flexible plastics
02 Jun 2023
--- This week in industry news, PulPac and Bio-Lutions completed a joint Eurostars R&D project for standardized machinery and Aquapak Polymers joined The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX). Meanwhile, PalletOne...
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02 Jun 2023
--- DS Smith has released the Ligjht Wrap, a light wrap packaging solution that creates a 19% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to “traditional solutions.” The Light Wrap has been manufactured as a classic...
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01 Jun 2023
--- Ecoveritas is calling on the world leaders gathered in Paris, France, at the UN’s ongoing second International Negotiating Committee (INC-2) meeting to count extended producer responsibility (EPR) among the essential...
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31 May 2023
--- Mars is trialing recyclable paper packaging for its candy bars in 500 Tesco stores across the UK since last Monday. In a “UK-first,” the food giant’s pilot test aims to evaluate the viability of alternative...
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30 May 2023
--- Yesterday, the second UK National Treaty Dialogues on Plastic Pollution Multi-Stakeholder Convening Report 2023 was published. The report includes contributions from 39 organizations addressing the plastic pollution crisis,...
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30 May 2023
--- Amcor, Delterra, Mars and P&G have announced the launch of a partnership to stem the tide of plastic pollution in the Global South. The companies say they will work together to scale upstream and downstream solutions for...
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29 May 2023
--- Avery Dennison has selected BeFC, Moree, Peafowl Plasmonics, Puro Renewables and Stemly as the five winners of its second AD Stretch Accelerator Program cohort. “Avery Dennison aims to foster a start-up mentality of...
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29 May 2023
--- Stora Enso reveals that the strength of food systems hinges on industry collaboration and an overhaul of the packaging industry. The company’s latest report provides a call to action for the food industry to play its...
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26 May 2023
--- ProAmpac introduces its patent-pending, ProActive Recyclable R-2200D Easy-Peel Open packaging which provides consumers with a “hassle-free” snacking experience through its easy-peel and easy-to-open sealant...
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25 May 2023
--- The study titled “Unpacking the complexity of the polyethylene food contact articles value chain: A chemicals perspective” flags that the recycling processes of PE may introduce unknown or dangerous chemicals...
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25 May 2023
--- Plastics are inherently incompatible with a circular economy, finds Greenpeace in its latest report. However, the American Chemistry Council has hit back, claiming the NGO’s proposal to eliminate instead of recycle...
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24 May 2023
--- Recoup has found that inconsistency and ambiguity in terminology and operations surrounding plastic waste removal from marine environments risk undermining program efforts.In its River and Ocean Plastics Collection and...
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23 May 2023
--- Ahead of the UN’s second International Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on establishing a global plastic pollution treaty, German investigative journalists Benedict Wermter and Jacqueline Goebel have published a book...
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22 May 2023
--- Civil societies, academics and frontline groups are expressing concern over a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, which promotes burning plastic waste in cement kilns as a key strategy in the design and...
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22 May 2023
--- Researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria, have revealed that microplastics might enter human brains after surveilling mice’s reaction to ingesting microplastics. The researchers performed short-term studies...
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UN plastic treaty negotiations: Greenpeace urges President Biden to adopt “legacy defining” measures
19 May 2023
--- Ahead of the second session of the UN’s second International Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2) in Paris, France, Greenpeace has issued a letter to US president Biden calling for a change in stance...
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18 May 2023
--- Hoffmann Neopac launched its new Polyfoil EcoPro monomaterial double barrier tubes at the Luxe Pack New York trade show in the US last week. Designed for personal care and cosmetic products, the company’s latest...
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18 May 2023
--- At the Rethinking Materials Innovation and Investment Summit, which concluded yesterday in London, UK, Aquapak CEO Mark Lapping detailed the findings of a new report that appears to show the European packaging industry is...
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17 May 2023
--- Rethinking Materials Innovation and Investment Summit delegates are currently meeting and collaborating in London, UK, to discuss the scaling of materials innovation for decarbonization and a circular economy. While the...
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16 May 2023
--- Eastman has acquired feedstock for its recycling facility in Port Jerome sur Seine, France. With an investment of US$1 billion, the planned molecular recycling facility is said to become “the world’s...
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