Sustainable Packaging
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Stora Enso contracts ABB to optimize production efficiency at its mills in Sweden
SWEDEN – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has contracted ABB to upgrade two of its mills in Sweden to ABB Ability™ Manufacturing Execution…
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AptarGroup records 3% increase in sales in fiscal 2022
USA – AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions and services, has registered $3.3bn in sales…
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Harpak-ULMA extends sustainability drive to poultry packaging with new Tight-Bag machine
USA – Harpak-ULMA, the industry leader in smart, connected packaging solutions, has introduced a packaging machine designed for poultry products in a sustainability drive. The…
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McDonald’s, Hubbub launch US$9,627 grant fund to boost recycling in public spaces
UK – American multinational fast food chain McDonald’s has partnered with environmental charity Hubbub to launch a US$9,627.53 (£8,000) #InTheLoop grant fund to support local…
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HP unveils latest post-print digital corrugated press designed to lower costs and increases efficiency
USA – HP has introduced its HP PageWide C550 post-print digital corrugated press, its latest high-speed, post-print digital corrugated press. Based on the C500 press,…
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Mombasa Plastic Prize names 60 innovators to help tackle marine plastic pollution
KENYA – The Mombasa Plastics Prize has announced 60 innovators whose ideas have been selected to tackle marine plastic pollution along the coastline of Mombasa…
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Phatisa acquires minority stake in sub-Saharan African print and packaging firm MHL International
AFRICA – Sub-Saharan private equity investor, Phatisa, has acquired a significant minority stake in MHL International Holdings Limited (“MHL”), a printing and packaging provider with…
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles to Free State and Northern Cape
SOUTH AFRICA – Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is rolling out its 2L returnable bottle in Mangaung in the Free State and Northern Cape, as…
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Pick n Pay axes plastic barrier bags from till points in a sustainability drive
SOUTH AFRICA – Pick n Pay has removed all plastic ‘barrier’ bags used from its till points in a move to drive sustainability. Pick n…
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Mill Rock Packaging strengthens its portfolio with acquisition of Keystone
USA – Mill Rock Packaging Partners, a portfolio company of Mill Rock Capital, has acquired specialty packaging company Keystone Paper & Box Company for an…