Carbios completes PET bio-recycling project with the French State
06 Feb 2023 --- Carbios has validated the final stage of its CE-PET research project, which lasted four years, and confirmed an enzymatic PET recycling process at the pilot stage to scale up to the industrial demonstrator, which has been operational... Read More
UK Industry giants initiate £5.4M carbon waste conversion project
06 Feb 2023 --- UK industry giants, universities and NGOs, including Unilever, Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), BASF and 12 others with a total net worth of £73 billion (US$87.9 billion), have initiated a two-year program worth £5.4... Read More
Researchers develop “seasoning” technique for bioplastic conversion
06 Feb 2023 --- Researchers have developed a novel synthesis method branded “seasoning” that enhances the mechanical performance of commercially inactive poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) with a minimal amount of biomass-derived tartaric... Read More
“Invisible superheroes”: Unilever and UNDP uplift informal waste pickers in India while driving plastic circularity
03 Feb 2023 --- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) are partnering to launch an Inclusive Circular Economy project to promote the social inclusion of Safai Saathis – or waste pickers – in the... Read More
Packaging Focus : Confectionery Solutions
Confectionary product launches have registered a +3% average annual growth between October 2017 and September 2022. Chocolate Blocks are the top launches for confectionary products (21%), followed by Chocolate Pieces – Unwrapped (15%) and Chocolate Pieces – Wrapped (14%). Plastic... More
Analysis Feature Sustainable Flexible Plastics innovation
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TOP 5 PACKAGING MATERIALS AS A PERCENTAGE (%) OF FOOD & BEVERAGE LAUNCHES WHERE SUSTAINABLE FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIALS ARE USED AS INNER & OUTER PACKAGING (GLOBAL, Q4/2021 – Q3/2022)