The recycling plant, he continued, would be the first of its kind in the region with an annual capacity of 8,000 tonnes, adding that commercial operations will start by end-2019 and the plant is expected to achieve 50 percent capacity utilisation by end-2020.
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Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Mohan Mutha Polytech Private Limited (MMPPL), a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India. The acquisition allows Huhtamaki to speed up its growth in India by improving its capability to serve the customers in South India.
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Green Science Alliance made biodegradable bottles instead of PET bottles with nano Cellulose + PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) composite material, with collaboration research with Frontier Inc. (Nagano, Japan).
The technology is expected to facilitate the recycling process for flexible polyethene, including low-density polyethene (LDPE) and linear low-density polyethene (LLDPE) packaging film.
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EUBP has developed considerations on criteria as well as a set of example products made from compostable plastics.
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Creating flexible packaging from virgin grade material derived from plastic waste is now taking a step towards reality in a pilot project called ChemCycling
Bosch Packaging Technology presented a new paper pod concept called Pearl at the Pack Expo in Las Vegas this week. The food-safe packaging uses a 3D-formable material developed by the Swedish company BillerudKorsnäs.
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Imperial academics have developed low-cost, smartphone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
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Obtained from renewable resources, the wheat-based starch is designed for applications such as case material, folding box board, solid bleached board and plasterboard
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The fully compostable lidding film is going to be used as part of the eco-friendly packaging for a grab-and-go range of snacking nuts and dried fruit.
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Dow is integrating wood-based UPM BioVerno renewable naphtha – a key raw material used to develop plastics – into its slate of raw materials, creating an alternative source for plastics production.
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Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG), in collaboration with the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has initiated a joint venture to start biodegradable and environment-friendly plastic production for commercial use.
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