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The first of the redesigned Frosch product groups are already on retail shelves. One after another, the remaining products around the world will don the new design as the cleaning products manufacturer Werner & Mertz of Mainz, Germany, rolls out the biggest design relaunch in eco brand’s 35-year-plus history. Clearly Distinct
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The PepsiCo company has implemented a test project with the German dual system “Grüner Punkt” (“Green Dot”) in which the container film for Pepsi bottles and cans is made from 10% recycled plastic from the yellow bag, 40% recycled plastic from other sources and only half from new plastic. If further
Read moreAvantium N.V. announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Sukano AG, producing masterbatches for PEF. The masterbatches are tailored to impart properties to plastics and as such are an effective way to diversify and expand polymer applications. With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches
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German company Harvest Moon is dedicated to producing plant-based yogurt and milk alternatives that are good for both consumers and society. Now the business is also taking a major step forward in terms of sustainable packaging, opting for cardboard-plastic combinations in which the cups are made of 100% rPET. These are
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Judging Panel Announced for 2022 Awards – Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 have extended the entry deadline for all seven award categories until Friday 18 March 2022. To complete your online #PRAE2022 award entry, simply visit: https://www.prseventeurope.com/prse2022/en/page/awards-2022. The judging panel for the 2022 awards has also been revealed.
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Kirin Beverage Company Limited has renewed Kirin Nama-tea, including the contents, container and package design, and will launch the renewed product nationwide on Tuesday 26 April. The container and package design of Kirin Namacha Houjisencha will also be renewed. In addition, for the 555ml Kirin Nama-ocha, which is exclusively sold in
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European companies are mostly confident Positive reports and optimistic expectations predominate the current situation in the European plastics industry. Three-quarters of the Pie survey respondents rate their business performance in the second half of 2021 being better than in the first half, or remaining stable, and about 90% of all market
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Mondi, known for packaging and paper, and Henkel are helping consumers to wash dishes more sustainably by creating a completely new reuse packaging concept. The two companies worked together on a packaging solution for Henkel’s hand dishwashing products that allows refilling plastic bottles from flexible pouches. This supports Henkel’s sustainability targets
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The conference on sustainability in the packaging supply chain will be back in person during IPACK-IMA and GreenPlast From 3 to 5 May, the world of sustainable packaging will meet in Milan for Packaging Speaks Green, the international forum on sustainability in the packaging supply chain which will be back as
Read moreFollowing the numerous commitments of the industry players to increase uptake of recycled plastics, including the new mandatory target of 25% in PET bottles by 2025, the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) and RecyClass decided to join efforts to further support the value chain actors in making the right design decisions
Read moreSoutheast Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia, has a fast-growing plastics industry owing to robust demand from its food & beverage (F&B) packaging sector that accounts for around 60% of the plastics industry’s output. But Indonesia also generates about 6.8 million tons of plastic waste every year, according to the Indonesia National Plastic Action
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