With 2,289 people surveyed in a nationwide poll conducted by YouGov, 57% of respondents preferred their grocery and food packaging in paper-based material, while 31% expressed no preference and 8% opted for plastic containers. Consumers ...
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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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Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has developed a new solution that prevents flow of mineral oil hydrocarbons from packaging into food products. The new Catcher Board MB12 creates a blocking mechanism across the whole ...
Paper-based protective packaging manufacturer Hexacomb has developed a new paper-based, cost-reducing HexStack packaging system for the transport of larger liquid-filled bottles. Said to feature a single layer of Hexacomb custom-die cut ...
Austria-based packaging solutions provider Mayr-Melnhof Karton (MMK) has introduced new coated recyclable cartonboard grade 'FOODBOARD' for food packaging. FOODBOARD includes an ecologically sensitive and consumer-friendly barrier ...
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Paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa will exhibit its MirriNor metallized board, Norboard graphical boards and composite tubes for the premium and luxury packaging markets at Packaging Innovations show. Smurfit Kappa's T-Flute and ...
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Smurfit Kappa has invested in a new 3D virtual shopping environment to analyze and understand shopper behavior and increase the possibilities of virtual reality in retail ready packaging. The virtual shopping environment is expected to ...
Two of the most prestigious names in luxury packaging, Gmund and Dapy, have signed up to exhibit at easyFairs’ Luxury Packaging show in London in October The two firms will add to the growing Luxury Packaging show, which is ...
An ocean reef made from a paper-based packaging structure? Not what one would typically expect. But that's exactly what visitors will see this summer at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX. Hexacomb, a Boise company, has ...
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In 2012, 91 percent (29 million tons) of the corrugated packaging used in the U.S. was successfully recovered for recycling, maintaining its top position as the most-recycled packaging material. Recovery for recycling has increased ...
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SKG has set out targets to strengthen its sustainable business practices under seven key building blocks including: Chain of Custody, CO emissions, Waste, Water, Health & Safety, Sustainable Sourcing, and Community Involvement. Detailed ...
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Irish paper-based packaging products manufacturer Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has announced publication of its vision on sustainability which creates additional objectives for the business up to 2020. The vision also extends and builds on ...
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Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has launched the latest version of its InnoBook software tool. According to the company, InnoBook is filled with hundreds of solutions and offers its customers the collective power of over ...
Irish Paper-based packaging provider Smurfit Kappa is all set to introduce a new range of Pouch-Up products in two shapes. One pouch comes with a single gusset at the base, while the other has a gusset at the bottom and top. New formats ...
Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has announced an investment package comprising a six-color flexographic, rotary die-cut press, a new material handling system and corrugator upgrades for its Yate, Bristol plant in the UK. ...
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