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EREMA’s Manfred Hackl – recycling must become a raw-material business

Plastic recycling has proved that it can work. The bigger question now is whether it can work at the scale, quality and economics required...

The next decade of packaging will demand more than scale

For Navanit Narayan, whole-time director and CEO of Haldia Petrochemicals, the packaging industry is approaching a point where conventional measures of growth and scale...

Balrampur Chini Mills bets on BOPLA for India’s bio-based packaging future

India’s flexible packaging industry is looking for alternatives that can balance performance with improved end-of-life outcomes. For Balrampur Chini Mills, that conversation begins much...

Ester Industries looks beyond compliance to build circularity at scale

Vaibhav Jha, CEO of Ester Industries, used his presentation at the 13th Specialty Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit in Mumbai to make a...

Toppan pushes the case for smarter sustainable packaging

For Hiroshi Suzuki, managing executive officer and CTO, Toppan, the next phase of sustainable flexible packaging is not simply about developing better materials. It...

You made the pack. Where did it go?

Flexible packaging has delivered clear benefits to the food and consumer goods industries, from lower packaging and food costs to reduced food waste and...

EU call for evidence targets recycled content quotas under packaging waste regulation

The European Commission has published a call for evidence on minimum recycled content quotas under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, covering calculation and...

SIG expands carton recycling push with Mengniu

SIG and Mengniu Dairy highlighted new opportunities for beverage carton recycling at a sustainability-focused event held at Mengniu's Horinger factory in Hohhot, China, marking...

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Ashok Chaturvedi releases report on recyclability of multi-layer mixed plastics

Ashok Chaturvedi, chairman and managing director, UFlex, recently released a report on recyclability of multi-layer mixed plastic (MLP) waste at an event organized and...

Fiberdom secures funding to drive plastic-free, circular material innovations

Fiberdom, a pioneer in wood fiber material innovation, has secured €3.5 million in funding to accelerate the development and scaling of its patented technology...

Amcor backs Cadbury Australia’s shift to 50% recycled plastic in chocolate wrappers

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, signed a deal with Cadbury to source approximately 1,000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled...

Multi-dimensional approach to fighting food losses and waste at interpack

For its 3rd edition the SAVE FOOD Congress held on 4 May 2017 at Congress Center Süd of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre as part...

Vimal Katiyar on recycling, circularity and food-grade safety

At the recent ElitePlus conference held in Mumbai, Vimal Katiyar, professor at IIT Guwahati, shared insightful perspectives on why plastics, despite their challenges, remain...