All Renewables articles – Page 3
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Capsa’s reusable cardboard box
Capsa is a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards with its reusable cardboard box entry, nominated in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category. We spoke with the company to learn more about this innovation.
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ArticleEcoshell reveals plastic solution derived from eggshells
Ecoshell’s GEX solution is derived from eggshells transformed into bio-calcium - a fine powder said to have particles as small as 1 micron – and then pelletized. The company currently offers a range of resins and complete compounds for various applications.
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ArticleSödra to supply Stora Enso with kraft lignin from Swedish production facility
Södra will supply Stora Enso with kraft lignin from the ‘world’s largest’ production facility coming to Sweden in 2027 – anticipating a production capacity of up to 250,000 tpy of kraft lignin.
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ArticleMetsä commences pre-commercial sales for wood fibre food packaging
Metsä Spring has launched pre-commercial sales for Muoto – its three-dimensional, wood-based packaging – and may consider investment into its first commercial factory in 2025.
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ArticleOver €23 million raised by Notpla to take seaweed packaging into U.S.
Notpla has completed a £20 million (€23,924,400) Series A+ fundraising round – doubling its initial target – and plans to replace over 100 million units of single-use plastics annually, scaling its seaweed-based packaging in the United States.
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ArticleGreaseproof papers from Carccu seek to keep PFAS away from food
Carccu has designed renewable, PFAS-free greaseproof papers to meet a growing demand for sustainability-minded packaging materials in food packaging while maintaining the necessary food safety and barrier properties.
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ArticleOptima tailors machinery to scale up Dry Molded Fiber capsules and blisters
Optima is working with PulPac and PA Consulting to develop bespoke machinery and expand the production of Dry Molded Fiber into coffee capsules, blister packaging, and other complex products.
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ArticlePeriod products now wrapped in Paptic’s wood fibre-based material
Paptic is packaging feminine care products with its recyclable, wood fibre-based material, seeking to deliver a ‘soft and pleasant’ user experience while reducing flexible plastic waste.
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ArticleMarigold and Sonoco partner to launch fully recyclable can with paper base
Marigold Health Foods has collaborated with Sonoco to launch its fully recyclable packaging for a variety of natural, plant-based food products, including stock cubes, sauces, and meat and fish alternatives.
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ArticlePaper-based Pringles tube makes its way to Irish retailers
Kellanova Europe and Sonoco now offer the new, paper-based and recyclable Pringles tube throughout Ireland, with the former targeting a completely recyclable, reusable, and compostable packaging range by 2025.
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ArticleJames Cropper reveals process for transforming waste polycotton into paper
James Cropper says it has created a process to recover and use cotton fibres from the UK’s polycotton waste stream and transform them into paper.
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ArticleAI solution from Pellenc ST uses deep learning to accurately sort paper waste
Pellenc ST has unveiled CNS BRAIN, which applies artificial intelligence, deep learning, and NIR/VIS technologies to paper streams in an effort to boost detection accuracy, improve sorting performance, and save energy.
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ArticleFarm animals to sleep on side streams from Metsä Board’s paperboard mills
Fibrous side streams from Metsä Board’s mills will be used as a raw material to produce bedding for farm animals – then spread on arable land to increase the soil’s carbon stock – in a new collaboration with Soilfood.
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ArticleMondi switches over 95% of release liner and extrusion solutions to certified base paper
Mondi has revealed that it has switched more than 95% of its range of release liners and extrusion solutions to PEFC and FSC certified base paper sources.
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ArticleBiobased startup LignEasy receives €1m investment from EIT InnoEnergy
Biobased materials startup LignEasy has received a €1m investment to support the company’s scale up and provide capital injection and connection to EIT InnoEnergy’s ecosystem, with the first pilot plant due to be fully operational at the end of October.
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ArticleDart Container and Pulpac introduce Dry Molded Fiber production in North American market
Dart Container Corporation and PulPac have announced a strategic partnership to install the first Dry Molded Fiber production line in North America, PulPac Scala.
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ArticleECOWOOX certification for recyclable wooden packs expands across Europe
The Generalitat Valenciana is helping FEDEMCO, the Spanish Federation of Wooden Packaging and its Components, expand its certification mark verifying the eco-design and recyclability of wooden packaging throughout Europe.
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ArticleSabert boxes hot food to go in fibre-based Hot2Go pack with rPET window
Sabert Europe is targeting a 100% recyclable solution for hot food on the go with its dual-ovenable Hot2Go pack, constituting a natural fibre-based body and optional rPET window.
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ArticleUPM Specialty Papers to present recyclable packaging paper solutions at Fachpack
UPM Specialty Papers has announced it will be presenting its range of fibre-based, recyclable packaging papers at this year’s Fachpack, including solutions co-created with customers and partners across the packaging value network.
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ArticleColpac launches paperboard packaging line for foodservice and retail
Colpac has introduced Stagione Light, a new line of paperboard food packaging in its Stagione range, designed for serving hot or chilled dishes in foodservice environments.