A month ago, Tetra Pak began a campaign to force packaging companies to increase supply chain sustainability. Resource efficiency means looking at packaging's entire life cycle, the company emphasized. "You need to understand your supply ...
ASWGA welcomes the positive step by Italian luxury fashion label Ermenegildo Zegna into the Australian wool production industry, with its joint venture with Achill, a 175 year old sheep property in the NSW New England Region. Zegna ...
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Packaging solutions provider Amcor Flexibles has developed a polyethylene bread bag for Hovis, which is made from renewable resources. Hovis Seed Sensations bread bag is made with renewable polyethylene (PE) and compared to traditional ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Polyethylene Bread Bag, Bag
Early in 2013, a research group led by Biome Bioplastics was awarded a grant by the UK's innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to investigate pulp and paper by-product, lignin, as a new source of organic chemicals for ...
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Swiss supplier of beer brands Feldschlosschen Beverages Group has introduced an end-to-end Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology from the Swisscom M2M Centre of Competence. Feldschlosschen is employing M2M technology at over 300 of its ...
Paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has announced plans to reduce CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 25% by the year 2020 in its seventh annual Sustainable Development Report. The company's original target of a 20% ...
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Greek yogurt manufacturers in the US could cut their acid whey output by a collective 1 million tons a year simply by converting it into value-added dairy products, according to Arla Foods Ingredients (Basking Ridge, NJ). Arla Foods ...
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Global Agri-trade Corporation (GATC), a supplier of certified sustainable palm products, has introduced new Olera GOLD Low Color Palm Shortening. The company said that the new 100% Certified Sustainable multi-purpose palm shortening is a ...
More than half of consumers believe the demand for eco-friendly apparel will continue to grow. The challenge for eco-friendly manufacturers is to ensure that every piece of a clothing line is green – down to the finest details ...
Platts Australian alumina assessment closed the week at $310.50/mt FOB, decreasing $1.50/mt from Thursday, weighed by sluggish demand, the higher cost of credit in China, and concerns relating to counter-party risk. The assessment was down ...
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The official launch of premium quality baby clothing e-tailer, Spence Apparel, was announced by founders Sandy and Paul Barton. Made only from organic, all-natural and other eco-friendly materials, Spence Apparel offers a unique collection ...
Novelis, a subsidiary of India-based Aditya Birla Group, has cast the first production-sized ingot at its €200m aluminum recycling and casting center in Nachterstedt, Germany. According to the company, the first production-sized ...
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Canada based Edmonton Transit System (ETS) has expanded its fleet with the start of testing two new electric buses known as ETS Stealth buses in the region. The buses run quietly and cleanly and are more cost-effective to fuel and ...
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Polar Beverages, a US-based soft drinks company, has selected Closure Systems International's (CSI) lightweight Omni mini XP 28mm linerless closures for its carbonated beverage lines. The closures are said to reduce total cost of ...
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Automotive manufacturer Ford Motor has partnered with the US-based HJ Heinz Food Company to research if the tomato fiber can be used to develop a more sustainable bio-plastic material for vehicles. With the collaboration, the automaker ...
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