metals
15 Apr 2024
--- After almost five years of planning and research, environmental consultancy expert Paul Foulkes-Arellano and material sciences specialist Dr. Julia Freer Goldstein have published a new book on how industries like packaging...
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05 Apr 2024
--- Empack 2024 in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, is inviting visitors to explore the latest innovations for filling machines, label technology, materials and industrial packaging solutions. Between April 9–11, automation...
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04 Apr 2024
--- Coca-Cola brand smartwater is rolling out 12 oz aluminum cans for water, offering an updated design and elevated consumption experience. Smartwater original and smartwater alkaline with antioxidant have been available on US...
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01 Apr 2024
--- The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has chosen Century Aluminum Company this week to begin award negotiations for up to US$500 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation...
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01 Apr 2024
--- March began with the British government backing Ineos’ Project One ethane cracker in Belgium, despite heavy opposition from environmental and legal rights organizations. Meanwhile, the Packaging and Packaging Waste...
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29 Mar 2024
--- DS Smith estimates that Britons will buy at least 156 million chocolate Easter eggs this week, but consumers lack the proper information and means to recycle the resulting trash. We speak to Samantha Upham, senior...
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27 Mar 2024
--- Soft drink packagers face numerous challenges associated with the sector’s main materials: plastic, metal and glass. Each presents different production, waste management, and design problems that compound as...
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26 Mar 2024
--- Ireland’s national deposit return scheme (DRS) has achieved “radical” success since its implementation on February 1, according to the country’s waste management operators. Within the first six weeks,...
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19 Mar 2024
--- Manufacturing software provider Line View Solutions has “unlocked” £5.4 million (US$6.8 million) to develop increased capacity at Britvic’s factory in Rugby, UK, through line balancing optimization...
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18 Mar 2024
--- EU member states agreed to the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) last Friday, ending speculation that the preliminary agreement could be blocked or stalled by the European Commission (EC). Rumors surfaced...
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18 Mar 2024
--- In an exclusive interview with Trivium Packaging, the spotlight falls on metal packaging’s transformative role in the edible oil industry. Packaging Insights speaks to the company’s strategic sustainability and...
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15 Mar 2024
--- This week in industry news, Syntegon upgraded the features of its Elematic 3001 case packer with three levels of automation. Meanwhile, ProAmpac signed an agreement to acquire Gelpac and Mondi expanded its professional...
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15 Mar 2024
--- Anuga FoodTec is opening its doors to visitors in Cologne, Germany, next week (March 19–22). Exhibitors will showcase their latest solutions addressing this year’s main theme: How can food production be geared...
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15 Mar 2024
--- The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator has opened a new round of applications for climate-tech start-ups focussed on packaging and the circular economy. Successful applicants will win the right to financial and professional...
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14 Mar 2024
--- Tomra Collection has launched its Basic Line, a reverse vending machines (RVMs) portfolio offering “innovation and affordability” to stores newly participating in deposit return systems (DRS). The Basic Line is...
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13 Mar 2024
--- Nextek is partnering with Belgium-based MCC Label to tackle the issue of aluminum pollution on F&B liddings. The duo will replace traditional aluminum lids with monomaterial PP solution named SealPPeel, which requires no...
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04 Mar 2024
--- Tomra Collection is conducting market tests of its new R2 reverse vending machine (RVM) for beverage container recycling in selected stores across Europe. The in-store tests are taking place at several supermarkets in...
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04 Mar 2024
--- February began with the European Court adjudicating against Symphony Environmental’s long-running legal battle to overturn the ban on oxo-degradable plastic additives. An official investigation was launched into...
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21 Feb 2024
--- American Packaging Corporation (APC) is launching RE Design for Recycle flexible packaging technology targeted at frozen foods, including fruits and vegetables. APC partnered with produce processors to replace their current...
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20 Feb 2024
--- Carlsberg is implementing an action roadmap with aluminum packager Ball, designed to drive sustainability progress. Lightweighting to reduce material use and cut carbon emissions is one aspect of this roadmap. The companies...
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