All Business articles – Page 4
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ArticleSmurfit Westrock creates cardboard medical device solution for Dermalux
Smurfit Westrock has developed a corrugated cardboard solution for medical device company Dermalux, designed to protect products during transit and replace the previous expanded polystyrene (EPS) and plastic packaging.
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ArticleMondi provides salt producer with solid board packaging for direct food contact
Mondi has announced it will be supplying salt producer Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke with solid board packaging for its products including table, pharmaceutical and animal feed salt.
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ArticleBrazil mandates reverse logistics system for plastic packaging from 2026
Under a new Brazilian law, market operators must participate in a reverse logistics system for primary, secondary, and tertiary plastic packaging from January 2026 – meeting targets for 22% recycled content and a 32% recovery rate next year.
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ArticleRoyal Unibrew and Faerch’s recyclable cups achieve 97% return rate at Danish festival
Royal Unibrew and Faerch have collaborated on cups made from recycled PET, processed back into food-grade material after use and said to have achieved a 97% return rate at Smukfest 2025 in Denmark.
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ArticleSustainability Awards Finalist Interview: ICIS’ pyrolysis oil pricing index
In the latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) about its Pyrolysis Oil Pricing Index, said to provide transparent pricing data for chemical recycling and nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
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ArticleEurostat data reveals over 79 million tonnes of packaging waste generated in EU
Eurostat has published data revealing that 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU in 2023, equivalent to 177.8 kg per inhabitant. While this is a reduction of 8.7 kg per capita compared with 2022, the figure remains 21.2 kg higher than in 2013.
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ArticleCircularity-minded plastic projects awarded €18 million in growth funding
Under the Circular Plastics NL initiative, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded over €18 million to Utrecht University, Morssinkhof Plastics, Van Dijk Containers, and other project leaders seeking to improve plastics recycling processes and achieve circularity.
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ArticleInside the fight to save Europe’s PET industry
With global competition increasing and costs soaring, the European PET industry is currently facing an uncertain future. Antonello Ciotti, president of Petcore (the organisation that represents the European PET value chain), warns that the EU must act now to save an industry that is crucial to its sustainability and manufacturing ambitions.
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ArticleReusable cups at large venues claim to avoid 20 million single-use plastics
Reusable packaging provider r.World claims its reverse logistics and sanitizing solutions have kept 20 million single-use cups and foodware items out of landfills and avoided the production of over 110 tons of plastics.
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ArticleReflections on K 2025
Under the theme ‘The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible’, a reported 175,000+ trade visitors from around 160 countries gathered in Düsseldorf, Germany for K 2025, with over 3,000 exhibitors presenting their technologies, products and processes. We reflect on the innovations, discussions and solutions displayed at this year’s event.
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ArticleAlcamare joins NEXTLOOPP Americas food-grade PP project
NEXTLOOPP Americas has announced that Mexican-based Alcamare International Group has joined its global initiative aiming to create a circular economy for post-consumer food-grade polypropylene (FGrPP) packaging across the Americas.
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ArticleFuturaGene makes regulatory submission for gene-edited eucalyptus
FuturaGene, the biotechnology subsidiary of Suzano, has announced its submission to Brazil’s National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) regarding gene-edited eucalyptus, designed to deliver wood that is easier to process industrially.
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ArticleFE Green PET receives €30.5M in financing from HSBC Malaysia
Malaysian manufacturer FE Green PET states it has secured roughly €30.5 million in financing from HSBC Malaysia for the expansion of its recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) resin production plant in Melaka.
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ArticleHow US companies are using innovation to weather global storms
With a number of seismic shifts changing the economic landscape of the United States, how are American businesses navigating sustainable progress? Olga Kachook, director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, provides an overview of how different sectors are engaging with materials, formats, certification, and infrastructure in light of new tariffs, stripped-back funding, and more.
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ArticleAdven and Billerud double residual heat reuse at Swedish mill
A collaboration between energy company Adven and Billerud’s mill in Gruvön, Sweden has reportedly doubled the amount of residual heat captured and reused in the local system, saving 40 GWh per year.
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ArticleHow will the EU build a truly circular economy?
Will the EU’s Circular Economy Act help or hinder our industry? Jessika Roswell, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, lays out her vision in a keynote address at the European Policy Centre.
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ArticleBlue Ocean Closures claims latest fibre screw caps can match fossil plastic material costs
Blue Ocean Closures (BOC) has stated that its latest generation of fibre screw caps can ‘match or outperform’ fossil plastic in material costs, while delivering significantly lower energy consumption during production.
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ArticlePapkot claims to cut fibre costs by 20% with new processing aids
Papkot has unveiled its new Papkot PA category of mineral-based Processing Aids, said to enable up to 20% reduction in material usage while achieving performance equivalent to traditional fibre-based containers.
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ArticleVietnamese DRS could unlock circularity for 300,000 bottles and cans
Introducing a deposit return system in Vietnam could collect up to 77,000 tonnes of single-use beverage containers annually and keep around 300,000 tonnes in a recycling loop, research from Eunomia suggests.
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ArticleRecyclable cardboard display from DS Smith used to showcase Carlsberg beer
DS Smith and Carlsberg Group have developed a recyclable, corrugated cardboard display for a new premium beer brand, targeting in-store appeal and end-of-life recyclability.