Colgate-Palmolive is supporting the recyclability of packaging through joining the New Plastics Economy initiative of Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The company is targeting 100% recyclability of packaging across all its product categories, ...
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UK supermarket chain Tesco has unveiled plans to remove hard to recycle packaging from its business by 2019. Speaking to several suppliers at an Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) event, the company announced that it will remove, ...
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Rethink Plastic alliance stated that the European Commission’s new tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste within the new EU budget might fail to address the plastic pollution crisis. The proposal, unveiled in the Multiannual ...
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The global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach $293.03bn by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Growing demand for the product in the food and beverage sector is expected to stir up the growth of the ...
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Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond, has secured £3m funding. Project Beacon, at Binn Farm in Perthshire, is lighting the way to a circular world of complete plastics recycling ...
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The British Plastics Federation (BPF), the trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, has released a plan to make 100% of plastic packaging reused, recycled or recovered. The intention forms part of a document, Plastics: A Vision for ...
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Mercedes-Benz Cars is extending its capacities for electric cars in Europe with an investment of about €500m to manufacture electric compact car at Hambach plant in France. The Hambach plant in France will produce a compact electric ...
Using its recently introduced NanoDriver Series LED driver, South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has demonstrated a 277VAC lighting module that complies with the industry-standard 4kV surge testing. Previously, AC LED modules ...
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Spar Austria has introduced reusable bags for fruit and vegetables, as part of its efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags. Spar, through its hypermarket division Interspar, has launched new polyester net bags with a drawstring for ...
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German automaker Daimler has started production of its Mercedes-Benz A-Class vehicle at the Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét plant in Hungary. This makes the Hungarian plant, about 90 km in the south of Budapest, the second location ...
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Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer Innovia Films said that it is refocusing its research and development efforts on high barrier materials, supported by investment in new assets. The company will manufacture a ...
Global packaging firm Sonoco has purchased a 6-color direct-to-sheet digital printing press to produce point-of-purchase displays and other promotional packaging. The press allows brand owners to respond rapidly to a dynamic retail and ...
Sustainable packaging solutions provider TemperPack has introduced a recyclable packaging solution, ClimaCell, for perishable shipments. ClimaCell is a paper-based insulator developed to replace commonly used insulating materials such as ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has launched a new campaign to promote the value of reusable transport packaging systems for the movement of food from farm, producer, or processor to point of sale. The campaign demonstrates how ...
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Eurofins Scientific has agreed to acquire Covance Food Solutions, the food testing and consulting business of global life sciences company LabCorp, for $670m. The global bioanalytical testing firm said that the acquisition will expand its ...
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