Baler and recycling engineering firm Middleton Engineering has installed a new swan neck conveyor at Biffa Polymers’ Wilton International Petrochemical Complex in Redcar, UK. Biffa is an integrated waste management business that is ...
Australian entrepreneur Justin Dowel has responded to the retail sector's growing demand for shelf-ready cartons containing smaller quantities with the investment in a compact end-of-line solution for Natures Organics. The cartonising ...
Tags: Shelf-Ready Cartons, Packaging
PlantBottle packaging "pushes the boundaries on sustainable innovation by using groundbreaking technology to create a fully recyclable plastic bottle made from renewable plant materials," said the soft drinks giant. The current version of ...
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The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled a plastic bottle made entirely from renewable plant material. The US beverage giant claims the bottle is fully recyclable and the first to use PET plastic (a common type of polyester) that is entirely ...
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Cintas Corporation, an apparel uniforms program provider said that has recycled 19.5 million PET bottles and diverted them from landfills to manufacture apparel. Cintas uses plant-based ingredients and plastic bottles to create fibres ...
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Canada’s recycling rate of post-consumer plastic packaging has increased by 9% in a single year, according to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA). The country reportedly collected over 311 million kilograms of ...
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Sportswear giant Nike has touched another milestone in its constant endeavour to minimise carbon footprints by creating a unique revolutionary garment using the waterless dyeing technology, ColorDry. The production of the new tennis ...
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The labels division of Austria-based Constantia Flexibles has developed a pressure-sensitive label for PET bottles, SpearRC. The new cost-effective recycling solution includes clear, white and metalized film material options and is ...
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US-based blow molded packaging solutions provider Pretium Packaging has acquired Intertech, a manufacturer of custom and plastic bottles for an undisclosed amount. Intertech specializes in developing blow molded high-density ...
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Fisher Textiles has launched a new range of fabrics for yoga pants, ET 3000 Yoga, made with Repreve recycled yarns, which are produced from recycled plastic bottles. “With a soft hand and adequate stretch, it makes an excellent ...
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New York-based investment company Gramercy Property Trust has acquired Alpha Packaging’s 211,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Overland, Missouri, for $11m. The property in the St. Louis County, which serves as ...
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France-based fruit and vegetable juice producer Jus de Fruits d'Alsace (JFA) is investing €15m ($17.9m) in a new PET bottling line at its production plant at Sarre-Union. With the new line that will become operational in April 2015, ...
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Yorkshire-based PFF Packaging has acquired Thermopak which specialises in manufacturing moulded trays and carriers for the food industry for an undisclosed amount. PFF group will now control Thermopak's 65,000 ft2 manufacturing facility ...
Flexible packaging such as plastic bags, confectionery wrappers, frozen food bags and pouches makes up nearly a third (32%) of consumer plastic packaging in the UK, however virtually all of this 556,000 tonnes produced annually ends up in ...
The two-year REFLEX project, funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, aims to create a circular economy for flexible packaging – from confectionery wrappers to detergent pouches – by involving the whole supply ...