Agriculture & Food
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Illinois House passes bill phasing out plastic foam food packaging
USA – The Illinois House has passed a bill that would ban retail establishments from using disposable food containers made of styrofoam. The bill, introduced…
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Cleanroom Film & Bags expands its offering of customized sterilizable packaging
USA – C-P Flexible Packaging’s division Cleanroom Film and Bags (CFB) has expanded its portfolio of customized sterilizable packaging with the addition of Tyvek packaging…
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Berry Global relaunches Green Sack range of refuse sacks made with 90% recycled post-consumer plastic waste
UK – American packaging company Berry Global is relaunching its popular CHSA (Cleaning and Hygiene Suppliers Association) accredited Green Sack range of refuse sacks. Produced…
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Sealed Air expands portfolio with launch of new digital packaging, hires Dustin Semach as CFO Designate
UK – Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) has launched Prismiq, a portfolio of solutions for design services, digital printing and connected packaging, focussed on the food…
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Reuse start-up Miwa receives US$5M to scale its smart reusable packaging system
CZECH – Prague-based reuse start-up, Miwa Technologies has secured over €5 million (US$5.38m) in funding through the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator programme to further…
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Amcor partners with Nfinite to explore use of nanotechnology in recyclable packaging
CANADA – Global packaging company, Amcor has partnered with Nfinite Nanotechnology to explore the use of the latter’s nanocoating technology in both recyclable and compostable…
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Global Thermoform Packaging to grow at 5.2% CAGR from 2023 to 2033: Fact.MR
GLOBAL – The global thermoform packaging market valued at US$ 45 billion in 2023, is expected to reach a valuation of US$ 75 billion by…
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McDonald’s pledges to publish report on industrial impacts of reusable packaging
USA – McDonald’s Corporation has pledged to evaluate and report on the opportunities and risks posed by switching to reusable packaging, including its impacts related…
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GreenBroz launches high-capacity pre-roll machine for filling cannabis cones
USA – Nevada-based agricultural technology firm GreenBroz has introduced Holy Roller, a high-capacity pre-roll machine for filling cannabis cones. The Holy Roller is the result…
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Sainsbury’s rolls out cardboard packaging for own-brand detergent
UK – British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has introduced sustainable packaging for its own-brand liquid laundry detergent. Rolling out in all stores and online this week,…