HEINZ: PAPER-BASED KETCHUP BOTTLE Heinz, maker of the world’s best-selling ketchup, is teaming up with Pulpex to develop a paper-based, renewable and recyclable bottle made from 100% sustainably sourced wood pulp. Heinz is the first sauce brand to test the potential of Pulpex’s sustainable paper bottle packaging for its range of world-famous condiments. ALTHIKA …
Domestos relaunches bottles made with recycled plastic
Unilever’s Domestos liquid bleach bottles have been fully recyclable for a while but adding recycled plastic to the bottles has been a challenge. Unilever has re-launched the Domestos core 750ml bleach range, made in the UK, in new bottles made with 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR). The new bottles use a high-quality recycled resin …
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Rwenzori and Century unite as Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has announced to the official change of name of its Uganda operations to Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda Limited (CCBU). This follows the recent consolidation of the operations of its bottling subsidiaries through the amalgamation of Century Bottling Company Limited (CBC) and Rwenzori Bottling Company Limited (RBC) to form a single operating …
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Ariel introduces sustainable and child-safe packaging
Ariel to offer its Ecoclic box in a new cardboard packaging which is designed to be child safe and easier to use. The new cardboard packaging is FSC certified and fully recyclable, made with minimum 70% recycled fibers. The scientists at Ariel have designed a reassuring ‘click’ feature to signal that the pack has …
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BEEAH Tandeef raises awareness on plastic pollution
As part of the initiative on raising awareness on the impact of plastic pollution on camels, BEEAH Group highlighted in a new initiative called ‘Race for Life‘. The initiative was launched a days before the Dubai Executive Council introduced charges for single-use plastic bags in shops across the Emirate. Race for Life aims to …
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Coveris expands capacity at Kufstein site
The new extrusion facility from Austrian packaging manufacturer Coveris in Kufstein, Tyrol, was recently put into full operation. The unit continues the modernisation efforts at the plant and significantly increases production speed of stretch film for silage bales. The production of stretch films for agricultural use is subjected to seasonal fluctuations which makes it …
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Almarai announces plans to enter seafood category
The board of directors of Almarai Company at its meeting in June 2022, approved an investment plan to enter the seafood Category, with an initial investment of 252 million riyals. At the same meeting, the Board approved an investment of 153 million Saudi riyals to secure parent poultry birds supply for Almarai and the Kingdom …
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Re.life wins three prestigious industry awards
UAE-based Re.life has announced that it has won three awards within the first quarter of the year. Founded as a next-generation digital ecosystem, re.life develops smart platforms that aim to simplify B2B and B2C transactions, as well as provide individual users better access to services. The awards recognise the company’s innovations as a start-up, …
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Ahlstrom-Munksjo launches heat seal technology
Ahlstrom-Munksjo, one of the global leader in fiber-based materials and supplying sustainable solutions has announced the launch of PurposeSeal, heat seal technology for fiber-based end-use applications. PurposeSeal is a heat-sealed paper constructed to ensure quality and protection for end-use packaging solutions. It boasts additional sustainability benefits when applied to Cristal Transparent Packaging Papers or …
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Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to boost recycling
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, has announced it is introducing new, attached caps to its plastic bottles, making it easier to recycle the entire package and ensure no cap gets left behind. Production of bottles with attached caps will begin today at CCEP’s site in East Kilbride, Scotland, meaning …
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