metals
26 Jul 2024
--- This week in industry news, Saica Group acquired a subsidiary of Schumacher Packaging and Sappi Europe improved its flexible packaging papers division. Meanwhile, UK train operating company Avanti West Coast prevented nearly...
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24 Jul 2024
--- The packaging industry competes with many other sectors for metal supplies, leaving the industry with potential supply bottlenecks brought on by mounting geopolitical instability and energy supply shortages, according to...
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22 Jul 2024
--- Eureka Recycling, a non-profit independent regional materials recovery facility (MRF) based in Minneapolis, US, announced a US$10 million financing round led by Closed Loop Partners’ private credit arm, the Closed Loop...
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17 Jul 2024
--- Greiner Packaging and Constantia Flexibles are partnering to launch a fully home compostable coffee capsule solution. Greiner Packaging will supply the capsule’s body, while Constantia Flexibles will provide its...
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12 Jul 2024
--- The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) calls on the newly elected UK government to install standardized packaging circularity across the UK. Given that the Labour Party now holds the majority of seats in Wales and...
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08 Jul 2024
--- FCC Environment (FCC) and coffee pod recycling scheme Podback will jointly rollout coffee pod recycling across household waste recycling centers (HWRCs) in England and Wales. The expansion follows a successful pilot of...
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05 Jul 2024
--- This week in industry news, Aldi started packaging its oats in paper-based material. Meanwhile, Greiner Packaging supplied its cardboard-plastic technology to Symington and DS Smith won P&G awards.
05 Jul 2024
--- UK recycling firm Suez has signed a two-year partnership with aluminum packaging company Alupro to increase aerosol recycling rates in the UK. The venture will collect data throughout the country and establish education...
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04 Jul 2024
--- The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks a significant step toward greater industry transparency and sustainability, according to Constantia Flexibles’ executive vice president for Aluminum...
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02 Jul 2024
--- Krones Recycling has begun commencing business operations with new headquarters in Flensburg, Germany. The newly founded Krones subsidiary takes over all activities relating to plastics recycling but continues to leverage...
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02 Jul 2024
--- TriPlast, Europe’s “most modern” and Austria’s largest sorting plant for lightweight packaging, has opened after less than a year of construction and a several-month trial run. Facility owners ARA,...
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01 Jul 2024
--- Steel for Packaging Europe, formerly the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has reportedly broken a “record” recycling rate for steel packaging, following moves to harmonize calculating...
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28 Jun 2024
--- The European Parliament has voted in favor of a new packaging regulation to reduce packaging waste, harmonize internal market rules and boost the EU’s circular economy. The rules, provisionally agreed on with the...
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26 Jun 2024
--- John West (Thai Union) is rolling out a patent-pending canned tuna tower, EcoTwist, with each can of tuna held together by a SmartStrip, which can be broken by twisting the cans so they detach from one another. Deviating...
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25 Jun 2024
--- Gerhard Schubert registered an overall revenue of €320 million (US$343 million) and an increase in turnover of more than 9% in 2023. As part of its Mission Blue Sustainability Initiative, the company is now focusing on...
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19 Jun 2024
--- Connected packaging technologies like QR codes and near-field communication (NFC) tags are now a core part of most businesses’ growth strategies, with 85% of brands reporting their intention to boost investments in...
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12 Jun 2024
--- Austria is the world’s best country for recycling, according to a new study by Reloop and Eunomia Research and Consulting. Wales, Taiwan, Germany and Belgium are next in the top five of the 48 countries ranked by the...
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11 Jun 2024
--- The German aluminum industry recorded production declines in almost all sub-sectors in the first quarter of 2024. Rob van Gils, president of Aluminium Deutschland, explains that high energy costs and the overall tense...
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05 Jun 2024
--- Consumers increasingly expect clear product labels to improve disposal behavior. A new study titled “Enabling desired disposal of compostable plastic packaging: an evaluation of disposal instruction labels,”...
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05 Jun 2024
--- Amcor Capsules is working with champagne brand Moët & Chandon to develop a plastic-free foil made of aluminum and paper, branded Essentielle, to reduce the environmental footprint on bottle capsules and closures....
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