Sustainable Packaging
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Nampak’s CEO Erik Smuts resigns, appoints Phildon Roux on interim basis
SOUTH AFRICA – Packaging company Nampak’s CEO Erik Smuts has resigned, effective April 20, and will be replaced on an interim basis by Phildon Roux.…
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Smart packaging market expected to grow to US$2.6B by 2033: IDTechEx predicts
GLOBAL – IDTechEx’s latest research forecasts that the global smart packaging market will reach US$2.6 billion by 2033, driven by the need for improved safety…
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Woolworths to phase out eliminate 15-cent reusable plastic shopping bags
AUSTRALIA – Australian retailer Woolworths Group has begun to phase out its 15-cent reusable plastic shopping bags in three more states as part of its…
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Kellogg partners with Albertsons to amplify awareness for in-store recycling in US
USA – American multinational food manufacturing company, Kellogg has partnered with grocer Albertsons Companies to help change customers’ recycling habits in honor of Earth Day.…
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Sidel to unveil case packing infeed module for shaped containers at Interpack 2023
GERMANY – Packaging manufacturing company Sidel has revealed plans to unveil its new packing infeed module for shaped containers, Cermex Proselex, at Interpack 2023. Cermex…
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Macfarlane inaugurates new packaging Innovation Lab in Heywood, England
UK – Glasgow-based protective packaging provider Macfarlane Group has opened its second packaging Innovation Lab at its flagship Northwest Regional Distribution Centre in Heywood, near…
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Blue Ocean and partners explore ways to replace metal jar lids with bio-based materials
SWEDEN – Blue Ocean Closures is teaming up with Swed-jam and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) to explore the production of bio-based fiber lids to…
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Leibinger to showcase new coding and marking solutions for expiry dates at Interpack
GERMANY – Global specialist in coding and marking systems, Leibinger will be presenting a new coding and marking System at Interpack in Düsseldorf from May…
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Nestlé approves Scodix Polymer PS850 for indirect food contact
SWITZERLAND – Swiss multinational food and drink company Nestlé has certified Scodix’s PolySense 850 (PS850) polymer in compliance with its Guidance Note on Packaging Inks.…
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AMG to build US$26M paper packaging factory in Sidi Bou Othmane to expand operations
MOROCCO – AMG Packaging, a subsidiary of the Italian group Pro-Gest specializing in the marketing of food packaging has invested 266 million dirhams (US$26.3m) to…