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, ...
Rexam, a global consumer packaging company, has launched its first Sustainability Report, which has also been recognized by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Rexam chief executive Graham Chipchase said the firm has an important role ...
Tags: consumer packaging, sustainable packaging, sustainability measures
Irish paper and packaging group Smurfit Kappa has won the PPI award for the Eco Tray, a corrugated tray offering a green alternative to conventional polystyrene and plastic trays. According to the company, the 100% recyclable Eco Tray ...
Global paper and packaging company International Paper (IP) and Temple-Inland in the US have reached an agreement with Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) with respect to IP’s acquisition of Temple-Inland for ...
Tags: paper and packaging, corrugated packaging, building products
Stora Enso Renewable Packaging is set to restructure its converting operations at Páty in Hungary and plans for efficiency measures in the consumer board mill at Barcelona, Spain to address the customer needs. By the end of the ...
Tags: Hungary Plant Operations, Renewable Packaging, restructuring cost
The warning comes ahead of a seminar that Age UK will be hosting on 5 May which will explore accessibility of packaging for older people. An Age UK survey, published last year, shows that nearly half of over-65s can struggle to take lids ...
Tags: packaging, older people, seminar
RockTenn, the US-based manufacturer of corrugated and consumer packaging has closed on its acquisition of the assets of Mid South Packaging, a corrugated packaging manufacturer from Coridel Capital Partners, a New York-based alternative ...
Tags: corrugated packaging, consumer packaging, packaged goods
German producer of rigid films Kl ckner Pentaplast Group is all set to add to its global production capacity in Asia, the US and Europe with an investment of $51.8m. The expansion includes facilities in Suzhou, China; Cotia, Brazil; and ...
Tags: Film Capacity, shrink-label films, packaging applications
UK-based pulp‚ paper and packaging group Mondi has announced that it successfully acquired Nordenia‚ a worldwide operating manufacturer of flexible packaging‚ technical films‚ and product components for €259m. ...
Tags: packaging, Mondi, technical films
Sugar Australia has roped in PlasPak's for the new packaging design of its CSR sugar. The company asked for the addition of an easy pour and store option to existing CSR sugar packaging, which was previously limited to paper and film ...
US-based packaging supplier Sev-Rand has reshuffled its management and started operating new facilities in order to consolidate itself. The firm hopes to cut down its lead times and offer more manufacturing flexibility to Sev-Rand's ...
US-based cereal company MOM Brands has added two new varieties,Multigrain Berry and Multigrain Cinnamon shredded wheat cereals,to its Three Sisters cereal line. The new Multigrain Berry and Multigrain Cinnamon offer 43g of whole grains ...
Tags: new varieties, whole grain oats, package
US-based packaging company Sonoco has completed the 18,000ft2 expansion of its thermoforming location in Waynesville, North Carolina. The company plans to start up a new multilayer, trim-in-place line, which will facilitate the production ...
South African paper and packaging company Mondi Group has secured European Union (EU) regulatory approval for its $782m acquisition of packaging company Nordenia in Germany from private equity firm Oaktree Capital. According to Mondi, the ...
Tags: paper and packaging, flexible packaging, consumer products
Product stewardship system for consumer packaging, the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) is set to launch new recycling initiative at selected KFC restaurants throughout New South Wales (NSW) in Australia. The national recycling ...
Tags: Recycling Initiative, consumer packaging, recycle and reduce littering