All Collaboration articles – Page 47
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ArticleMars adopts digital technology for packaging development in collaboration with Ansys
Mars has announced a new collaboration with engineering software company Ansys to adopt simulation software aiming to reimagine the packaging innovation process through digital technology.
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ArticleSupply chain partners including INEOS, PepsiCo and Amcor collaborate on 50% recycled plastic film packaging
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe, PepsiCo and Amcor have teamed up to launch new snack packaging for Sunbites crisps containing 50% recycled plastic.
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ArticleSIG partners with Plastic Bank and GIZ in project to boost recycling and empower collection communities in Egypt
SIG has teamed up with social enterprise Plastic Bank and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to unveil a project aimed at changing Egypt’s recycling landscape while increasing security for waste collection workers.
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ArticleVattenfall to supply Borealis with renewable energy from hydropower plants
Starting from January 2024, European electricity and heat retailer Vattenfall will be supplying polyolefins solutions provider Borealis with renewable energy from its hydropower plants, as part of a long-term renewable hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) made in December 2023.
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ArticleReturnity supplies Vuori with reusable boxes to lower cardboard and tape waste
Returnity has announced apparel company Vuori will use the company’s Last Box, a reusable shipping box that apparently lowers the economic, operational and environmental impact of a retailer’s inventory fulfilment, for merchandise shipments to its U.S. retail stores to replace conventional cardboard boxes.
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ArticlePwC maps out pathways towards plastic packaging sustainability
In order to improve their plastic packaging operations, PwC consulting team Strategy& asserts that food and beverage companies should consider lightweighting and adopting biobased materials, where appropriate; develop consistent design-for-recycling standards; and form strategic partnerships with recycling providers to gain access to high-quality recyclate.
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ArticleNeste and Mura Technology join forces to turn plastic waste into feedstock
A product offtake agreement between Mura Technology and Neste is set to convert products from Mura’s Teesside commercial-scale advanced plastic recycling plant into feedstock for new plastic production, a move hoped to help phase out fossil resources.
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ArticleMongolian food safety guidelines developed by WPO and UNIDO
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have completed a project intended to develop food safety guidelines for the Mongolian food sector and help its participants achieve international standards.
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ArticleSpecial Projects pursues eco-conscious shopping with eco-labels, AI suggestions, and more
Special Projects has revealed five solutions in an effort to help consumers make environmentally conscious decisions during their food shops, including eco-label designs, digital interactivity with physical menus, and in-app breakdowns of a product’s sustainability metrics.
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ArticleYangi partners with GDM to scale up delivery of dry forming packaging technology
Yangi has announced its partnership with industrial market solution company GDM to scale up delivery of Cellera, its machine technology platform for cellulose dry fibre formed packaging at the company’s production facility in Varberg, Sweden.
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ArticleNew load carriers produced by Cabka in collaboration with Red Bull and BMW
Transport packaging company Cabka has teamed up with Red Bull and BMW on its two new load carriers, the BigBag S5 pallet and the foldable large container, CabFold Hybrid.
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ArticleSÜDPACK and SN Maschinenbau collaborate on recyclable film solutions for stand-up pouches with spouts
SÜDPACK and SN Maschinenbau have teamed up on a recyclable film solution for stand-up pouches with spouts, which are reportedly reclosable and suitable for liquid or pasty foods such as fruit purees, hotfilling and pasteurization.
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ArticleOpen letter urges on-site single-use packaging ban and airtight reuse quotas in PPWR
In an open letter to the European Parliament, Vytal, Interzero, Bumerang, and other players in the reuse industry call for a ban on single-use packaging for on-site consumption, mandatory reuse quotas across all industries, and measures against reuse loopholes to be introduced to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticleLandbell Group to supply hard-to-recycle PET trays for Carbios’ biorecycling plant
Carbios and Landbell Group have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for the sourcing, preparation, and recycling of post-consumer PET waste, with 15kT of flakes set to be supplied every year from 2026.
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ArticleAlgae-based polymer packaging revealed by Somater and Eranova
Somater and Eranova have worked together to produce biobased packaging derived from green algae in hopes of replacing fossil-based polymers with an environmentally conscious alternative.
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ArticlePro Food members caution against fresh fruit and veg plastic ban
At the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin, key players from fruit and vegetable supply chain organizations came together to warn against the singling out of fresh produce in blanket plastic bans – instead supporting a ‘non-ideological, data-driven’ approach to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticleBloom and Britvic release limited-edition can design for sugar-free Tango
Bloom has updated Britvic’s sugar-free Tango Editions lineup with Tango Mango, a limited-edition flavour platform geared towards younger consumers and families with its ‘bold’ and ‘dynamic’ packaging.
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ArticleMondi partnerships repurpose release liner waste into insulation and paper towels
Mondi claims to have reduced 95% of its waste at its Dutch and German release liner production sites in two years through its partnerships with Veyzle, WEPA, and Soprema; the treated waste is now used as secondary raw material for hygiene and insulation applications.
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ArticleEU invests €5 million into Itero’s mixed plastic waste chemical recycling plant
Itero Technologies has been awarded €5 million by the EU’s Just Transition Fund to contribute to its chemical recycling demonstration plant for mixed plastic waste at Brightlands Chemelot Campus.
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ArticleCarlsberg and Ball envision higher recycling rates and more PCR content for cans
After taking steps to lightweight its beer cans, Carlsberg and Ball are laying out a joint roadmap to pursue their shared sustainability goals, including higher recycling rates and an increase in recycled content in cans by 2030.