Plastics

ISRAEL – Israeli cleantech company created to convert unsorted household waste into a thermoplastic composite, UBQ Materials, has announced that it has achieved UL 2809…

INDONESIA – Japanese fibers and textiles company, Toyobo has opened a new polyester film packaging facility at Pt. Trias Toyobo Astria (TTA) in Indonesia. Trias…

UK – British consumer goods company Unilever through its homecare brand Domestos has re-launched its core bleach range in new bottles made from 50% post-consumer…

LITHUANIA – Researchers from the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have partnered with Lithuanian packaging experts and members of the public to develop a plastic-free…

KENYA – The Kenya Plastics Pact has published a roadmap to ensure all plastic packaging in the country is recyclable or reusable by 2030. The…

US – South Korea-based LG Chem in collaboration with Archer Daniels Midland Co. has launched two US-based joint ventures, GreenWise Lactic and LG Chem Illinois…

Egypt, US partner to establish bio-degradable packaging factory utilizing eggshells EGYPT – Egyptian Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, confirmed that the state has signed…

GERMANY – Germany-based chemical company BASF has signed an MoU with Sulzer Chemtech to advance technologies for renewable fuels and chemically recycled plastics. Under the…

BRAZIL – Leading global supplier of rigid packaging products, Crown Holdings, is leading the sustainable packaging movement in Brazil through its partnership with local suppliers.…

GERMANY – Packaging and bottling machine manufacturer, Krones has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first wet-end block achieving an output of 100,000 0.5-liter…