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Electrical connectors shipped in Smurfit Westrock’s corrugated cardboard pack
Smurfit Westrock has packed LPA Group’s electrical connectors in reusable, recyclable, and FSC-certified corrugated cardboard – a move set to phase out conventional bubble wrap and timber without sacrificing their protective qualities.
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The Rapid Interview with Maxim
In this instalment of our Rapid Interview series, Tom Wielicki – global vice president, Innovation, Sustainability at Maxim Label & Packaging – runs us through the company’s data-driven approach to digital and intelligent packaging, ranging from RFID to Digital Product Passport solutions.
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ABB helps assess feasibility of low-carbon aluminium smelter in Finland
As a new investor in Arctial, ABB will contribute to ‘in-depth’ feasibility studies for the Greentop low-carbon aluminium smelter project in Finland, set to become Europe’s ‘first’ primary aluminium development for over 30 years.
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ABB seeks improved efficiency with new generation of robots
ABB Robotics has announced the new generation of its IRB 1200 robots for applications including handling, assembly and dispensing, said to improve productivity and efficiency for a wide range of applications.
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Paxiom targets improved throughout with pre-roll inspection system
Canapa Solutions by Paxiom has announced its Vision360 automated inspection system specifically for pre-rolls, said to reduce manual labour and improve throughput.
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Veolia’s closed-loop recycling plant for food-grade PET receives £70 million
Veolia is investing £70 million (€81,227,650) into a closed-loop, tray-to-tray PET recycling facility – anticipated to process 80,000 tonnes of mixed plastics annually and result in new, food-grade packaging.
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Greif sells containerboard business to Packaging Corporation of America for $1.8b
Greif is divesting its containerboard business – including containerboard mills, sheet feeders, and corrugated plants – in a $1.8 billion all-cash transaction to Packaging Corporation of America.
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Nestlé and IBM’s AI tool proposes ‘entirely new’ packaging materials
Nestlé’s R&D team has collaborated with IBM Research to develop new AI tools, including one said to be capable of proposing new high-barrier packaging materials for shielding products from moisture, oxygen and temperature changes.
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P&G set to use PureCycle’s recycled polypropylene in spout and dose caps
Procter & Gamble will use PureCycle’s recycled polypropylene resin in spout and dose caps for select bottles, which are set to hit the shelves next year.
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EREMA machinery decontaminates post-consumer film rejects for recycling
EREMA has announced the launch of its AGGLOREMA recycling system for heavily contaminated post-consumer waste, designed to prepare film rejects with fluctuating moisture levels for chemical or mechanical recycling.
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City-wide reusable cup system with deposit-return model kicks off in Lisbon
A city-wide reusable cup system with a local deposit-return model is taking place in Lisbon, facilitated by TOMRA, Associação da Hotelaria, Restauração e Similares de Portugal (AHRESP), and city officials.
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Ruizhi Machinery targets productivity and efficiency with bread paper bag machine
Ruizhi Machinery has unveiled its bread paper bag machine, said to achieve cutting speeds of up to 130 bags per minute and aiming to meet the production requirements of small to medium-sized bakeries and bread suppliers.
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Unilever, Amcor, and Asahi trial ‘world-first’ AI recyclability data platform
Unilever, Amcor, and Asahi are among the first to trial Deepnest, Greyparrot’s ‘world-first’ AI waste intelligence platform that provides brands with product-level recyclable waste data and addresses knowledge gaps.
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AIMPLAS and partners seek to strengthen flexible bioplastics in new project
A project run by AIMPLAS, Potato Bioplastics, and Gaviplas is set to bolster the mechanical and barrier properties of flexible bioplastic packaging in the food, cosmetics, personal hygiene, detergent, and cleaning sectors.
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Reconomy unveils regional setup for waste management, recycling and materials recovery
Reconomy has launched Reconomy Nordics, a regional setup aiming to provide a data-driven circular economy solution for its waste management, recycling and materials recovery brands.
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JBT Marel announces Efficient Agitation retort for packaging preservation solutions
JBT Marel has launched its patented Efficient Agitation (EA) Retort, designed to optimize static processing and agitation and provide flexible preservation solutions across various packaging formats.
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Spotlighting five steps forward for sustainable packaging in 2025
In the spirit of our #30WildPackagingWins campaign, which counts down the days until the Sustainable Packaging Summit, we shine a spotlight on five packaging innovations that have resonated most strongly with our readership in 2025.
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New machine targets automated, streamlined flat-handle paper bag production
Ruizhi Machinery’s end-to-end machine automatically loads paper rolls and produces flat-handled paper bags in a continuous process, aiming to optimize production efficiency while minimizing manual labour.
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Antares Vision Group launches AI-driven visual inspection platform
Antares Vision Group has collaborated with Oròbix to create AI-GO, an artificial intelligence-driven visual inspection platform developed to meet growing needs for faster, more accurate and adaptable inspection processes.
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Pigments from Delta Tecnic keep plastics cooler to prevent deformation
Delta Tecnic is utilizing cool pigments to resist infrared radiation and lower a plastic part’s thermal increase under solar exposure by up to 30%, thus preventing deformation and minimizing consumption.