Stora Enso divests of four paper sites
In order to focus on its growth areas renewable products in packaging, building solutions and biomaterials innovations, Stora Enso plans to divest four productions sites for paper.
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TUBE TRENDS
By now, the tube is over 150 years old: In 1841, the American John Goffe Rand obtained the patent for this container, which at the time was still being made out of tin. At first glance, the basic concept has not changed much in the meantime. However, there are developments on today’s tube market that we should keep an eye on.
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British start-up delivers algae packaging to Germany
Those who order their food from the German delivery service Lieferando may soon receive it in a new biodegradable packaging with an algae coating. It was developed by Lieferando's parent company Just Eat Takeaway.com together with the British start-up Notpla.
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Mondi implements flexo printing line in Gronau
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has unveiled a state-of-the-art flexo printing line at its plant in Gronau, Germany. The new machinery will service the hygiene industry’s growing demand for advanced printing options for films and laminates and deliver greater flexibility in feminine care pouch wrapping designs and film choices.
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MONDI WRAPS PALLETS IN PAPER, NOT PLASTIC
When it comes to wrapping pallets, the current industry standard is a multi-layer plastic material with sometimes low recycling rates. With Advantage StretchWrap, Mondi now offers a new, lightweight paper that has been specifically designed to wrap pallets, and can be recycled to boot.
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COCA-COLA KEEPS ITS CAP ON
In November 2021, things changed for Coca-Cola customers: the bottle caps of the company’s popular beverages suddenly looked a bit different.
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Public-private partnerships can drive food packaging
A new report from Finland’s Technical Research Center (VTT), “Recycling Food Packaging”, highlights those technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary technological innovations in food packaging recycling.
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Paper machine on the fast track
Over the last few years, Andritz converted the PM10 from production of SC paper to a fluting and testliner machine. The scope of supply comprised the stock preparation section, a comprehensive rebuild of the paper machine, and the complete automation.
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PACKAGING MADE OUT OF CUP PLANT FIBRES – AN ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE?
One trend that has clearly come to the fore within the packaging industry in the last months and years is the shift towards paper-based packaging. But the rise in demand is increasingly putting a strain on supply, and packaging manufacturers aren’t the only ones facing raw material shortages, both when it comes to virgin fibre and waste paper.
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Refill Packaging for Body Cream
L'Occitane and VPI are launching a cosmetics refill packaging made from recycled PP. The Shea Ultra Rich Body Cream jar can be refilled and reused with an insert made from post-consumer recycled material. Â
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RECYCLATES: GOODS IN SHORT SUPPLY BUT IN HIGH DEMAND
Using recyclates is completely in line with a circular economy. Secondary raw materials are won by recycling plastics that have been disposed of at least once – either as household waste (post-consumer recyclates, PCR) or as production waste (post-industrial recyclates, PIR). The most successful example of this to date are PET bottles: In a genuine cycle covering collection systems, reprocessing and reuse, old materials are given a new lease on life.
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Recyclable Paper Wrap for Butter
Wipak UK launches UK-first recyclable paper wrap for butter. The wrapping can be recycled at kerbside within the paper waste stream and compared to market-standard wraps shows a carbon footprint reduction of 68 percent.Â
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The future of Life Sciences industries at Pharmintech
At the 10th of March a press conference was held with previews of the special edition of Pharmintech powered by Ipack Ima, the international exhibition dedicated to processing and packaging technologies for the pharmaceutical, parapharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries scheduled from 3 to 6 May in Milan, Italy.
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New Scanpack Summit will shape the future of the industry
Politicians, researchers and business leaders are invited to a new strategy conference to be held in Gothenburg in autumn in conjunction with the Scanpack packaging fair.
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Cosmetics to refill by Kao
Unlike in Germany and Europe, in Japan refill products are part of daily life. 80 per cent of Kao's detergent, cleaning and body care products are already packed in refill pouches made of thin material.
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