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ArticleDiageo conducts paper-based bottle trial for Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur
Diageo has announced plans to trial paper-based packaging for Baileys’ Original Irish Cream Liqueur, designed for recycling in standard paper streams.
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ArticleDry Molded Fiber cutlery in the pipeline as Matrix Pack and PulPac team up
Matrix Pack has entered a strategic partnership with PulPac to produce cutlery made from Dry Molded Fiber – a move hoped to serve as a lower-cost, environmentally-conscious replacement for single-use plastic and wooden solutions.
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ArticleDow and Freepoint Eco-Systems agree to convert plastic waste into new materials
Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems have announced an agreement for an estimated 65,000 metric tonnes per year of ‘certified-circular, plastic waste-derived’ pyrolysis oil to produce new, virgin-grade equivalent plastics in Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast operations.
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ArticleVertical packaging machine for improved hygiene launched by Velteko
Velteko has announced its new vertical packaging machine for operations requiring higher standards of hygiene and sanitation, apparently packing up to 160 bags per minute.
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ArticleMondi provides recyclable mono-PP pack for Scan Sverige’s meats and substitutes
Scan Sverige’s Pärsons brand range of sliced ham, salami, and plant-based products is now packaged in a mono-polypropylene pack from Mondi, intended to enhance recyclability compared to previous designs.
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ArticleInfinity Recycling’s Circular Plastics Fund closes above €150 million target
Growth capital platform Infinity Recycling (IRC) has announced the final close of its Circular Plastics Fund I SCSp (CPF), exceeding the fund’s €150 million target and securing €175 million in committed capital from institutional investors and value chain partners worldwide.
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ArticlePringles announces first bagged snack in over 15 years
Food brand Kellanova has revealed that Pringles is launching its first bagged snack in 15 years, Pringles Mingles.
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ArticleGraphic Packaging partners with Morrisons on new tray for meat packaging
Graphic Packaging has partnered with UK supermarket Morrisons on a photographic print pressed board tray for the retailer’s private label steak portfolio.
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ArticleOwn-brand soft drinks and water from Aldi packaged in 100% rPET
Aldi plans to transition all its own-brand soft drink and water bottles into 100% rPET – a move expected to save 10,000 tonnes of virgin plastic every year.
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ArticleIndustry rallies behind simplified environmental certification process
The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN), the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), and the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) are among the signatories calling for a “simplified procedure” to be introduced under the EU’s Green Claims Directive – streamlining the verification process for claims that are based on recognized methodologies or do not require a full life cycle assessment.
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PodcastDeveloping a sustainable future
Libby Munford catches up with Koon-Yang Lee, Professor of Polymer Engineering at Imperial College London and Lead of the Future Materials Group - a dynamic research group consisting of scientists and engineers proficient in the development of chemical engineering-driven materials innovations to create a sustainable, resource efficient, low-carbon and low-waste future. Keeran Ward also joins the conversation from the University of Leeds, who focuses on developing alginate film for packaging.
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ArticleEuropean countries make up 7 of top 10 plastic waste exporters, according to report
Seven of the top ten countries that export and import the most plastic waste annually are European, according to a new report from CleanHub.
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ArticleRed Sea shipping disruptions increasing flexible packaging prices, says FPE
Flexible Packaging Europe has attributed the rising prices of European flexible packaging materials in Q1 2024 to shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, driven by ‘escalating tensions’ in the Middle East.
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ArticleThe story behind Maggi’s new plastic-reducing noodle packaging
Earlier this year, Nestlé’s Maggi brand launched a new packaging format designed to cut down on plastic pollution. The noodles can now be prepared at home in a mug, as opposed to being prepared in the packaging itself. To learn more, we spoke with the team at Nestlé Australia.
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ArticleDow, Henkel, and Kraton cut carbon footprint of hot melt adhesives
Dow, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, and Kraton Corporation have apparently reduced the carbon footprint of two of Henkel’s hot melt adhesive formulas for end-of-line packaging.
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PodcastScaling novel packaging feedstocks, with Fredric Petit
Why can it be so difficult to scale up some of the more novel or ‘niche’ feedstocks for packaging materials, what role can investors play and how can startups secure this investment? Victoria Hattersley explored these questions with Fredric Petit of Emerald Technology Ventures.
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ArticleIs the ‘plastic tap’ under pressure?
On the final day of the 4th round of negotiations for the United Nations’ Global Plastics Treaty in Ottawa, Willemijn Peeters, founder of Searious Business, gives us an update on her highlights from INC-4 thus far.
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ArticleNestlé reveals light-blocking, recyclable shrink sleeve label for milk drinks
Nestlé has applied a new, recyclable shrink sleeve label with light-blocking print technology to its ready-to-drink Nesquik portfolio, aiming to help consumers recycle 4,500 metric tons of PET every year while maintaining product quality.
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ArticleSABIC, FONTE, and Napco National wrap bread in certified circular PE bags
SABIC has worked alongside FONTE and Napco National to roll out bread bags made of ‘fully recycled’ post-consumer polyethylene across stores in Saudi Arabia, intended as another step towards achieving circularity for plastics.
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ArticleHow P&G packaging seeks to lower its own – and others’ – environmental footprints
Aiming to reduce the environmental footprints of its own operations, its consumers, and the sectors it participates in, P&G has unveiled purification technology for recycled polypropylene, redesigned its packaging for various products, and more.