Tag: materials
Europe: Krones, Stadler Anlagenbau partner on closed-cycle economy
Used PET bottles and other plastic waste can serve the packaging sector and other industries as a valuable resource.
It’s only that – currently, at...
Americas: Sealed Air joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Sealed Air Corporation has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a new global organization comprised nearly 30 companies to date making a five-year...
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...
Americas: Researcher discovers soy-based adhesive with strong bonds
A new soy-based adhesive created in Jonathan Wilker’s lab at Purdue University could solve such problems pertaining to having cake pieces stick together in...
Europe: Paperboard packaging found to be more green than plastic, study
Study shows using paperboard instead of plastic can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99%.
For people who influence the choice of packaging material, this...
Europe: Institutions to curb the use of single-use plastic products
The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU,...
Europe: Smurfit Kappa buys France’s Papcart
Smurfit Kappa Group has bought Papcart, a specialist in offset printing and conversion of cardboard and corrugated board consumer packaging.
This enables Smurfit Kappa to...
Americas: A tray that both cooks and serve a barbecue rib...
Traditional packaging of barbecue ribs for retailers and consumer preferences for a fuss-free cooking and cleaning have resulted to a packaging that cooks in...
Europe: share sells bottled water in recycled PET
Berlin startup share is the first beverage producer in Germany to sell its water in PET bottles made of 100% recyclate.
KHS Group's Bottles...
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...