industry news
07 Dec 2023
--- Toppan is building a factory for the development and mass production of next-generation semiconductor packages in Nomi, Japan. The company has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with OLED (organic light-emitting...
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07 Dec 2023
--- Tactic Games is replacing plastic shrink wrap with UPM Raflatac Forest Film labels to reduce fossil-based material use and lower its game packagings’ environmental impact. The clear Forest Film label is made with 90%...
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07 Dec 2023
--- The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on regulating the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) of chemicals. The landmark deal aims to update the existing 2008 EU legislation,...
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07 Dec 2023
--- Republic Services has opened a “Polymer Center” in Las Vegas, US, a “first-of-its-kind facility,” which it says will produce over 100 million pounds (453 million kilograms) of recycled plastics each...
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07 Dec 2023
--- The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has implemented new guidelines on green disposal claims, following consumer research showing public confusion over claims like “biodegradable” and...
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06 Dec 2023
--- Self-adhesive paper and film specialist UPM Raflatac is making Soprema its main partner in label waste recycling in the EMEA region. Soprema specializes in waterproofing, roofing and insulation and says it will transform the...
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06 Dec 2023
--- Amcor and Fromagerie Milleret are launching recycle-ready paper packaging for the company’s Le Baron Brie and l’Ortolan Bio premium cheeses. Utilizing Amcor’s AmFiber Matrix recycle-ready breathable wrap,...
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06 Dec 2023
--- Supply chain transparency is critical to sourcing quality materials and the packaging products for which they are used. Rising greenwashing legislation and consumer demands continue to drive businesses to give a full account...
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06 Dec 2023
--- Secto Design, a specialist in modern hand-made design lamps, is transitioning its Petite product line’s packaging from fossil-based materials to recyclable and circular packaging developed by Paptic and Woamy.
06 Dec 2023
--- In a data analysis published in the journal Tobacco Control, researchers reveal that the environmental toll of plastic pollution from cigarette butts and packaging amounts to an estimated US$26 billion every year, totaling...
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05 Dec 2023
--- Finnish company Raisio has signed the Green Deal on reducing the consumption of single-use plastic (SUP) food containers at a time when the F&B industry continues its efforts to reduce its dependence on such containers...
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05 Dec 2023
--- The new fund to help nations reeling from damages caused by the climate crisis established at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, UAE, is good news for developing countries and companies in the international packaging...
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05 Dec 2023
--- Apple and Amkor Technology have announced an expanded partnership that will see the development of the largest outsourced advanced packaging facility in the US. Amkor projects to invest US$2 billion toward the new facility...
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05 Dec 2023
--- Neste has partnered with laboratory equipment manufacturer and supplier Eppendorf to replace fossil-based lab plastics by launching a line of renewable consumables named Eppendorf Consumables BioBased.
05 Dec 2023
--- Dutch recycling foundation Afvalfonds Verpakkingen (AV) has announced plans to install an additional 5,400 plastic bottle collection points throughout the Netherlands for its deposit return system (DRS) after conceding that...
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04 Dec 2023
--- A team of researchers has demonstrated how changes in experimental standards and methodologies can help improve the rate at which plastic degrading enzymes can be effectively developed for industrial waste management. The...
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04 Dec 2023
--- Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (PCS) unveiled a digital cutting platform, the Kongsberg Ultimate, last week. The platform delivers “unprecedented” levels of productivity, precision and safety, aiming to...
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04 Dec 2023
--- International beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack releases a full range of monomaterial lipsticks made of recyclable materials. The five products, comprising aluminum, PP and PET designs and two refill...
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04 Dec 2023
--- Eco Spirits is partnering with Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky, Don Julio tequila and Guinness, to establish a framework for piloting and scaling packaging across 18 markets in the next three years. The Eco...
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04 Dec 2023
--- Smurfit Kappa is supplying Irish herb and leaf grower McCormack Family Farms with a waterproof coating for cardboard-based produce trays. The collaboration addresses a number of environmental concerns including reducing the...
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