Empack 2022: Suppliers push circularity amid supply chain upheaval
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Plastic reductions, monomaterial designs, automation and AI were among the latest packaging innovations displayed at Empack 2022. The show was hosted in Gorinchem, Netherlands, from 5-7 April. Among design advances and environmental sustainability, stakeholders called for more government intervention in building recycling infrastructure and aiding the paper industry, which is undergoing severe disruption due to the Ukraine war.
Empack 2022, Gorinchem, Netherlands
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