All Sustainability articles – Page 253
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ArticlePackaging Connections 24/08/2018
The week in brief - the launch of a new water brand offering an alternative to plastic bottles in the UK, innovative adhesives and keeping products fresh for longer.
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ArticleTechnological Solutions for Ecological Challenges
Increasing urbanization, smaller household sizes and an ageing population are fundamentally changing the expectations for food and pharmaceutical packaging.
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ArticleCoveris to Launch Sustainable Food-to-go Range at Lunch!
Coveris is set to launch four new formats to address these issues at next month’s Lunch show.
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ArticleBottle Caps Made from Sugarcane
UNITED CAPS and Braskem have announced that they have collaborated to deliver to the market greener bio-sourced plastic caps and closures made from sugar cane as an addition to the UNITED CAPS product portfolio.
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ArticleSidel Presents StarLite UltraLight CSD
The Sidel StarLite™ family of bottle base solutions is expanding through the StarLite UltraLight for carbonated soft drinks (CSD).
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ArticleWhat’s up with SUP?
Libby White takes a look at the wave of response towards the Treasury Consultation Report on Single Use Plastic shared on 18th August 2018.
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ArticleInvisible Mould Agent Helps Retailers Keep Products Fresh
As retailers face increasing pressure to reduce the use of plastics in their packaging, the UK company behind ‘freshness agent’ Micro-Fresh® is offering a quick and simple way to boost consumer credentials.
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ArticleFresh Launch of JUST WATER
JUST Goods, Inc. has launched its JUST Water brand, an eco-friendly bottled water company founded by Jaden Smith, in Boots stores in the UK, the first step in a major global expansion.
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ArticleRetran® Breathes New Life Into Transparent Packaging
Following the launch of Retran® in January Bell are delighted to report that almost all of their customers have switched to this recycled form of clear packaging.
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ArticleMicrobes Fully Metabolise Biodegradable Plastics
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) succeeded in an interdisciplinary study to demonstrate that soil microorganisms metabolically utilised the carbon in the PBAT polymer
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ArticlePackaging Connections 16/08/2018
Highlights this week focus on Sonoco’s new sustainable SquareCan, the story behind Cocoon’s design for a limited edition beer can and Schur’s thinnest high-barrier film.
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ArticleQuality and Sustainability Go Hand in Hand
BST eltromat International will be part of the special show “Marketplace for Sustainability & Plastics” in hall 7, booth 7-442 at FachPack 2018 and is thus making its debut as an exhibitor at Nuremberg’s packaging exhibition.
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ArticleStora Enso invests in building a Competence Centre and diversifying the raw material base for biocomposites
In order to meet increasing customer demand, Stora Enso will broaden its biocomposites raw material base at the Hylte Mill, Sweden to provide more choice in technical properties and selection of fibres.
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Developments at Anellotech Plant Bring 100% Bio-based Plastic Bottle Closer to Reality
Sustainable technology company Anellotech recently achieved new milestones at its TCat-8® pilot plant in Texas, thereby progressing its 100% bio-based bottle collaboration with global consumer beverage company Suntory.
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New Food and Drink Carton Recycling Pilot Launches in Cornwall
Residents can now take food and drink cartons and paper cups for recycling at seven Household Waste Recycling Centres in Cornwall thanks to a partnership between The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) and Cornwall Council.
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ArticlePFF Packaging Hits Back at LGA Report
The PFF Packaging Group, an independent producer in the UK of thermoformed plastic food packaging, has hit back at the recent LGA Report (4 August) that only a third of plastic sent for recycling is actually recycled
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ArticleFighting Packaging Confusion
According to a recent survey, the majority of Germans feels unable to objectively judge packaging and feels that there is a lack of information.
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ArticleGeneration PackAge: RKW Presents Portfolio
RKW presents its Generation PackAge portfolio including films, nets and also nonwovens for a broad range of applications at this year's FachPack in hall 9, booth 9-310.
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ArticleNew Sustainable Square Can by Sonoco
Sustainable packaging solutions will be at the heart of Sonoco Europe’s booth at this year’s FachPack trade show.
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ArticleSchur Presents New Thin High-Barrier Film
This printing technology will complete Schur Flexibles’ technological portfolio in the future and will provide numerous customer segments with additional application options for small order quantities and rapid design changes.