British Virgin Islands-based packaged food company Nomad Foods has completed the acquisition of frozen food brand Findus Sverige AB for £500m from LionGem Sweden 1 AB. The acquisition includes Findus' European businesses in ...
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McDonald's has announced that as of October 2015, all centrally-sourced packaging that is distributed across its 38 European markets is chain-of-custody certified, with wood fibre coming from recycled sources or forests certified to one of ...
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Adhesives manufacturer Lintec was recognised for its sustainability achievements at Labelexpo. The company has led the way in replacing solvent pressure sensitive adhesives with solvent-free pressure sensitive adhesives through its Kinath ...
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Castrol has launched Nexcel, a new revolutionary technology that marks the most significant oil change innovation in automotive history. The system offers manufacturers and motorists three primary benefits in performance, servicing and ...
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Cadbury is launching a new chocolate brand Cadbury Coco in Australia. The brand will be available in blocks as well as gift package form. Cadbury Coco will consist mainly of dark chocolate but will come in different varieties. It will ...
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Kraft Heinz has expanded the recall of Kraft Singles products as the issue with the packaging film may have larger impact than it initially considered. On Thursday, the firm recalled 335,000 cases as a thin strip of packaging film is ...
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Post-consumer bottles exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays impact the physical properties and visual attributes of recycled PET (rPET) bottles, according to a study by Plastic Technologies. Research undertaken by the the PET technology firm ...
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In line with its strategy to focus its consumer board offering on high quality virgin fibre products, Stora Enso has sold its Barcelona mill, which produces recycled fibre based consumer board, to private equity fund Quantum. “The ...
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Levi Strauss & Co. said it has expanded its clothing recycling initiative to all Levi's mainline and outlet stores in the United States. In a press release, the denim jeans marketer added that is making it easier for consumers to recycle ...
South Africa-based wood pulp and paper maker Sappi has sold its Cape Kraft recycled packaging paper mill to Golden Era Group. The development comes a fortnight after Sappi inked a pact to sell its Enstra Mill recycled containerboard and ...
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Mediterranean Greek cuisine products manufacturer Gaea has launched its new rebranded olive oil and olive snack pack collection. The exclusive line of extra virgin olive oils and on-the-go snack packs were crafted to allow the everyday ...
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The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is pleased to recognise Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, for his outstanding support for the British furniture, furnishing and bed industry since he entered Parliament. ...
UK-based MightyBee has launched an organically certified, fresh frozen unpasteurised virgin coconut meat that will be available in the markets from mid-June. MightyBee's organic Virgin coconut meat is hand-scooped from young green Nam Hom ...
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MM Packaging is an Austrian coated recycled cartonboard firm with a growing position in virgin fiber based board and a major European manufacturer of folding cartons. Based in France, Ileos designs and manufactures plastic, metal and ...
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Amcor has delivered Method Products its first liquid laundry detergent to be packaged in 100% PCR PET. The sleek, transparent container is used for its new 4X concentrated detergent product in a 53oz polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ...
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