All Sustainability articles – Page 89
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Article‘100% rPET’ bottles and new sustainable packaging platform revealed by Coca-Cola Philippines
Coca-Cola Philippines reports that it has launched bottles made from 100% rPET, excluding caps and labels, for its Coca-Cola Original and Wilkins Pure brands – alongside a new sustainable packaging platform to educate consumers about tackling plastic waste.
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ArticleRefillable fragrance bottle designed for House of Armani by Bormioli Luigi
Bormioli Luigi and the House of Armani have created a refillable fragrance bottle featuring a relief décor designed to resemble precious jewellery.
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ArticleMetsä Group’s bioproduct and paperboard mill begins operations
Operations have commenced at Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill and paperboard mill expansion, with pulp deliveries to customers also beginning this month.
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ArticleHolyGrail 2.0 enters final R&D phase and seeks highest technical validation
The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative is entering its final phase of R&D trials to prepare for market entry and the launch of a pilot market in France in 2024 – involving sorting and reprocessing trials for digitally watermarked rigid packaging, flexible plastics, and more.
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ArticleDow derives ionomers from bio and plastic waste for use in cosmetics packaging
Dow has launched two new ionomers set for use in cosmetic product packaging, claiming to incorporate renewable and circular feedstocks from plastic and bio-waste streams.
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ArticleFlora matches packaging design across plant-based spread range
Flora has unified its brand identity to reflect its commitment to protecting people and the planet with its plant-based alternative to dairy butter.
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ArticleBioPowder uses olive stone powder as additive in range of packaging solutions
BioPowder has converted olive stone powders into additives for a range of packaging solutions, from solid containers and transparent films to biobased adhesives and barrier coatings – claiming to offer a versatile, low-carbon alternative to conventional raw materials.
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ArticlePaper-based twist wrap for confectionery unveiled by adapa
adapa Group has created a paper-based, certified repulpable twist wrap for confectionery like toffees, soft caramels, and sweets.
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ArticleSainsbury’s shifts to paper packaging for toilet paper and kitchen towels
Sainsbury’s expects to save 55 million pieces of plastic every year by implementing recyclable paper packaging across its own-brand toilet paper and kitchen towel ranges.
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ArticleParkside reveals certified home-compostable pack for vegan chocolate
Parkside has provided its Park2Nature compostable material to a new TÜV-certified home compostable packaging design for Mummy Meegz’s vegan chocolate.
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ArticleIndustry collaboration closes loop on FIBCs for PET granulate transportation
ALPLA Group member PET Recycling Team has joined forces with LC Packaging, Starlinger, and Velebit Recycling to recycle its flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), or Big Bags, into new FIBCs and close the loop on the packaging used to transport its recyclate.
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ArticleCoca-Cola HBC brings more returnable glass bottles to Austrian market with new line investment
Coca-Cola HBC has invested €12 million into opening a new, high-speed line for returnable glass bottles at its Edelstal plant – an expansion hoped to assist the company in reaching net zero emissions by 2040. A €4 million grant from the Austrian government has also supported ...
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ArticleLamination technology from DS Smith Tecnicarton set to enable reusable, recyclable transport packaging
DS Smith Tecnicarton is aspiring to strengthen the resistance of corrugated cardboard packaging, optimize its stacking capabilities, and realize its potential as a reusable and fully recyclable transport solution with the launch of its MAX lamination technology. Back in 2017, DS Smith opened a facility in ...
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ArticleReusable pot and bowl added to CLUBZERØ’s packaging range
CLUBZERØ is unveiling a new bowl and pot to cater to a wider variety of dishes in its returnable packaging system and adhere to government legislation cutting down on single-use plastics.
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ArticleCoca-Cola provides Blue Ocean Closures with R&D centre to progress fibre-based screw cap
Blue Ocean Closures has partnered with Coca-Cola’s EMEA R&D Center in Brussels in a move set to advance the development of its fibre-based screw cap.
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ArticleVeetee dry rice packaged in Mondi’s kerbside-recyclable paper
Mondi and Veetee are jointly releasing a paper-based pack for dry rice, using Mondi’s recyclable FunctionalPaper as a direct and recyclable replacement for standard plastics.
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ArticleAmcor study reveals consumer shift towards own-brand products in reduced, recycled, and paper packaging
Consumers are turning to private label products due to the sustainability claims on their packaging, according to a new study by Amcor – with price, minimized packaging, and locally sourced, ‘cleaner’ ingredients also identified as reasons to buy.
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ArticleRabobank highlights energy costs and decarbonisation targets as challenges to European paper packaging industry
A recent Rabobank report suggests that rising energy costs and increasing emphasis on decarbonisation in regulation and supply chains are threatening the competitiveness of paper packaging producers in Europe.
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ArticleCurrent PPWD rules unfairly target beer packaging and threaten existing systems, new statement warns
A statement released by The Brewers of Europe posits that the revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive disproportionately singles out beer packaging and does not uplift the EU Single Market – calling for non-discriminatory rules, an appropriate timeline to transition into new technologies, and more.
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ArticlePulPac launches the world’s first injection molding machine for fibre-based products
PulPac is launching the PulPac Scala, a new machine platform combining its Mill-to-Web fibre unit with injection moulding technology, in the hopes of increasing the accessibility of Dry Molded Fiber worldwide. Approximately 100,000 injection moulding machines are produced every year, PulPac says, and many of them ...