The packaging solution, a pre-made spouted pouch including closure (SIG CloverCap 85RO), and filling equipment, the SIG Prime 120, delivers a light, robust, easy-to-handle pack that makes consumption very simple SIG is consolidating a strategic partnership with DPA Brasil, strengthening its operations in the Brazilian market. With brands such as[Read More…]
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Australia’s Detpak wins National award for kerbside recyclable paper bag
This innovative solution slashes plastic usage by 64 per cent, equating to 8.2 tonnes less plastic each year Detpak, an Australian packaging company, has announced that it has been awarded the APPMA Packaging Design Innovation Award for its Kerbside Recyclable Paper Bag for Fresh Potatoes. The APPMA Awards of Excellence[Read More…]
NOVA Chemicals launches Canadian Centre of Excellence for plastics circularity
NOVA Chemicals’ Centre of Excellence aims to further Canadian innovation, meet customer needs NOVA Chemicals Corporation announces the launch of its Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity (Centre of Excellence), a hub for knowledge exchange and technology development for the circular economy of plastics. The Centre of Excellence will serve as a[Read More…]
GEM-Pack Berries and BADP America join hands for sustainable packaging
The GEM-Pack and BADP collaboration represents a strategic move towards mitigating the environmental footprint of berry packaging on a large scale GEM-Pack Berries and BADP America have signed a letter of intent to work together in developing an eco-friendly, sustainable packaging solution for strawberries. The initiative will use microbial-induced enzyme[Read More…]
European Parliament endorses new packaging regulation to reduce plastic waste
To mitigate food waste, the ENVI committee’s resolution includes a ban on ultra-light plastic bags under 15 microns, except where necessary for hygiene or as primary packaging for loose foods The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has taken a significant step towards environmental[Read More…]
Australia’s SECOS Group secures $40 Mn to establish CRC
The unprecedented CRC will bring together leaders from international food brands, relevant peak bodies, international and national NGOs, Australian councils, environmental regulators (ie EPA) and others, with a target to develop new technologies that will reduce Australia’s plastic waste SECOS Group, the parent company of Australia’s leading compostable packaging brand,[Read More…]
Califia Farms converts all North American bottles to 100% recycled plastic
Major packaging changes across the U.S. and Canada will help reduce the brand’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 19 per cent and cut energy use in half Califia Farms®, a leading, premium, plant-based beverage brand, announced that it has transitioned all of its bottles in the U.S. and Canada to 100 per cent recycled plastic[Read More…]
Greiner Packaging, Siegwerk and Krones join forces in recycling initiative
The three companies were able to effectively deink and convert the rigid containers into high-quality white recyclates, without the need for altering the ink formulation or print design Greiner Packaging, producer of rigid plastic packaging and cardboard-plastic combinations, Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings[Read More…]
Bacardi cuts carbon footprint of glass bottle production for first time in spirit industry
Trial of pioneering new technology in collaboration with Hrastnik1860 reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions by more than 30 per cent Family-owned spirits company, Bacardi has completed the world’s first commercial production of a glass spirits bottle fueled by hydrogen in a trial earlier this month. Bacardi worked with premium glassmaker, Hrastnik1860, to[Read More…]
Carlsberg celebrates year of dragon with limited-edition packaging
The illustrated wrap is available on brews across the region in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The visual storytelling, created by award-winning professional designer Ofen Hu, captures the essence of the Lunar New Year and epitomises boldness, vibrancy and beauty. Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New[Read More…]
