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Amcor joins United States Plastics Pact to advance circular economy

On 26 August 2020, Amcor announced that it has joined the US Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative to create a path forward to...

India bans use of toluene in food packaging inks

BIS finally published the long awaited revision of the Indian standard IS 15945 in July 2020. The major highlight of the revised standard IS...

UFlex introduces eco-friendly paper-based Kraftika FlexiTubes

UFlex is an Indian multinational in flexible packaging materials and solutions known for continuous innovation in packaging that not only offers technologically advanced products...

India’s proposed uniform EPR framework to do more harm than good

The proposed uniform EPR framework floated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, to curtail the problem of packaging waste, has been...

Gea installs two waste heat recovery plants in India and Italy

Two plants for waste heat recovery in flat glass production lines of the Saint-Gobain Group at locations in India (Sriperumbudur) and Italy (Pisa) have...

Diageo to launch Johnnie Walker in paper bottle in early 2021

Diageo, makers of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, has announced that it has created the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle,...

Mondi partners with Hutthaler to create new fully recyclable plastic packaging

Mondi has partnered with Austrian meat producer Hutthaler to produce a fully recyclable thermoforming film made from a mono-material for their meat and sausage...

Manjushree Technopack launches new initiative to deliver recycled packaging

Manjushree Technopack, India’s largest rigid plastics packaging company and backed by Advent International, has launched its new initiative ‘Born Again’ to deliver recycled packaging...

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Vilsa Nix-Pack – adhesive dots that repackage the six-pack

How can plastic be saved, CO₂ reduced and functionality maintained? Vilsa-Brunnen – in collaboration with KHS – has found the answer: in the form...

If it’s still edible, it doesn’t belong in the bin

Packaging materials extend the shelf life of food 1.3 billion tonnes of global food loss per year According to FAO, 1.3 billion tonnes of food are...

Siegwerk publishes first-ever sustainability report to provide greater transparency

Siegwerk, one of the leading international providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has taken its commitment to sustainability to a new...

How heavy equipment giant saved big with Cortec’s plastic recycling program

A major global maker of off-road equipment is an example of how savings, simplification, and sustainability can go hand in hand. For several years,...

SAVE FOOD debut show in China during Shanghai World of Packaging

  Six years since its introduction, the SAVE FOOD initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Messe Düsseldorf GmbH,...