UK retailer Target has announced five new sustainable packaging goals to help deliver products that are better for the environment. The retailer is planning to eliminate the use of polystyrene, as it is difficult to recycling for guests ...
Tags: packaging, Sustainable Packaging
Operating profit excluding special items was strong at $97m despite the third quarter being seasonally the weakest due to the summer holiday period in the northern hemisphere and the scheduling of annual maintenance work during the period. ...
Americk Packaging has expanded its business with the acquisition of British labels and flexible printer Adare Advantage for an undisclosed amount. Adare Advantage, now branded Americk Advantage, employs 110 production, sales and office ...
Nestle Waters North America is planning to increase recycled content in most popular sized bottles of its Arrowhead brand 100% Mountain Spring Water by the end of next year. The move, which is in line with the brand's commitment to ...
Tags: Nestle, plastic bottles, plastic containers
Procter & Gamble (P&G) Fabric Care has declared a green drive deploying recycled packaging via Post Consumer Recyclate (PCR) and making 230 million bottles out of it for flagship brands, such as Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables. In its ...
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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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UK-based plastics recycler Jayplas has completed the installation of a new extrusion and printing plant besides creating a new packaging division. These investments are a part of the company's strategy to grow its nationwide recycling ...
In its Interim Management Statement for the period since 1 May, the company said that good progress had been and performance has been in line with its plans. Like-for-like corrugated box volumes had improved with growth ahead of last year. ...
Tags: DS Smith, Q1 Statement, Packaging
The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has welcomed the new waste and recycling targets adopted by the European Commission last week. The Commission announced a 70 percent recycling objective for steel, rising ...
Tags: Steel Packaging, Steel
SunJet, a division of Sun Chemical, has joined forces with inkjet technology specialist Xaar to develop a new mineral oil-free (MOF) ink IK822, Black MOF, to minimize the food contamination in secondary packaging applications. The ...
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As more companies take environmental stewardship into consideration along their supply chains, recyclable and recycled packaging have seen significant growth. According to a recently released infographic from Shurtape, this trend impacts ...
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Marsh will join DS Smith from Tesco where he was the group director of tax and corporate finance for three and a half years. He was also chief financial officer (CFO) at AstraZeneca and CFO of Global Building Products at Pilkington. ...
In 2012, 91 percent (29 million tons) of the corrugated packaging used in the U.S. was successfully recovered for recycling, maintaining its top position as the most-recycled packaging material. Recovery for recycling has increased ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, corrugated packaging, recycled packaging
The European trade association for stee,l Apeal (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging), has released the latest steel recycling figures In 2011, 2.6 million tonnes of steel packaging were recycled to make new steel ...
Tags: Apeal, Steel Recycling, Packaging&Printing
Reinforcing its commitment to innovation and to supporting consumer demand, Elmer's Products Inc., makers of America's favorite school glue, introduces Elmer's School Glue Naturals—the first and only school glue made with naturally ...
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