Finland-based pulp, paper and energy industry service suppliers Valmet will supply a paper machine to US-based Pratt Industries, which will use the recovered paper to produce recycled linerboard and corrugated medium. The machine ...
Tags: Valmet, Pratt Industries, Packaging
Recycling is great when it works. To make it work, recyclable glass has to be separated from all the other material that ends up in recycling bins. In the UK, glass manufacturer, Ardagh, has just signed a fifteen year agreement with ...
Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
Flooring contractor Designer Contracts has been admitted as a corporate member of the Furniture Makers’ Company – the furnishing industry’s charity. As a corporate member, Designer Contracts will help to support ...
Tags: Makers, Furniture, Furnishing
Many procurement managers have quickly realised the importance of focusing on packaging solutions that better protect against damage, especially for those looking to transport consumables like food and drink. The manner in which a ...
Ardagh has three glass manufacturing plants in Yorkshire, and is partnering Reuse to increase the volume of cullet, which has so far boosted recycling for clear glass by 12%. West Yorkshire based Reuse is one of the UK’s leading ...
Tags: clear glass, Ardagh Glass, Recycling Push, Packaging
With benefits such as decreased production and material costs, use of recycled materials, and lighter, smaller package design, Versatile Packagers says the Sustainable Packaging model is a revolutionary concept, satisfying the needs of both ...
Costing just a few pence, and coming with a guarantee of a free replacement, many shoppers don’t take up the offer and simply discard the used bag as soon as it shows signs of wear, the UK waste management company has found. ...
This is in addition to its existing 50% stake in Italmaceri, which it bought as part of the acquisition of SCA Packaging in 2012. Italmaceri is the second largest recycling company in Italy, handling in excess of 500,000 tonnes of ...
Tags: DS Smith, Recycling Company
The global cartons giant is promoting renewability through its ‘Moving To The Front’ campaign, inviting suppliers, manufacturers, brand owners, NGOs and others to expand attention from the mid and end of the packaging life cycle ...
The aluminium rolling and recycling company estimated that thirsty cthe host nation purchased canned beverages in staggeringly huge amounts over the four weeks of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, representing a 35 percent increase over the same ...
Tags: World Cup, Aluminium Can, Packaging
This represents an increase of 3.2% compared with 2012 (8.1bn), and a decrease of 32% compared with 2006 (12.2bn), when reporting began. The number of thin-gauge (single-use) bags used per month by supermarket customers increased from ...
Tags: Carrier Bag Usage, re-usable bags, bags
Paper and board packaging is the most widely used packaging material in the UK. It has been growing year-on-year since 2009 and in 2013 increased by 1.8% in 2013. Its forecast is healthy too – a growth of 6.3% is expected over the ...
TOKYO — At a recycling center in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, Fuji Xerox disassembles some 4,000 tons a year of its used printers collected from various parts of Asia. Materials are sorted into nearly 90 different types, such ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has signed a new US$125m senior secured multi-currency revolving syndicated credit facility that will replace its existing US$100m senior secured ...
Tags: 5N Plus, Electrical, Electronics