Sustainable Packaging
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Sidel designs and installs aseptic lab filler for Yili Group for research and development
CHINA – Leading provider of packaging equipment, services, and complete solutions, Sidel has designed an aseptic lab filler to be situated in Yili Group‘s specially…
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Aldi joins UK’s Refill Coalition to reduce single-use plastic packaging use
UK – Multinational discount supermarket chain, Aldi has joined the Refill Coalition in a bid to reduce its single-use plastic. Other companies that now participate…
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PepsiCo partners UEFA to feature reusable packaging in this year’s Champions League finals
EUROPE – American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation, Pepsico has partnered with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to feature reusable packaging in…
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Packaging drinks in used plastic bottles unsafe, Experts warns
NIGERIA – Medical and food safety professionals have kicked against the practice of bottling locally made drinks in plastic bottles, noting that it is unsafe…
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Indian film producer Uflex to build PET production facility in Egypt
EGYPT – Indian packaging film manufacturer Uflex, through its subsidiary Flex P Films Egypt, has announced plans to set up a PET production plant at…
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DS Smith, Exeter University forge partnership to develop circular e-commerce designs
UK – British fiber-based packaging supplier DS Smith has invited students from the University of Exeter, UK, to compete in creating design systems for a…
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Amcor Flexibles Brazil acquires ISSC Plus certification, first in Latin America
BRAZIL – Global packaging solutions provider Amcor has announced that its production plant in Londrina, Brazil has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISSC) Plus…
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Study questions safety of recycled polyethene plastic for food packaging
UK – A team of researchers at Brunel University, University College London and Qatar University have raised concerns about the safety of using recycled polyethelene…
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Berry, Peel, ExxonMobil forge partnership to use circular plastics for pet packaging
CANADA – Berry Global has forged a partnership with Peel Plastic Products and ExxonMobil to integrate the use of circular plastics for food packaging into…
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AGP plans to add new furnace technology at its Doncaster facility to minimize carbon emissions
UK – Luxembourg-based company Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) has announced plans to build a sustainable ’Efficient Furnace’ that will minimize greenhouse gas emissions from the…