All Collaboration articles – Page 67
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ArticleINEOS and Plastic Energy join forces to work towards large-scale production of raw materials from plastic waste
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has signed an agreement with Plastic Energy aiming to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste at its steam cracker in Germany.
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ArticleSiegwerk and Henkel announce new oxygen barrier coating for food-contact flexibles
A partnership between Siegwerk and Henkel has supposedly produced an oxygen barrier coating that is applicable to mono-material flexible packaging, a solution that aims to contribute to a circular economy for food packaging.
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Article‘Recyclable’ high barrier stand-up pouch announced by TotalEnergies, W&H, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group
TotalEnergies, Windmöller & Hölscher, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group have supposedly completed a successful proof of concept for their High Barrier Stand-Up Pouch, said to be fully recyclable and applicable to contact-sensitive food packaging.
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ArticleDow collaborates with W&H and B&B to produce ‘recyclable’ MDO-PE pet food bag
A collaboration between Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, W&H, and B&B has resulted in a supposedly recyclable wide-format MDO-PE bag to be used for pet food packaging.
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ArticleDulux Decorator Centre’s can recycling scheme said to receive one million paint cans
Dulux Decorator Centre claims that its can recycling scheme has surpassed one million paint cans, an achievement thought to have contributed to the reduction of construction waste ending up in landfill.
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ArticleMilliken and PureCycle release ‘fully sustainable’ PP resin concentrate to encourage lower-carbon production of plastic packaging
Milliken & Company has collaborated with PureCycle Technologies to create what is claimed to be the first fully sustainable concentrate for PP on the market, thought to have a 35% lower carbon footprint than virgin PP and enable customers to utilise higher amounts of recycled content.
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ArticleCovestro and SABIC aim to simplify recycling of mono-PE stand-up pouches with new heat-resistant BOPE coating
Covestro has partnered with SABIC to develop a heat-resistant BOPE coating for mono-PE stand-up pouches – a development hoped to further enable single-stream recycling for flexible plastic pouches.
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ArticleBühler and Pellenc ST join forces to open new centre for PET bottle and flake sorting
Bühler and Pellenc ST are collaborating on a front and back-end solution for PET bottle and flake sorting, hoping to improve and future-proof PET recyclers’ processing activities with a new Demo and Applications Centre opening in November.
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ArticleReckitt and Mondi announce 75% paper-based pouch for Finish detergent products
A partnership between Reckitt and Mondi has resulted in the launch of paper-based packaging for the dishwasher detergent brand Finish, which intends to reduce over 2,000 tonnes of plastic per year – the equivalent of 50 million 1-litre bottles.
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ArticleEquanimator and Zero Waste Europe warn that waste incineration cannot completely offset demand for Russian gas
According to a new study commissioned to Equanimator by Zero Waste Europe, waste incineration only displaces around 1.1% of the EU27’s consumption of Russian gas. Instead, it proposes the reduction of consumption and waste as a more effective solution to the current crisis.
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ArticleEuropean companies across plastics value chain collaborate on project to facilitate wider use of recycled plastic packaging
Nineteen European partners have united under Buddie-Pack, a reusable plastic packaging project aiming to promote the utilisation of recycled plastics by preserving their protective properties and developing new cleaning solutions – an effort reportedly backed by the European Union.
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ArticleSainsbury’s to implement evian and re-universe’s digital reward scheme for recycling beverage packaging
In a collaboration with Sainsbury’s, evian is set to launch its ‘Return4Reward’ digital reward scheme in partnership with re-universe, hoping to encourage customers at Sainsbury’s to recycle their empty drink containers.
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ArticlePulpac, Hébert Group, MCC Verstraete, and Pagès Group aim to improve recyclability of fibre-based packaging with Moulded Fibre Labelling
Hébert Group, PulPac, MCC Verstraete, and Pagès Group are set to commercialise Moulded Fibre Labelling (MFL), or the glue-free application of labels to dry moulded fibre during the moulding process, intending to provide recyclable and biodegradable options for fibre-based packaging without sacrificing its decoration quality.
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ArticleTotalEnergies and Indaver announce commercial agreement to supply recycled mixed polyolefin feedstock for contact-sensitive packaging
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to purchase Indaver’s petrochemical feedstock generated from recycled mixed polyolefins; the company is now set to use it in contact-sensitive applications such as food packaging.
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ArticleEnhanced Microsoft app allows visually impaired to hear Haleon health products information
To mark World Sight Day on 13th October, Haleon and Microsoft are launching a joint project to make health products more accessible for blind and visually impaired consumers, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that narrates the labels of products.
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ArticleTest Valley Packaging and envoPAP unveil packaging made from sugar cane waste
Test Valley Packaging is collaborating with envoPAP to launch Reused Agricultural Waste (RAW), a line of packaging products said to be made of by-products from sugar cane farms across India.
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ArticleCepi announces new method of testing recyclability of paper packaging
Cepi has unveiled an updated test method to evaluate the recyclability of paper products in laboratory conditions, intended to assist companies in achieving their goals of sustainability and circularity.
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ArticleDow further invests in Mura Technology to convert hard-to-recycle plastics into hydrocarbon feedstocks
Mura Technology has announced an additional strategic investment from Dow to build more plastic recycling plants throughout the US and Europe, this time contributing towards a closed-loop system through the conversion of hard-to-recycle plastics into hydrocarbon feedstocks.
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ArticleAvery Dennison and SAP combine their analytic product clouds to combat short expiry dates on retail shelves
Avery Dennison has partnered with SAP to tackle issues with waste in the retail industry by integrating their respective analytic product clouds, supposedly allowing supermarkets to track and optimise the expiry dates of their products.
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ArticleWinners of Hubbub and Starbucks’ Bring it Back fund to pilot six new packaging reuse schemes
The winners of environmental charity Hubbub and Starbucks’ Bring It Back fund have been announced today, with the prize money funding six new systems and solutions for sustainable packaging in the food and beverage industries.