All Collaboration articles – Page 24
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ArticleDS Smith acquires Bosis doo with sights set on expansion in Eastern Europe
DS Smith has entered an agreement to acquire Serbian fast-moving consumer goods packaging company Bosis doo in an effort to support its growth drive in Eastern Europe and continue its pursuit of sustainable packaging solutions.
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Article‘World’s first’ graphene-enhanced stretch film released by Gerdau Graphene and Packseven
Gerdau Graphene, the nanotechnology company pioneering advanced graphene-enhanced materials for industrial applications, has announced that Packseven, one of Brazil’s largest flexible film makers, has commercialized the world’s first graphene-enhanced stretch film, according to a report from Terrance Barkan of the Graphene Council.
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ArticleNew partnership between Republic Services and Ravago anticipates 300 million pound recycled plastic output
Republic Services and Ravago have created a new partnership, Blue Polymers, set to produce 100% post-consumer recycled resin for packaging, amongst other products, and push for circularity in the plastics industry.
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Article‘Circular’ reusable packaging system for home grocery deliveries trialled by Coop
Coop and Gordon are joining forces on a pilot project to deliver refrigerated food to consumers’ doorsteps in reusable crates and bags in a scheme thought to reduce the climate impact of paper bags.
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ArticleExploring digital tools for packaging
After his presentation at Sealed Air’s PACK DIGITAL event in March this year, we spoke to Adobe’s Principal Cloud Consultant Matteo Oriani about the ways Adobe’s Experience Cloud and other digital solutions can be used to facilitate packaging design and create personalised experiences.
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ArticleInstagram filter and coloured stripe on Heinz Ketchup label to verify product authenticity
Wunderman Thompson Turkey has developed a new label and Instagram filter to prevent foodservice outlets from serving imitation ketchup in Heinz bottles by identifying the exact Pantone shade of the sauce.
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ArticleHybrid polymer containing bio-based chemical is injection moulded into preforms and bottles
Origin Materials and Husky Technologies report the successful use of injection moulding equipment to process PET containing FCDA – a bio-based chemical utilised in PEF production – into preforms and bottles for advanced packaging and more.
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ArticleMACK packages refill cleaning products in plant-based film from Notpla
MACK is incorporating Notpla’s plant-based, water-soluble film into its refill cleaning product line in a reported ‘world-first’ for the home and laundry care market – aiming to phase PVOH and PVA out of its packaging and reduce microplastic leakage.
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ArticleSonoco helps Vom Achterhof adopt paper packaging and cork lids for health and wellbeing products
Vom Achterhof has worked with Sonoco to repackage some of its natural food and supplement products in paper-based packaging with cork lids.
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ArticleAramco, TotalEnergies and SABIC generate certified circular polymers from plastic waste-derived oil
Aramco, TotalEnergies, and SABIC have converted oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers in the hopes of creating a domestic value chain for the advanced recycling of plastics into circular polymers in Saudi Arabia.
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Article‘100% recyclable’ vacuum film developed by Klöckner Pentaplast and Dow
Klöckner Pentaplast and Dow are launching the kp FlexiVac R, a multilayered vacuum film for fresh food applications that has been certified as fully recyclable.
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ArticleMorrisons to trial in-store coffee pod recycling points with Podback
Morrisons has partnered with Podback to trial the introduction of recycling points for coffee machine pods in 29 of its stores – aiming for an easy and convenient drop-off service.
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ArticleDo deposit return schemes negatively affect beverage sales?
Reloop and the Container Recycling Institute (CRI) have released a study rejecting claims that deposit return systems for beverage containers have a negative impact on sales, suggesting that there is no conclusive evidence to connect them.
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ArticleReusable bottles from Berry Global claim to be made entirely from PCR
Berry Global has produced a range of reusable bottles that claim to be made entirely from post-consumer recycled HDPE; these are set to package a range of home care products from ethical cleaning company Bio-D.
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Article‘First-of-a-kind’ plant to aim for 40,000-ton rPET output by depolymerising plastic waste
gr3n and Intecsa Industrial are entering a joint venture to build a ‘first-of-a-kind’ manufacturing facility for the microwave-assisted depolymerisation of PET – aspiring to produce 40,000 tons of recycled PET a year by 2027.
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ArticleOnline hub for EPR regulation guidance launched by Test Valley Packaging and Wastepack
Test Valley Packaging and Wastepack have launched an online hub to support businesses affected by new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations by providing accurate, up-to-date information about their requirements.
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ArticleAhlstrom’s transparent fibre-based paper incorporated into flowpacks for erasers
Ahlstrom, adapa, and Maped have collaborated to implement transparent, fibre-based packaging papers into flowpacks for erasers.
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ArticleDigital deposit return scheme trialled in Wales
The Welsh Government has partnered with non-profit DDRS Alliance, Powys County Council (PCC) and WRAP Cymru to trial a large-scale digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) in Brecon, Powys.
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ArticleForm-fill-seal yoghurt pot made from 98.5% PS produced in cross-industrial collaboration
Plastiques Venthenat, Amcor, Olga, Cedap, and Arcil-Synerlink have developed a form-fill-seal yoghurt pot that claims to be fully recycle-ready, with its 98.5% polystyrene content expected to smoothen the sorting and recycling processes.
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ArticleReusable cup systems trialled across North America by Coca-Cola and partners
The Coca-Cola Company is conducting several pilots for reusable packaging in North America, including a new partnership with start-up r.Cup to bring reusable polypropylene cups to a range of venues and cities in the USA.