Tag: environment
Europe: Smurfit Kappa mill lowered CO2 footprint by 3% in 2018
Smurfit Kappa Roermond Paper Mill’s integrated steam system has reduced its carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint by a further 3% in 2018.
The steam project is...
Europe: Coveris reduces meat packaging by 50% for retailer
Coveris delivers a fully-circular skinboard tray for UK Plastics Pact's fresh protein products.
Replacing hard-to-recycle black plastic trays with a printed Forest Stewardship Council or...
Europe: Austrian coffee roaster uses green coffee capsules
Active packaging manufacturer Alpla and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have launched a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be disposed of in a home compost.
The...
Europe: Nestlé pledges increase in recycled plastics
By 2025, bottles, PET layer in laminates, caps on glass jars and tins, trays for meat products and shrink films for display trays will...
Europe: Parliament recognises the good bioplastics bring
The European Parliament’s report on the European Strategy for Plastics adopted recently by the plenary testifies to the increasing acknowledgement and endorsement of the...
Americas: Ball reports green wins
In line with the level of decarbonization required to keep the average global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial temperatures, Ball...
Americas: IFF to reduce GHG emissions by 30% by 2025
Under its EcoEffective+ goals, IFF has committed to reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2025 and encourage its suppliers to set...
Europe: Packaging needs to ‘speak’, said DLG
Consumer desire is a fundamental driver for change in the food sector as this has a direct influence on production processes and subsequent packaging,...
Africa: Dealing with the environmental impact of packaging
Africa has one of the most diverse food and cuisine markets on the planet, with the industry projected by the World Bank to reach...
Europe: Bühler builds advanced coffee processing plant in Norway
Bühler is building the world’s most advanced coffee processing plant for the Norwegian coffee producer Joh. Johannson.
It combines innovative roasting technology with record...