All Business articles – Page 28
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ArticleWRI’s market insights for global forest industry highlight $1 billion loss in Russian lumber exports and lowered European pulp prices
Wood Resources International has shared market insights for the global forest industry this quarter, including Europe’s close proximity to a twenty-year high in sawlog prices and a decline in its pulp prices due to an apparent decrease in global paper demand.
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ArticleThe pack is back
In times of economic uncertainty, how do consumer and brand owner perceptions of packaging change? Christopher Schilperoort, MD at brand and packaging design agency bluemarlin, says that in tough times, packaging has an even bigger job to do.
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ArticleGerdau Graphene announces graphene-enhanced PE masterbatch to be sold in Japan
Gerdau Graphene has released a graphene-enhanced Poly-G PE-07GM polyethylene masterbatch in a reported world first, with Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation set to distribute the product on the Japanese market.
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ArticleMiwa Technologies receives EU funding to continue scaling up its smart reusable packaging system
Miwa Technologies is receiving over €5 million in funding through the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator programme for the further implementation of its smart reusable packaging system in European supermarkets.
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ArticleRussian wood chip and log imports to Finland thought to have fallen to zero in 2022
Imports of wood chips and logs to Finland from Russia fell from an all-time high in 2020 to zero in the third quarter of 2022, according to Wood Resources International.
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ArticleInsect-based biorefinery for plastic waste and temperature-sensitive indicator amongst EIT Food’s Marketed Innovation Prize winners
EIT Food has announced the winners of its Marketed Innovation Prize, including Norbite’s insect-based biorefinery for plastic waste and Mimica’s temperature-sensitive indicator for monitoring food freshness.
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ArticleMcDonald’s undertakes report on industrial impacts of reusable packaging
McDonald’s Corporation has pledged to evaluate and report on the opportunities and risks posed by a transition into reusable packaging, including its impact on single-use solutions and the environment – and non-profit foundation As You Sow has withdrawn its shareholder proposal with the company in response.
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ArticleAfri-Plastics Challenge provides funding for African recycling businesses, new bioplastics, waste conversion processes, and more
Recycling businesses in Togo and Nigeria, bioplastics made from invasive plants from Lake Victoria, and a process of waste conversion to create safe and affordable cooking fuel in Kenya are amongst the recipients of £4 million as part of the Afri-Plastics Challenge, which aims to cut down on plastic pollution in Africa.
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ArticleCross-industry coalition from beverage, hospitality, and packaging sectors calls for improvements in PPWR’s impact assessment
A cross-industry coalition representing the European hospitality and beverage industries and its packaging value chain has called for an improved impact assessment surrounding the proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, cautioning that businesses and consumers alike could suffer under the inefficient rollout of reuse and refill schemes.
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ArticleAI waste sorting and reusable e-commerce packaging start-ups receive funding from Circular Valley
Packaging start-ups Lixo and Rhinopaq are amongst the successful applicants of the latest round of Circular Valley’s Circular Economy Accelerator programme – set to provide an AI-based solution for sorting recyclable waste and reusable e-commerce packages, respectively.
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ArticleFrom ambition to action: building a market for recycled content
With hundreds of large consumer brands setting targets to deploy more recycled content in their packaging, significant challenges must be tackled if the sector is to make its ambition a reality. David Clark, Vice President of Sustainability at Amcor, sets out why urgent action and collaboration is needed to drive progress towards a circular system for packaging.
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ArticleBionanopolys innovation platform taking applications for funding and resources to advance progress of bionanomaterials
European innovation platform Bionanopolys has launched an open call to give five projects funded access to its 14 upgraded pilot plants and complementary services for the development, testing, and/or scaling up of bionanomaterials.
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ArticleHow is the packaging machinery industry performing ahead of interpack 2023?
The German packaging machinery industry is in a strong position ahead of interpack 2023, according to the VDMA, which represents more than 3,500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies.
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ArticlePlastics Recyclers Europe reports 17% growth in installed recycling capacity in 2021
Plastics Recyclers Europe has reported a 17% growth in installed recycling capacity in 2021 amongst ongoing challenges with the European energy crisis and the low accessibility of sorted plastic waste.
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Articleetma warns that inflation and upcoming legislation might disrupt accessibility and consumer spending in tube industry
etma has expressed its concern that revisions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and ongoing inflation in Europe will cause issues around the accessibility of recycled plastics and the purchasing power of consumers in relation to tube packaging.
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Article‘Sustainable packaging is complicated – will executive leaders be the last to realise this?’
Given the complexities of sustainable packaging, are key stakeholders doing enough to embrace the realities and trade-offs that may be required to make advancements? Gartner Supply Chain’s senior director analyst, John Blake, tells us more about how companies can avoid “hype cycles” in the future.
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ArticleENVALORA advises packaging organisations to declare all packaging utilised on Spanish market in compliance with new legislation
ENVALORA is advising over 280 member companies in the processes of registration and packaging declaration as part of the Ministry of Ecological Transition’s Product Producers’ Register (PPR), intending to guarantee their legal compliance with the new legislation. Companies using industrial and commercial packaging to transport and sell ...
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ArticleSIG to begin construction of its first aseptic carton plant in India
SIG has announced its €60 million investment into the construction of its first aseptic carton plant in India over the next two years – with the plant expected to reach a production capacity of 4 billion packs per annum.
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ArticleReusable packaging innovator BIBAK raises €6 million in latest funding round
BIBAK, a solution for the reuse of containers in catering and events, has raised €6 million in additional funding. The company hopes to use this new injection to capitalise on France’s recent ban on single-use packaging in restaurants and cafes.
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ArticleDrilling down into Mintel’s predictions for the packaging industry in 2023
Mintel recently identified five key macro factors that it thinks will have a significant effect on the packaging industry in 2023. In a wide-ranging conversation with Benjamin Punchard, Global Packaging Insights Director at Mintel, we unpacked these issues and their potential effects on the packaging ecosystem.