Plastic plays a significant role in preventing food waste. In a recent survey by Boston Consulting Group of 15,000 people globally, 83% of millennial and Gen Z consumers said they’d be willing to pay more for products that came in sustainable packaging. This demand has triggered a new ecosystem of alternative packaging materials and new …
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Emerald Technology Ventures has announced the launch of a fund focused on sustainable packaging, one of the first venture-backed investment vehicles targeting the full packaging lifecycle. With the global packaging sector poised for rapid growth amid a major push to reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions, the fund aims to catalyse leaps in the advanced …
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Lay’s RePlay is giving chip packs an extraordinary second life, as sustainable football pitches. In partnership with the UEFA Foundation for children and NGO ‘Streetfootballworld’, PepsiCo has launched a global initiative to transform empty chip bags into sustainable artificial turf fields (aka football pitches). The first to be unveiled this year in Tembisa, South Africa …
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SABIC has leveraged its successful ties with Polivouga, a manufacturer of flexible film products with operations in Portugal, to launch a new innovative Trucircle project designed to reuse post-consumer plastic waste recovered from areas up to 50km inland from waterways that has the potential to end up in our rivers and oceans. The collaboration …
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Cereal Partners Worldwide’s very first NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have dropped on Opensea.io, commemorating the launch of the Trix Breakfast Cereal brand in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The Trix Globe is an exclusive limited series of only two NFTs available for bidding from 18 March-5 May, with 100% of the proceeds going to …
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Taghleef Industries has announced the extension of its Titanium product family with two additional metallic films for in mold labeling applications. Titanium product family belongs to Taghleef Industries’ portfolio of in mold label films that enables a wide choice of finishes, from a ‘no label look’ to orange peel, satin finish, smooth finish, glossy finish, …
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Olympia Dairy has taken a big step forward in sustainability as it becomes the first company in Belgium to fill products in SIG aseptic carton packs with Signature 100 packaging material with no aluminium layer. It is claimed to be 100% linked to forest-based renewable materials, which lowers the carbon footprint of carton packs even …
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3D Systems, one of the leading additive manufacturing solutions provider, and the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (Dussur) have signed an agreement intended to expand the use of additive manufacturing (AM) within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and surrounding geographies, including the Middle East and North Africa. The announcement was made during a ceremony …
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Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging for liquid soap refills. The solution is designed to replace the current industry standard of non-recyclable plastic. The companies have created a new packaging for liquid refills that is designed so that it …
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Aptar is strengthening its local roots in Oyonnax in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region by investing 42 million euros in a new state-of-the-art prestige beauty site, which will be operational in spring 2023. With this innovative initiative, Aptar is consolidating legacy operations into a new and dynamic facility which further asserts its leadership as the driving force …
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