Sustainable Packaging

DENMARK – Dairy firm Arla Foods has joined forces with Blue Ocean Closures, a Swedish start-up specializing in sustainable closures, to develop a new cap…

FRANCE – Spain -based packaging company, Hinojosa Packaging Group has closed a 49% shareholding agreement with ASV Packaging, a French F&B packaging design and production…

FRANCE – McDonald’s France has partnered with Checkpoint Systems to implement food-safe RFID technology into its new reusable containers – a move hoped to keep…

POLAND – Austrian packaging solution provider ALPLA has invested €8 million (US$8.7m) to expand the capacity of its PET Recycling Team (PRT) plant in Radomsko,…

USA – Canadian protective packaging provider Specialized Packaging Group (SPG) has announced the acquisition of US-based company Protective Packaging Solutions (PPS) for an undisclosed amount.…

ITALY – Saica Group, one of the largest European players in the development and production of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard, has signed an agreement…

UK – GreenSeed Contract Packaging, a provider of sustainable external packaging for the food and beverage industry, has announced the return of Don Reed as…

USA – Chemical company Dow has partnered with Klöckner Pentaplast to develop KP Flexivac, a multi-layer recyclable vacuum film that has been certified 100% recyclable…

BRAZIL – Brazilian beverage producer Socorro Bebidas (Socorro) has expanded its partnership with Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A to launch Acquíssima Sabor flavored mineral…

TURKEY – UK-based sustainable packaging company Mondi has developed a sustainable shipping solution, TankerBox for Turkish flavor company Aromsa. Made from corrugated cardboard, the sustainable…