All Business articles – Page 33
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ArticlePackaging organisations release joint statement questioning true sustainability of EU’s legislative revisions
A joint statement from industry players across the European packaging value chain is criticising a leaked draft of new revisions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, expressing concerns that they are not based on sufficient evidence and may lead to greater environmental impacts.
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ArticleCross-industrial alliance raises €31 million for global distribution of PulPac Dry Molded Fiber
PulPac has closed a €31 million private placement led by Aliaxis – followed by Stora Enso, Amcor Ventures, and Teseo Capital, as well as existing shareholders – for the global roll-out of PulPac Dry Molded Fiber technology.
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ArticleStarbucks launches new chilled coffee packaging designed by Landor & Fitch
Starbucks has collaborated with Landor & Fitch to redesign its ready-to-drink portfolio for chilled coffee products, aiming to facilitate distinctiveness for the brand and build ‘stronger emotional connections’ with the drinks amongst its consumers.
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ArticleUPM’s new heat and power plant expected to reduce CO2 emissions at paper mill and contribute power to electricity grid
UPM has opened a new heat and power plant in Germany that is expected to power its Nordland Papier mill and bring the company closer to its ‘ambitious’ target of decreasing its CO2 emissions by 65% by 2030.
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ArticleAMI publishes report warning against dependence on plastic waste stream in chemical recycling industry
AMI has published its second report on the global chemical recycling industry, noting its growth and sustainability claims while cautioning against the possibility of becoming economically reliant on a continual plastic waste stream.
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ArticleDS Smith’s view on the future of recycling in Europe
Michael Orye was recently appointed as DS Smith’s new managing director for recycling in Europe. We asked him to share his views on the main challenges facing fibre-based recycling efforts, his future goals for the company in this field, and what the future might look like for DS Smith and the recycling industry as a whole.
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ArticleDeliveroo offers subsidies to restaurant partners buying ‘environmentally friendly’ packaging items
Deliveroo has launched a £2.5 million fund intended to provide its partners with a 50% subsidy on the cost of sustainable packaging and assist them in reaching their sustainability goals; it is hoped that the scheme will save over 400 tonnes of single-use plastic from landfill.
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ArticleSealed Air Corporation acquires Liquibox with sights set on market expansion
Sealed Air Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Liquibox and utilise its packaging solutions, such as bag-in-box, to expand into new industrial sectors.
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ArticleProgress report by Ellen MacArthur Foundation casts doubt on business’ full transition into reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025
In its Global Commitment progress report for 2022, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation asserts that its target to completely implement reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025 will ‘almost certainly’ be missed by most business signatories.
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ArticlePrinces Group’s Branston Beans packaging undergoes redesign in collaboration with The Brand Nursery
Princes Food Group has worked together with The Brand Nursery to redesign the packaging of its Branston Beans brand to appeal to intergenerational consumers and stand out on supermarket shelves.
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ArticlePolymers for Europe Alliance objects to additional ‘energy surcharges’ in supply agreements with plastics manufacturers and converters
The Polymers for Europe Alliance has highlighted ‘energy surcharges’ as a prevalent issue faced by manufacturers and converters in the plastics industry and is calling for their removal from suppliers’ industrial negotiations.
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ArticleEurofins Assurance announces new certification service set to reward companies’ zero-waste efforts
The Eurofins Assurance network has launched a new Zero Waste to Landfill Certification Service in an effort to provide companies with a ‘fact-based’ system to display their efforts to redirect waste away from landfill.
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ArticleCould ‘wash and refill’ decimate the production of new packaging?
As it stands today, most wash-and-refill services are smaller, independent businesses. Is there a world wherein these services could achieve greater mainstream success? Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, tells us about the market trends he’s noticed, highlights the companies leading the way, and advocates for creative yet convenient packaging solutions as the industry aims for sustainability.
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ArticleFINAT predicts that EU’s legislative revisions to restrict packaging materials will disrupt development of recycling technologies
FINAT has released a statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s reported plans to revise its Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive with a negative list of packaging characteristics – suggesting that to do so would impede the progress of recycling technologies.
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ArticleBeverage associations fear that ‘discriminatory’ EU reuse targets for beverage containers will cause economic and environmental setbacks
UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, The European Fruit Juice Association (AIJN), The Brewers of Europe, and Natural Mineral Waters Europe have issued a collective warning that the mandatory reuse targets for beverage containers set by the European Commission may be ‘discriminatory’ towards some industrial players and cause harm to existing businesses and sustainability efforts.
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ArticleEquanimator and Zero Waste Europe warn that waste incineration cannot completely offset demand for Russian gas
According to a new study commissioned to Equanimator by Zero Waste Europe, waste incineration only displaces around 1.1% of the EU27’s consumption of Russian gas. Instead, it proposes the reduction of consumption and waste as a more effective solution to the current crisis.
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ArticleBain & Co suggests a future framework for sustainable consumer goods packaging
Following the publication of Bain & Co’s report A Roadmap for Sustainable Packaging in Consumer Goods, we spoke to authors Daniela Carbinato, Luciana Batista and Yoni Shiran about its proposals and how these could be implemented across different countries. The report aims to give consumer goods companies a framework to understand the market and prioritise their actions in order to achieve circularity targets.
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ArticleUN-backed study warns of ‘colossal’ litigation risk for plastics industry
A new report by Minderoo Foundation in collaboration with Clyde & Co and Praedicat warns that the reported impacts of plastic pollution on human health could incur steep costs in liability claims against the petrochemical industry – over $20 billion between 2022 and 2030 in the US alone.
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ArticleAluminium and the energy crisis: Is it time for politicians to step in?
Aluminium is one of many industrial sectors suffering under the weight of rising energy prices. Rob van Gils, CEO and managing partner at Hammerer Aluminium Industries, talks to us about tackling the crisis on an industrial and political level, and whom he feels is responsible for leading the effort.
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ArticlePlastics Recyclers Europe: High energy prices could drive recycling companies out of business
Plastics Recyclers Europe has warned that plastic recycling companies could be driven out of business by skyrocketing energy prices, with energy reportedly now representing up to 70% of operational costs.