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The Danish joint venture Paboco develops and produces fibre-based packaging solutions using pulp-forming technology. The company, based in Slangerup, Denmark, was founded in 2019 by Alpla and Billerud. By taking over all of Billerud’s shares and investing in Paboco, packaging and recycling specialist Alpla, as majority shareholder, is pushing the rapid
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Blue Ocean Closures, a Swedish start-up dedicated to reducing plastic usage in packaging closures, announces its partnership with Coca-Cola’s EMEA R&D Center in Brussels. The innovation introduced by Blue Ocean Closures is a fibre-based packaging screw cap, derived from biobased and recyclable materials. “For us to succeed with this groundbreaking move,
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Husky Technologies announced the appointment of John Linker as Chief Financial Officer. Effective October 19, 2023, Linker will replace John Hafferty, who joined Husky in 2019 following the company’s transition to new ownership. Over the past four years, Hafferty was tasked with improving the company’s accounting and finance operations, assembling a
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is celebrating 15 years of German-Japanese partnership this year. This occasion was acknowledged by Gerd Liebig, CEO, during the press conference at the beginning of Fakuma 2023. Over this period, synergies have been developed to enhance efficiency and increase market activities, said Gerd Liebig, CEO. As another milestone
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Engel was able to achieve Platinum status in the Ecovadis sustanability ranking in the autumn of 2023 and now ranks among the top 1% of the world’s most sustainable companies due to strong initiatives. Ecovadis is the world’s largest provider of sustainability rankings. The rankings include data from more than 90,000
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Recoup members and industry representatives gathered at the Kingsgate Conference Centre in Peterborough, England, on September 28 for the latest annual Plastics Resource and Recycling Conference. It was essentially UK focused but addressed issues that are of interest in Europe more widely and across the world. Sponsors included Berry bpi recycling,
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50th anniversary of the company M.Tanner AG 25 km north-east of Zurich, Switzerland, lies the city of Winterthur, where the headquarters of M.Tanner AG is located. The family business, now in its second generation, invited its employees, friends, suppliers and customers to the three-day anniversary celebration. The company produces preform handling systems
Read moreRecyclass and EPBP announced that latest independent testing proves Penn Color’s ‘66UV11964’ UV blocker as compatible with the clear transparent and coloured PET bottle recycling streams in Europe. UV light exposure can induce the degradation of specific vitamins, flavours, colourants, and additives, resulting in diminished potency and a shortened shelf life.
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After being the first company in India to launch a one-litre bottle made from 100% rPET for its packaged drinking water brand Kinley, Coca-Cola India has announced the launch of Coca-Cola in rPET in pack sizes of 250 ml and 750 ml. These rPET bottles are being manufactured by Coca-Cola bottling
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Tesa, international manufacturer of innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, is relaunching one of its classics. From now on, the well-known Tesafilm will be more sustainable and supplemented by the new Tesafilm Eco & Crystal line. The backing film is made from 90 per cent recycled PET, the adhesive compound
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SR Packaging Consultants is now part of Ho.Bag Corporate, the Italian manufacturer and distributor of comprehensive packaging solutions for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and herbal industries. The strategic move fits in with the growth plans in the Italian and European markets. “Packaging plays an essential role in the marketing mix for brands
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