morrisons on a photographic print pressed board tray for the retailer’s private label steak portfolio.
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ArticleSmithers foresees minor growth for corrugated board packaging in 2024
Smithers’ new market data report forecasts the shifting market dynamics and upcoming challenges in corrugated board packaging over the next five years – predicting ‘slight’ growth across 2024 and a ‘broader recovery’ in world demand.
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ArticleUnilever’s packaging sustainability goals get a major reality check
Unilever – one of the world’s largest FMCG brands – recently made a number of major updates to its packaging sustainability objectives. Why has this move caused so much controversy, what does it actually mean in practice, and could it signal change across the rest of the packaging value chain? Tim Sykes, Packaging Europe’s brand director, tells us more.
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ArticleIndustry rallies behind simplified environmental certification process
The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN), the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), and the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) are among the signatories calling for a “simplified procedure” to be introduced under the EU’s Green Claims Directive – streamlining the verification process for claims that are based on recognized methodologies or do not require a full life cycle assessment.
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ArticleSuzano’s rumoured acquisition plans for International Paper could threaten DS Smith deal
According to Reuters, Suzano has expressed its interest in an all-cash acquisition of International Paper worth almost $15 billion – a move that could disrupt Internation Paper’s acquisition of DS Smith.
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ArticleRed Sea shipping disruptions increasing flexible packaging prices, says FPE
Flexible Packaging Europe has attributed the rising prices of European flexible packaging materials in Q1 2024 to shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, driven by ‘escalating tensions’ in the Middle East.
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ArticleCarbios’ bio-recycling plant set to receive 15kt PET supply from Hündgen Entsorgungs
Hündgen Entsorgungs has entered a supply agreement to source, prepare, and supply Carbios’ industrial-scale bio-recycling plant with 15kt of post-consumer PET flakes every year from late 2026.
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ArticleGlobal Plastics Treaty negotiations too slow to counteract pollution, WWF fears
From WWF’s perspective, discussions of a Global Plastics Treaty at INC-4 ‘yielded some success’ in combating the plastic waste crisis, yet negotiations ‘moved at too slow a pace’ to match current pollution levels.
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Article€213 million open call from CBE JU aspires for circular biobased economy
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has opened a call for project proposals in a bid to stimulate a circular economy for biobased materials in Europe, offering a total of €213 million to eighteen successful applicants.
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ArticleRecycler SGÅ bought by Ardagh Glass Packaging Europe to close glass loop
Ardagh Glass Packaging Europe has agreed to purchase glass recycler Svensk Glasåtervinning, aiming to secure its supply of high-quality glass cullet and prevent exports from taking recyclate out of Sweden.
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ArticleUnilever’s reduced and extended plastic reduction target causes controversy
Unilever has revised its goal to halve virgin plastic consumption by 2025, shifting the target to one-third by 2026. This is feared to result in a further 100,000 tons of fresh plastic being produced every year and has sparked backlash – yet others have defended the move as a realistic decision.
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ArticleGroundbreaking ceremony held for ‘world’s first’ PET bio-recycling plant
A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for Carbios’ industrial-scale PET bio-recycling plant in Longlaville, with its construction process said to be on schedule to deliver ‘significant quantities’ to customers in 2026.
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ArticleCollection targets, PFAS limits, fresh produce packaging bans approved in PPWR vote
Packaging bans for fresh produce from 2030, limits on PFAs, crackdowns on empty space, and high collection and reuse targets are among the measures adopted by the European Parliament for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; industry players are broadly optimistic that the text will help harmonize the Single Market, yet fear the consequences of misplaced restrictions.
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ArticleThe power of communications in ensuring the success of reusable packaging
In honour of Earth Day 2024, Marjukka Kujanpää, director of Sustainability at Stora Enso Packaging Materials, spoke to us about the importance of transparent communication to navigate the nuances of reusable packaging solutions – the materials used, the cleaning process, disposal at end-of-life, and the suitability of a reusable pack for specific applications.
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ArticleHow P&G packaging seeks to lower its own – and others’ – environmental footprints
Aiming to reduce the environmental footprints of its own operations, its consumers, and the sectors it participates in, P&G has unveiled purification technology for recycled polypropylene, redesigned its packaging for various products, and more.
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ArticleUpgraded, data-based plastic accountability platform revealed during INC-4
EA Earth Action, SAP, Systemiq, and Delterra have come together to introduce Packaging IQ 2.0 – an update to a data-driven platform designed to help companies measure and cut down on the impact of their plastic waste in line with the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty. The fourth ...
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ArticleReuse and refill packs will reach $28.20 billion global value in 2024, says Smithers
In its new report, Smithers predicts that the global value of reusable and refillable packaging will reach $28.20 billion (€2,645,583,000,000) in 2024 and forecasts the future of the sector in the next five years – including an increase in refill in store and refill/return at home schemes.
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Article‘Largest’ European folding boxboard machine upgraded by Metsä Board
Metsä Board has revealed the upgraded folding boxboard machine at its integrated board and pulp mill in Husum, Sweden; it is reported to run with 98% renewable energy and offer an increased annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes.
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ArticleJohn Lewis joins packaging pledge in bid to protect forests on Earth Day
Marking Earth Day 2024, John Lewis has signed up to environmental organization Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative - an effort to source better packaging materials and ensure the protection of critical forests around the world.
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ArticleTaranis invests €10 million in chemical plastics recycling company Pryme
Investment company Taranis has announced an investment of €10 million into cleantech company Pryme, which converts plastic waste into valuable products through pyrolysis technology.