Nissin Foods USA has expanded its product range with the introduction of new microwavable Cup Noodles. The company has used microwave-friendly packaging in place of a foam cup which will allow consumers to microwave cup noodles in just ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is undertaking a Near-Zero Waste initiative in Turkey, by funding recycling setups, green initiatives and technologies that cut down on packaging waste. The program, which also ...
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Spain-based plastics technology centre AIMPLAS is spearheading a project called SINTEPOL that aims at finding new ways of biopolymer synthesis and modification routes through reactive extrusion processes. Biopolymers are produced from ...
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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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The New Zealand Government has launched a new initiative to supply recycling bins at retail outlets to enable consumers to dump the used soft plastic bags for recycling. Initially put on a pilot mode at New World, PAK'nSAVE and The ...
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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US-based protective packaging firm Pregis has opened a new manufacturing unit in Chihuahua, Mexico, to cater to automotive, consumer electronics, agriculture and aerospace sectors. The new facility will produce Astro-Foam polyethylene ...
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Flexible packaging firm GualapackGroup has acquired a majority stake in Tradbor Indústria e Comércio (Tradbor Stand-up-Pouches), a pre-made stand-up pouches manufacturer in So Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company is stated ...
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Pan-European investment firm Aurelius Group has purchased UK-based compounder and recycler of post-use rigid plastics Regain Polymers Holdings. Previously owned by Chamonix Private Equity, Regain provides plastic recycling services to ...
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced two fiber lasers, Linx FSL20 and Linx FSL50, for both static and moving production settings. For materials, such as, metals, plastics, paper and glass, the fiber laser technology puts to use ...
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Kellogg's has filed an application for obtaining patent in the US for its food cup packaging assembly system for better stacking and storage of food products. The conventional cups used for yogurt, ice cream, juice, and cereal, are found ...
Sealed Air Corp, the maker of the original Bubble Wrap, last week announced it would roll out a new, ‘unpoppable’ version of its signature product. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports the new bubbles look like traditional ...
US-based diversified product firm Curtiss-Wright has disposed of assets and liabilities of its Engineered Packaging, erstwhile Hybricon, to custom engineering systems provider Atrenne Integrated Solutions, a wing of RFE Investment Partners. ...
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US-based firm Sealed Air is launching a non-popping variant of Bubble Wrap plastic packaging material. Bubble Wrap contain pockets of trapped air for cushioning fragile items during transit. The new iBubble Wrap is being developed to ...
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Carton giant Tetra Pak has launched new electron beam sterilisation technology for its filling machines. The Tetra Pak E3's Ebeam technology focuses a controlled beam of electrons onto the surface of packaging material as it runs through ...
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