All Business articles – Page 22
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Sponsored ContentAn exclusive insight into the next steps for Smurfit Westrock
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock’s combination to form Smurfit Westrock has been the talk of the packaging industry since it was announced last September – but what can we expect from its future? Saverio Mayer, CEO of Smurfit Westrock Europe MEA and APAC, walks us through his vision of the new company’s industrial, financial, and efficiency benefits, and how this all reflects on its pursuit of sustainable packaging, in this ‘In Conversation With…’ feature.
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ArticleQuadpack collaborates with French suncare brand on 50% PCR pack
Quadpack has worked with French suncare brand Hei Poa on its first facial stick product, a mono-material pack with 50% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) designed for easy application.
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ArticleCosta Coffee and Podback announce in-store coffee pod recycling trial
Costa Coffee has collaborated with coffee pod recycling service Podback for a new trial, to offer coffee pod recycling in 142 Costa Coffee stores across the UK.
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ArticleSEE seeks plastic usage and packaging cost reductions with ‘recycle-ready’ laminates
SEE has launched a new range of high-barrier, printable laminates across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, designed to help food processors use less plastic in packaging, improve recyclability and reduce total packaging costs.
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ArticleNampak, Fibre Circle and Infinite Industries create animal shelter roofing from recycled cartons
Nampak Liquid Cartons has partnered with Fibre Circle and Infinite Industries to provide the SPCA Roodepoort Krugersdorp in South Africa with roof sheets made from recycled cartons, aiming to provide a safer and more comfortable shelter for the animals.
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ArticleLyondellBasell seeks boost in flexible LDPE recycling by acquiring APK
LyondellBasell is acquiring full ownership of APK AG in hopes of adopting the latter’s solvent-based recycling technology for low-density polyethylene and increasing recycling rates for hard-to-recycle flexible plastic waste.
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ArticleCapri Sun petitions EU Commission to lift plastic straw ban for drink pouches
In a move that has sparked controversy, Capri Sun Group has called upon the European Commission to allow the re-introduction of its plastic straws to create a fully mono-material and recyclable pack.
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ArticleUnilever joins forces with US Government and EY on $21 million sustainability innovation fund
A new $21 million collaboration between Unilever, the United States Agency for International Development, and EY is aiming to support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the plastics value chain to scale solutions that reduce plastic use, tackle plastic waste, and build circular economies.
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ArticleXampla and Lehmann Ingredients partner to bring nutrient microencapsulation technology to market
Lehmann Ingredients has announced its partnership with Xampla to supply ‘breakthrough’ nutrient microencapsulation technology across food and beverage applications.
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ArticleActive Ants and Oriflame partnership seeks faster processing times for beauty products
E-fulfilment company Active Ants has announced its partnership with beauty brand Oriflame, with its automated operations processing orders ‘50% faster’ than traditional methods.
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ArticleTOMRA unveils collaborative recycling ecosystem for injection-moulded black plastics
TOMRA has announced the creation of a scalable, open-access ecosystem to recycle and reuse materials from retired TOMRA technology, with the potential to manage the recycling of black plastic across a range of industries.
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ArticleCoveris completes green electricity agreement for onshore wind technology project
Coveris has announced the completion of a physical power purchase agreement with CE Rigmuir Limited, with ‘sustainable sourcing’ set to account for over half of the company’s electricity demand in the UK.
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ArticleLeybold targets energy and cooling water reductions with vacuum beer bottling system
Leybold GmbH has introduced its Beer Bottling Vacuum System (BBVS) to replace liquid ring pump technology for beer bottling, said to require 15-20% less energy and reduce cooling water requirements by 80%.
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ArticleVTT launches low-carbon technology initiative for fibre-based products
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has announced an initiative to pioneer low-carbon, water-efficient technology which apparently has the potential to reduce water consumption by up to 90% and overall energy consumption by more than half.
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ArticleALPLA and zerooo create reusable PET bottle for cosmetic products
ALPLA and zerooo have developed a standardized solution for cosmetics and care products, using reusable and recyclable PET bottles.
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Sponsored ContentAluflexpack at FACHPACK 2024: steps forward for aluminium
In this edition of ‘In Conversation With…’, we speak to Antonio Stojanov, board member for Product Management and Marketing at Aluflexpack, to learn more about the company’s pursuit of sustainability in its operations and products – including 4∞ Form, a recyclable aluminium blister pack for pharmaceuticals – and what we can expect to see from Aluflexpack at FACHPACK 2024.
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ArticleCoveris counteracts retail theft with increased security label production
In response to rising prices and increasing retail theft, Coveris has set its sights on bolstering its security label production through further investments and R&D.
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ArticleEuropean Commission permits 'first-of-its-kind' microchip manufacturing plant
The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German measure to help European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) build and operate a ‘first-of-its-kind’ microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden – planning to produce 480,000 silicon wafers annually when it operates at full capacity by 2029.
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ArticleInfinium and Borealis to produce low-carbon-footprint plastics from waste CO2 emissions
Infinium and Borealis have entered into an agreement to enable the production of low-carbon-footprint polyolefins generated from waste carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.
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ArticleEFI and Packsize create on-demand box system and water-based digital press
EFI and Packsize collaborated in May to produce ‘the world’s first’ on-demand box system that integrates full-colour printing on boxes using a single automated solution, and a water-based version of the Nozomi single-pass digital press for corrugated packaging.




