All Business articles – Page 48
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ArticleIs the age of low-cost RAIN RFID tags finally dawning?
More than 28 billion RAIN RFID chips were deployed in 2021 and it’s expected that the market for these tags will have reached 35 billion by the end of 2022. The majority of these chips are low-cost 3-cent 96-bit RFID “product ID tags” used in supply chain logistics for retailers, performing a similar function as the barcode from the 1970s, but with the benefit that they read through a box at a speed of 1,000 items (tags) per second.
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ArticleENGEL provides pay-per-use injection moulding machinery for flexibility and financial security
ENGEL has expanded its injection moulding machinery range with a pay-per-use model in the hopes of reducing investment risk while boosting flexibility in production.
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ArticleSaica Group acquires shares in Fox Recykling to expand Eastern European waste management
Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire 76% of Fox Recykling’s shares in the hopes of expanding its waste management services in the Eastern European market via its Saica Natur business division.
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ArticleWine in a can: the Australian perspective
Following our interview with Austrade last month where we discussed packaging innovation in Australia, we asked Ian Batt, winemaker and founder of Australia’s Small Things Wine (which produces wine in a can) about recyclability, the manufacturing process and sustainability goals.
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ArticleMondi set to divest Russian operations to the Gotek Group for around €24 million
Mondi has announced that it will sell its Russian packaging converting operations – a corrugated solutions plant and two consumer flexibles plants – to the Gotek Group for a cash payment of RUB 1.6 billion, or approximately €24 million at the current exchange rate.
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ArticleBorealis signs power purchase agreement with VERBUND to supply Austrian operations with hydropower
Borealis and VERBUND have signed a ten-year power purchase agreement to supply a yearly 220 GWh of hydropower – reportedly comparable to the amount of energy used to power 50,000 Austrian households – to Borealis operations in Schwechat, Austria, from January 2023.
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ArticleUkrainian start-up Releaf Paper receives €2.5 million in EU funding to build pilot line for cellulose extraction
Ukrainian-based paper manufacturer Releaf Paper has been awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator 2022 programme for its pilot line project to extract cellulose from the fibres of fallen leaves.
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ArticleFuterro plans to build new PLA biorefinery with yearly output of 75,000 tons
Belgian PLA producer Futerro has started negotiations to open a new fully integrated biorefinery at the Port-Jérôme industrial and port area, with its construction expected to result in an annual production capacity of 75,000 tons.
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ArticleALPLA Group makes second investment in Blue Ocean Closures for further production of bio-based lids and caps
Blue Ocean Closures has secured a second investment from co-owner ALPLA Group in the hopes of accelerating the development of bio-based, biodegradable, and recyclable caps and lids.
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ArticleWRAP’s perspective on sustainable solutions, collaboration and reshaping packaging systems
Packaging Europe attended Coca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk event in London in early December, which focused on reduce, reuse and recycle in packaging. At the event we spoke to Catherine David, director of collaboration and change at WRAP, to gain her insights on sustainability challenges and solutions.
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ArticleWhat’s next for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in terms of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’?
Packaging Europe attended Coca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk Event in London in early December, which focused on reduce, reuse and recycle in packaging. At the event, we spoke to Sam Jones, head of climate and sustainability in Great Britain at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) about consumer behaviour, the company’s aims towards the 3 Rs and future plans.
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ArticleWill digitisation become more important than sustainability for the packaging sector?
Leading data and analytics provider GlobalData has recently identified that digitalization in the packaging industry could become more influential than sustainability, as companies need to mitigate the effects of inflation. Digitalizing supply chains will be imperative in ensuring companies can optimize efficiency and automation, a recent survey has revealed.
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ArticleDS Smith estimates over €3.7 billion’s worth of damaged product returns this Christmas as packages face extreme G-force in transit
DS Smith has predicted that over €3.7 billion could be spent on returns this Christmas, with packages ordered online expected to face damage from G-forces at an average acceleration of 50Gs – a speed comparable to a rocket launch.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk Event 2022: what does the future of packaging look like?
Focused on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, Coca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk event took place at the company’s London office on the 1st December. Tony Juniper CBE moderated two panels with representatives from organisations including CCEP, McDonalds, WWF and WRAP. Frances Butler reports.
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ArticleTetra Pak underlines socio-political and economic issues deprioritising sustainability in food industry
New studies conducted by Tetra Pak have suggested that food producers and manufacturers and consumers alike are struggling to prioritise sustainability efforts in the current socio-political and economic climate.
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ArticleAmcor signs agreement with ExxonMobil for five-year supply of recycled polyethylene
Amcor has announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase an increasing supply of chemically recycled certified circular polyethylene in a bid to reach its goal of 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030.
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ArticleWWF report evaluates plastic reduction efforts of Amcor, P&G and other ReSource: Plastic members and outlines next steps
WWF’s ReSource: Plastic programme has released its third annual Transparent 2022 public report measuring its members’ efforts to tackle the plastic waste crisis – encouraging them to rally behind systemic changes alongside making adjustments to their own business practices.
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ArticleBorealis signs power purchase agreement with Eneco for ten-year renewable electricity supply
Borealis has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eneco to supply renewable electricity to its production operations in Belgium – a move hoped to contribute towards its goal of achieving 100% renewable electricity in its Polyolefins and Hydrocarbons business by 2030.
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ArticleFirst organisations join Stora Enso and Huhtamaki’s paper cup recycling initiative
McDonald’s, SSP – The Food Travel Experts, C2 Centre, and the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB) have joined Stora Enso and Huhtamaki’s Cup Collective initiative with the shared goal of increasing paper cup recycling volumes in Europe.
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ArticleKEYCYCLE acquires Cadel Deinking brand and aims to assist post-consumer recycling sector
EREMA Group subsidiary KEYCYCLE has acquired the Cadel Deinking brand to integrate the companies’ collaborative work in deinking printed plastic waste into its product portfolio, intending to apply the technology to post-consumer recycling streams.