Sustainable Packaging
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Penny Black secures additional US$1.87M seed funding for its e-commerce marketing SaaS tool
UK – Personalized e-commerce packaging start-up Penny Black has received an additional £1.5 million (US$1.87m) in seed funding from Agfa and Dutch venture capital firm…
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Survey reveals top packaging innovations and trends in food sector
USA – Industrial Physics, a portfolio company of Union Park Capital, in its latest survey, reveals that professionals in the food packaging industry are addressing…
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CCL and Henkel scoop AWA Award for sustainable sleeve technology
CANADA – CCL Label and Henkel have won the AWA (Alexander Watson Associates) Sleeve Label Award in the category “Environmental Contribution” for their sustainable design…
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Smurfit Kappa starts merger discussions with US paper company WestRock
IRELAND – Corrugated packaging company, Smurfit Kappa is in discussions to merge with U.S. rival WestRock, in a tie-up of two of the world’s largest…
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Mondi equips Coca-Cola HBC Austria with paper sleeve packaging
AUSTRIA – British sustainable packaging and paper company Mondi has developed Hug-IT, a more sustainable sleeve packaging created for Coca-Cola HBC in Austria. The new…
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Avery Dennison opts for concentrated solar platform to power its Turnhout plant
BELGIUM – Multinational packaging and materials manufacturer Avery Dennison has commissioned a Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) platform and thermal storage unit at its production plant…
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Aldi trials four loose fruit and vegetable lines to reduce plastic waste
UK – Discount supermarket chain, Aldi is trialing four new loose fruit and vegetable lines in an attempt to further minimize plastic waste. Starting this…
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Cirkla closes US$3M in pre-seed funding round to scale operations and invest in new technologies
USA – Sustainable packaging solutions provider, Cirkla has secured US$3 million in pre-seed funding to scale operations and invest in new technologies. The latest funding…
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SIG teams up with AnaBio to develop aseptic packaging for long-life probiotic yogurt
IRELAND – Aseptic carton packaging supplier SIG has teamed up with micro encapsulation specialists, AnaBio to aseptic packaging for a long-life probiotic yogurt. The new…
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MEI Rigging & Crating bolsters portfolio with acquisition of ProPack
USA – MEI Rigging & Crating, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, has completed the acquisition of professional packaging and crating company ProPack International. Founded…