All Flexibles articles – Page 23
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ArticleHow R-LDPE flexibles could help tackle recycled material shortages
Mark Victory, Senior Editor Recycling at ICIS, explores the reasons behind shortages in recycled materials, and what steps could be taken for flexibles to bridge the gap.
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ArticleSealed Air makes thermoformable webs recycle-ready
Sealed Air has evolved its range of thermoformable food packaging webs to make them recycle-ready.
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ArticleBuilding a coherent circular economy: The view from the industry
Over the past few weeks, we have been asking representatives from key organizations across the packaging industry two key questions about circularity. Here is what they had to say.
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ArticleExtended Producer Responsibility Part 3: PepsiCo – the Brand owner perspective
In the third part of our series on EPR, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Archana Jagannathan, senior director for sustainable packaging at PepsiCo, about the pressures EPR requirements puts on brand owners.
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ArticleFlexopack debuts mono-material thermoforming film
Flexopack has developed a new mono-material thermoforming film solution that it says can be used for the “most demanding consumer packaging applications.”
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ArticleResearchers develop polymer film made from 100% natural ingredients
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created a polymer film made from 100% plant protein that requires no chemical additives – and they claim it has comparable functionality to conventional plastics.
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ArticleCollection of flexible packaging waste is central to achieving a circular economy, says CEFLEX
A collaboration of European companies, associations, and organisations representing the flexibles value chain have agreed a common position on the essentials for collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy.
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ArticleConfectionery in paper – more than a gimmick?
In recent weeks and months, we have seen a flurry of announcements of confectionery brands moving some of their packaging from plastics to paper. What were the challenges that had to be overcome, and how scalable is paper as a packaging solution?
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ArticleRetail and FMCG leaders back fund to boost flexible plastic recycling
Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have collaborated to form a €1.2 million fund that aims to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.
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ArticleB&C Group agrees €900 million deal for Schur Flexibles
The owner of Schur Flexibles, private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg, has agreed to sell its controlling stake in the company to B&C Group, in a deal worth €900 million.
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ArticleAvantium interview: Where are we now with PEF?
Last year, we published an interview with Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium, about the environmental benefits of the plant-based polymer Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF). Victoria Hattersley recently caught up with him to find out where we are now.
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ArticleA closer look at Ritter Sport’s “Mini Mix” paper pouch packaging
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG recently switched its Ritter Sport “Mini Mix” packaging from trays wrapped in plastic film to a stand-up pouch made of paper.
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ArticleResearch identifies barrier tech which ‘improves paper packaging recyclability’
New research conducted by Aquapak Polymers suggests that ‘recycle ready’ adhesives and fully soluble barriers can replace plastics in fibre-based packaging, making it fully recyclable in high volume recycling mills.
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ArticleA look at future trends in the flexible packaging industry
From COVID-19 to sustainability, two experts from ExxonMobil - Francois Chambon, global strategic marketing manager for polyethylene and Etienne Lernoux, senior technologist - look into what the future holds for the flexible packaging market.
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ArticleDow to help scale ‘game-changing’ advanced recycling solution
Dow and Mura Technology today announced a partnership to scale up the latter’s advanced plastic recycling solution.
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ArticleDecarbonizing the paper industry
There are many challenges facing the EU paper industry as it works to meet its emission-reduction obligations. Adrian Hiel explores some of the potential routes to achieving this.
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ArticleNavigating flexible packaging’s many paths to a circular economy
Steve Gillman speaks to Dana Mosora, workstream lead at the Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project, about why the sector is now getting behind a strategy that backs both chemical and mechanical recycling.
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ArticleGraphic Packaging supports Estrella shrink wrap replacement initiative
Paper-based packaging solution provider Graphic Packaging International has partnered with Estrella to replace all its plastic shrink wrap packaging, equivalent to 99 tonnes annually, with paperboard alternatives on multipack cans.
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PodcastPodcast: A deep dive into plastic packaging R&D with AIMPLAS
Innovation in plastic packaging has made great leaps forward in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda gains insights into key developments and challenges from two packaging experts at AIMPLAS.
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ArticleThe carbon crisis: Four big questions for the packaging industry
Victoria Hattersley spoke to experts from the Carbon Trust, Amcor, Mondi, Smurfit Kappa and Tetra Pak to get their views on some of the big questions around the topic of carbon reduction.