Sustainable Packaging

BELGIUM – US-based adhesives manufacturing company, H.B. Fuller has recently joined RecyClass as part of its effort to drive sustainability. RecyClass is a comprehensive cross-industry…

FRANCE – UK-based film coatings and specialty excipients provider Colorcon has closed the acquisition of French Airnov Healthcare Packaging from private equity firm Arsenal Capital…

CANADA – The government of Canada has injected CAD$8.2 million (US$6.03m) in three Ontario packaging manufacturers to continue the work they are doing to remove…

UAE – Agthia Group-owned Al Ain Water has launched its new water bottle made of locally produced recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET), the first in the…

USA – Axium Packaging, a manufacturer of packaging and containers has announced plans to build US$32 million facility in North Carolina, expanding its production capacity.…

CANADA – Winnipeg-based packaging manufacturer Winpak has posted a 17.9% increase in revenue to almost US$1.2 billion in FY22, against US$1 billion in FY21. For…

GERMANY – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) in Germany has invested over €40 million (US$42.53m) into returnable bottles to bolster its capabilities. The investment will fund…

SPAIN – Irish corrugated company, Smurfit Kappa plans to invest €27 million (US$28.8m) in a state-of-the-art new waste management and recovery facility at its Nervión…

AFRICA – Dow, one of the world’s materials science companies, has appointed Sami Mainich as the President of its Africa operations, effective immediately. Mainich had…

CHINA – The Chinese branch of confectionery company Mars Wrigley has launched its first package made entirely from post-consumer recycled PET (rPET) for its local…