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Tesco Plans to Remove Non-Recyclable Packaging by 2019

Jun 12, 2018

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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Purple Carrot Introduces 100% Curbside Recyclable Packaging Solution

Jun 11, 2018

Plant-based meal kit firm Purple Carrot has further strengthened its mission of sustainability with the introduction of a new 100% curbside recyclable packaging solution. The new corrugated boxes, which has been designed to help minimize ...

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Innovia Films Refocuses on High Barrier Materials

May 17, 2018

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 ...

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AWI Researchers Discover Record Levels of Microplastic in Arctic Sea Ice

Apr 27, 2018

Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have recently found record levels of microplastic in arctic sea ice. However, the majority of particles were microscopically small. The ice ...

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Futamura, Bio4Pack Develop Compostable Pack for Dutch Organic Cereal Producer

Mar 27, 2018

Futamura, a producer of plastic and cellulose (NatureFlex & Cellophane) films, and sustainable packaging manufacturer Bio4Pack have teamed up to create a new compostable packing solution for Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm. The new ...

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Sappi North America Announces Final Printer of The Year Call for Entries

Mar 19, 2018

Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has opened the 20th and final North American Printer of the Year Awards call for entries.c As with previous years, winners will be recognized for ...

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Hasbro Adopts Bio-Based Plastic Packaging Material

Mar 12, 2018

American multinational toy and board game company Hasbro has decided to use bio-based plastic packaging material, as part of its sustainable packaging efforts. The company said that it will use plant-based bio-polyethylene terephthalate ...

Tags: Hasbro, Plastic Packaging

International Paper's Net Earnings Increase in Full-Year 2017

Feb 8, 2018

International Paper has reported full-year 2017 net earnings of $2.1bn ($5.13 per diluted share) compared with net earnings of $904m ($2.18 per diluted share) for full-year 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company reported net ...

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Rayonier Advanced Materials Acquires Canada's Tembec for $807m

Nov 22, 2017

Rayonier Advanced Materials has acquired Canadian paper company Tembec for $807m to expand its business into packaging and forest products. The acquisition resulted in the creation of a global company providing high purity cellulose, ...

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Sappi North America Upgrades Paper Machine at Cloquet Mill in Minnesota

Nov 16, 2017

Paper and packaging products supplier Sappi North America has invested $5.94m to upgrade Paper Machine 12 (PM12) at Cloquet mill in Minnesota, US. The investment was used to replace the headbox on PM12. It has added an advanced and ...

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Corapack Uses Futamura's Renewable Cellulose Film for Barrier Lidding Structure

Oct 31, 2017

Italian flexible packaging firm Corapack has used Futamura Chemicals’ renewable and compostable cellulose films to develop compostable barrier lidding for trays. NatureFlex cellulose film is a lidding material, which serves as an ...

Tags: flexible packaging, Chemicals

Sappi Net Profit Increases in Q3

Aug 8, 2017

Sappi has reported a net profit of $58m for this financial year’s third quarter, compared to $32m for the same period last year. For Q3, its earnings per share stood at $0.11, excluding special items. Sappi had also reduced its debt ...

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Georgia-Pacific Buys Pax Corrugated Products

Aug 4, 2017

US based pulp and paper company Georgia-Pacific (GP) has acquired PAX Corrugated Products to expand its corrugated packaging business for an undisclosed sum. With a workforce of over 100 staff in Lebanon, Ohio, PAX operates a corrugated ...

Tags: pulp, paper

Futamura Reports Sales Growth in First Year

Jul 4, 2017

Futamura has reported better sales growth and record levels of operational efficiency in the year since its purchase of Innovia Films’ cellulose business. The acquisition was announced back in April last year. The company stated ...

Tags: Futamura, compostable packaging

Florida's Palatka Mill Selects for Georgia-Pacific $400m Investment to Grow Tissue and Towel Business

Jun 28, 2017

Georgia-Pacific has announced that its Palatka, Florida, mill has been selected as the location for the company's previously announced investment of more than $400m in its GP Consumer (retail) tissue and towel business. The investment ...

Tags: Tissue, Towel

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