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ArticleBiodegradable wood fibre packaging foam from Fibu to be distributed worldwide
Fibu’s renewable, biodegradable wood fibre foam, which seeks to reduce plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the packaging, construction, and furniture industries, is set to see a global roll-out with investment from Elof Hansson Holding.
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ArticleThe key to creating brand-friendly and efficient omnichannel packaging
New analysis from Smithers has laid out a suggested pathway for brands to design their premium e-commerce packaging for optimal business practices, from resealable packs for product returns to smart packaging solutions to smart solutions to tracking consumer engagement.
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ArticleAluminium Deutschland warns packaging industry about recyclate shortage
Manufacturers of aluminium, aerosol cans, and plastic tubes have highlighted the shortage of post-consumer recycled materials available for use in the packaging sector and called for industry-wide changes to generate more readily available recyclate.
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ArticleAn inside look at Ball Corporation’s science-based pathway towards achieving decarbonization
Ball Corporation, the world’s largest provider of aluminium packaging, recently unveiled a detailed breakdown of its pathway toward achieving decarbonization. The company’s ‘Climate Transition Plan’ focuses in large part on the reduction of Scope 3 emissions, increasing circularity in the sector, and positive policy advocacy. To learn more about the details, we caught up Björn Kulmann, Vice President of Sustainability at Ball.
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ArticleEnvironmental disclosure platform from CDP set to record production and use of plastics by industry players
With CDP’s global environmental disclosure platform opening for 2023 reporting, nearly 7,000 companies, including packaging industry players, are anticipated to disclose information on their production and use of what CDP describes as ‘problematic plastics’ for public availability.
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ArticleResearch project receives EU and UKRI funding to promote recyclable materials for electronics
Female-led research project REFORM has received a combined €4.99 million through UKRI and the EU’s Horizon Europe funding programme in a bid to replace metal and copper wiring in electronic devices and increase sustainability in the functional electronics supply chain.
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ArticleUber Eats rolls out reusable takeaway packaging trial
Uber Eats is aspiring to counteract an excess in single-use takeaway food packaging by trialling an alternative reusable system featuring doorstep collection to optimise consumer convenience.
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ArticlePackaging industry calls for preservation of European internal market legal basis in hopes of ensuring circularity
Over 120 packaging industry associations have signed a joint letter asserting that co-legislators can achieve the environmental and economic objectives of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation by preventing the erosion of its internal market legal basis.
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ArticleMEPs cast doubt on effectiveness of proposed PPWD revisions
At a Stakeholder Series event hosted in collaboration with McDonald’s, MEPs from The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party questioned the revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive’s ability to reduce carbon emissions and water waste by implementing reusables at dine-in restaurants.
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ArticleDecarbonised steelmaking could be financially viable within the decade, says new report
A new report from the Energy Transitions Commission has outlined the potential of tripling global low carbon steel projects within the next three years, meeting industry emission reduction targets, and enabling 190 million tonnes per annum of ‘green’ production by 2030 with appropriate financial investments.
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ArticleUKRI selects seventeen projects for £3.2 million in funding to reduce and effectively manage single-use plastics
Seventeen projects have been selected to receive a total investment of £3.2 million as part of UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge in a bid to improve the use and management of plastic packaging in the UK. Its choices range between seaweed-based biomaterials, reusable packaging systems, and an AI-based global map of marine plastic pollution.
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ArticlePepsi to commemorate upcoming anniversary with new on-pack logo and branding
To celebrate its 125th anniversary, Pepsi will update its logo across its packaging and other physical and digital touchpoints for the first time in 14 years – intending to pay homage to the brand’s history while anticipating its future.
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ArticleAnnual Smurfit Kappa report suggests over 40% reduction in company’s CO2 emissions over 17 years
Smurfit Kappa has claimed a 43.9% reduction in CO2 emissions since 2005 in its sixteenth annual Sustainable Development Report, apparently keeping the company on target to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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ArticleNestlé updates Nesquik’s packaging and mascot in pursuit of a modern, digital rebrand
Nesquik is reimagining the role of its mascot in a partnership with FutureBrand to modernise its brand identity, aiming for relevance in the digital age and growth into new audience segments.
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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.