rigid plastics
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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26 Jul 2024
--- Israel-based plastic alternative business Solutum, which produces a novel material suitable for composting and biodegradation in the natural environment, recently appointed Daniel Friedman as its new corporate director and...
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25 Jul 2024
--- Berry Global Group is partnering with food delivery company Abel & Cole to supply bottles for its Club Zero Refillable Milk delivery service. The refillable and recyclable milk bottles offer a lightweight alternative to...
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US lawsuit filed against Danone Waters of America over “misleading” health and sustainability claims
25 Jul 2024
--- The Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) has filed a US lawsuit against Danone Waters of America for false and deceptive marketing in violation of the District of Columbia’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA). PPC...
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24 Jul 2024
--- Chinese baby products brand Thyseed has unveiled its new line of baby bottles made from BASF’s thermoplastic Ultrason P 3010. The polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) is approved for food contact and features mechanical strength,...
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23 Jul 2024
--- Ireland-based recycling specialist Panda announces a milestone in its beverage carton recycling, with approximately 5 million beverage cartons recycled since the introduction of advanced sorting technology at its Ballymount...
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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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19 Jul 2024
--- This week in industry news, aluminum producer and recycler Novelis invested US$90 million to double its beverage can recycling capacity. Meanwhile, Proof & Company started distributing seven craft spirits from Husk...
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19 Jul 2024
--- Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) are developing value chains for plastics and renewable chemicals for the Japanese market. The partners are targeting brands in F&B, apparel and consumer electronics industries....
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18 Jul 2024
--- Compostable packaging streams in the US are widely contaminated by look-alike single-use plastics, hindering the expansion of infrastructure and mitigation of the industry’s environmental footprint, according to a new...
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18 Jul 2024
--- Green Dot is supplying pyrolysis oil to Shell Chemicals Europe for circular plastic polymers. Shell Chemicals Europe will upgrade the pyrolysis oil to remove impurities and use the new cleaner feedstock to produce circular...
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15 Jul 2024
--- As global waste management systems face structural challenges, European brands are calling for a transformation of the plastics value chain. The digital watermarking initiative “HolyGrail 2.0” aims to prove the...
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12 Jul 2024
--- Gunze has launched Geoplas HCX1 23 Micron, marketed as the “lightest hybrid shrink film in Japan,” which beverage company DyDo Drinco is adopting in PET-bottled beverages. The film is being used to produce...
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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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Beyond The Headlines: Anheuser-Busch’s multi-million investment, Better Earth’s B Corp certification
12 Jul 2024
--- This week in industry news, Anheuser-Busch invested US$7 million in its Fairfield brewery to update its packaging, among moves to upgrade the facility. Meanwhile, Better Earth announced its B Corp certification and Kodiak...
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11 Jul 2024
--- ProAmpac has launched its ProActive Recyclable Fresh Tray FT-1000, a patent-pending lightweight PP-based foam tray approved for curbside recycling. The new solution caters to the food service and grocery markets....
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11 Jul 2024
--- Clubzerø has teamed up with Barclays for the second consecutive year at the Wimbledon Championships to reduce single-use waste within The Queue. Barclays customers are offered strawberries and cream ice-cream in the...
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09 Jul 2024
--- The UK packaging industry is calling for investments and legislative support for material circularity from the country’s newly elected Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. For years, the UK has been...
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08 Jul 2024
--- Shell Pakistan has introduced a plastic-infused road in Karachi with recycled lubricant bottles. The oil giant collaborated with start-up Brr Enterprises and the local authority District Municipal Corporation South to...
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05 Jul 2024
--- KHS is equipping Georgian mineral water brand Borjomi with three filling and packaging lines alongside a customized syrup room to scale operations.KHS will expand the water treatment area, manage supply to the lines with...
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