Sustainable Packaging
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Stora Enso invests in pulp production sites in Finland and Sweden
FINLAND – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has made multiple investments in Europe to bolster its focus on specialized pulp grades. The company…
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U-Label partners Giunko to offer digital packaging information in Italy
ITALY – European wines e-label platform U-Label has collaborated with Italy-based Giunko to provide customers access to digital information about product packaging and recycling in…
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GE Technology opts for Honeywell recycling technology in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea-based waste management company GE Technology is to deploy Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology at its advanced plastic recycling facility in South…
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Online shoppers have increased recycling but are frustrated by excessive packaging, reveals DS Smith
US – Global packaging producer DS Smith has released a consumer survey that suggests online shoppers are dissatisfied with packages too big for the products…
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Sainsbury’s ditches single-use lids from own-brand dip pots range to combat plastic waste
UK – Leading UK supermarket, Sainsbury’s has announced plans to remove single-use plastic lids across its own-brand dip pot ranges in 2023, in a bid…
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ePac Flexible Packaging expands operations in UK with second sales and manufacturing facility
UK – Global flexible packaging supplier, ePac Flexible Packaging has announced plans to open a second sales and manufacturing location in Sheffield, UK, further expanding…
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Pernod Ricard India axes permanent mono-cartons across its brand portfolio
INDIA – Pernod Ricard India (PRI), a global leader in the wine and spirits industry, has introduced the first to-industry initiative #OneForOurPlanet as the firm…
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Rwanda unveils US$221M circularity action plan for African waste
RWANDA – The government of Rwanda has unveiled a 14-year US$211.3 million circular economy action plan for African waste management at the just concluded 6th…
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SIG invests US$2M in aseptic carton recycling technology in Brazil
BRAZIL – Swiss packaging company SIG has invested US$1.9 million (BRL 10m) in advanced technology designed to improve the value of recycled aseptic cartons in…
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Quantix acquires dry bulk logistics firm Mid-States Packaging
US – Chicago-based Quantix, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has completed the acquisition of Mid-States Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Mid-States is a…