Alpla becomes the majority owner of Paboco

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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Resilux and Inex close loop in UHT milk packaging

Resilux, known for sustainable packaging solutions, has joined forces with Inex, a frontrunner in authentic dairy products. Together, they made it possible to close the loop in UHT milk packaging. With the Rebirth series, they created a sustainable and circular solution in which white opaque milk bottles get reborn into new

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Alpla and Tönissteiner realise reusable PET bottle made entirely of recycled material

New climate-friendly container for the German mineral water market – The packaging and recycling specialist Alpla and the mineral water company Privatbrunnen Tönissteiner Sprudel have developed a reusable PET bottle made entirely of recycled material. The reusable 1-litre bottle for mineral water reduces carbon consumption and also offers logistical advantages thanks

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Ho.Bag Corporate announces the acquisition of SR Packaging Consultants

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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Sidel introduces StarLite R, a 100% rPET bottle for carbonated soft drinks

Sidel has launched a 100% rPET bottle for carbonated soft drink (CSD) packaging. StarLite R has been designed to allow CSD producers to switch to rPET bottle production with ease and efficiency, while reducing the impact on product quality or packaging integrity. Laurent Naveau, Packaging Innovator Leader at Sidel, comments on

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Indorama Ventures achieves 100 billion PET bottles recycling milestone

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, announced that it has recycled 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles since February 2011 . This has diverted 2.1 million tons of waste from the environment and saved 2.9 million tons of carbon footprint from the product lifecycles . Demonstrating its commitment

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EPBP launches design guidelines for recyclability for ‘food grade’ opaque white PET bottles

The inclusion of opaque white PET beverage bottles in the targets set by the European Commission demonstrates the commitment of the industry towards a more sustainable future.  EPBP (European PET Bottle Platform) has now developed ‘design guidelines for recyclability for food grade opaque white PET bottles and expects that these guidelines

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Kraft Heinz announces goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic globally by 20 per cent by 2030

The Kraft Heinz Company announces a new goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic in its global packaging portfolio by 20 per cent by 2030. This change is estimated to reduce the use of approximately 100 million pounds of virgin plastic (as compared to 2021 baseline). This goal builds on

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Banrock Station launches first flat-bottled wine in the Netherlands

Banrock Station from Accolade Wines, is bringing its wines in the Packamama flat bottle made from 100% recycled PET to the Netherlands, following success in the UK and Australia. Launched in Gall & Gall, the flat bottles are made from recycled material produced in the Netherlands. They are available in Banrock’s Chardonnay and

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