supply chain
26 Jul 2024
--- The KHS Group is expanding its virtual 3D line design software. Various new features teach customers about their systems holistically. Possible sources of error are touted to be reduced to a minimum and results are reached...
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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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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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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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24 Jul 2024
--- DS Smith has invested more than €50 million (US$54 million) in its packaging facilities in Portugal throughout the last three years. The investments in Portugal include the acquisition of two top-of-the-range fluting...
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23 Jul 2024
--- Suzano, the world’s largest market pulp producer, announces the operational startup of its new Brazil-based mill, the largest single pulp production line in the world, in Ribas do Rio Pardo. This marks the completion...
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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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22 Jul 2024
--- Renewable biomaterials supplier UPM Raflatac highlights a need for further education for designers on incorporating sustainability into packaging design. In its latest survey, targeting some of the world’s leading...
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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
--- 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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18 Jul 2024
--- Tetra Pak highlights the latest carton packaging innovations at the world’s biggest food technology trade show IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US, which ended yesterday. On the show floor, Packaging Insights speaks with...
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17 Jul 2024
--- Packaging used for selling fashion items plays a crucial role in product protection, brand identity and the customer experience. We look at how industry players are bridging the gap between digital and physical touch points....
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17 Jul 2024
--- Amcor and Lorenz Snacks are launching new recycle-ready packaging for the snack manufacturer’s Lentil Coated Peanuts product. Lorenz’s new packaging is based on Amcor’s AmPrima portfolio of monomaterial,...
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16 Jul 2024
--- Australian ag-tech company Wandarra and German packager Papacks are joining forces to transform the packaging industry across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region by reducing plastic waste. The partnership will leverage...
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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
--- 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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10 Jul 2024
--- The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Peet’s Coffee, Yum! Brands and other global and local brands and restaurants are boosting California’s beverage cup returns through The Petaluma Reusable Cup Project....
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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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