Asia Packaging Group has concluded its previously announced deal to acquire Yuanxing Package (China) for $48m. Under the terms of a share purchase agreement dated 5 November 2012, the acquisition of Yuanxing was completed through the ...
New cleaner polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymers that promise to transform the biodegradable polymer industry are being created by biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney. The plastics will be used for fully recyclable ...
Tags: polypropylene carbonate, Chemicals, biodegradable polymer industry
Northern Ireland has introduced a 5p levy on the sale of all plastic shopping bags in the region in order to stop their usage. The tax, which will apply to all single use bags including plastic, paper and other natural materials, is ...
Tags: Plastic Bag Tax, Packaging
Asia Packaging Group has received acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange for its proposed acquisition of the operating business of Yuanxing Package (China) through the acquisition of all of the share capital of Jiayuan Investment, for ...
Tags: Asia Packaging, Packaging Group, Packaging
jihepackage, A new product, the level of industrial production depends on the needs of the community, performance and cost, as well as alternative products, social effects and environmental issues are also important factors that can not be ...
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Australia-based Replas is set to build a new plastic recycling facility in 2013 in South East Queensland. Planned to funded equally by Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) and the Queensland Government, the $600,000 facility will ...
By 9:30 a.m. Friday, Santa was in his green chair at Yorktown Center and three sisters, surrounded by shopping bags, were taking a break before heading to the next mall. Patricia Baker, 54, of Maywood, Donna Holliday, 48, of Bellwood, and ...
Tags: Toys, shopping, holiday season, shopping levels
Italy-based Favini is presenting the launch of Crush, a new paper dedicated to the packaging industry, at Luxepack 2012. Crush is said to be the the first and only range paper made with by-products from organic products replacing as much ...
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These days,environmentalists and health professionals from all over the world levy great emphasize on vitality of reclaim rubber.Rubber is one imperative product that is extensively used in production of distinct sorts of commodities.It is ...
TerraCycle celebrated a new milestone, after the company’s recycling fundraising Brigade programs hit the 10 million mark in terms of the number of pieces of waste packaging saved from UK landfill. Launched in the UK in 2009, ...
TerraCycle has announced that the Activia Yogurt Brigade recycling fundraising scheme reached the 500,000 milestone. Launched in the UK in September 2010, the scheme has been designed to save empty Danone Activia and Shape yogurt pots as ...
Tags: recycling, Shape yogurt pots, container packaging material
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment will junk plastic shopping bags at all its theme parks by 2013. Park gift shops will offer paper bags, which are made from 100% recycled paper, or guests can opt to buy reusable bags. According to the ...
Woolworths South Africa, in partnership with Africa’s post-consumer plastic recycling firm Extrupet, rolled out new sustainable shopping bags for its product packaging. The newly unveiled reusable shopping bags, made from 100% rPET ...
Tags: Sustainable Bags, Bags, shopping bags
US-based DaniMer Scientific has announced that its 12291 film resins have been certified as biodegradable in water by a Belgium-based inspection facility Vin otte International. The OK biodegradable water label ensures biodegradation in a ...
Tags: Film Resins, 12291 film resins, disposable shopping bags
The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has launched a MAR600,000 ($0.18m) public education campaign aimed at reducing litter. MPMA said its campaign would rely on newspaper advertisements and printed plastic shopping bags ...
Tags: Plastic Waste, education campaign, bag ban