December 2019

Sulapac and Quadpack, an international provider of packaging solutions to the beauty industry, have entered into a preferred partnership agreement to provide microplastic-free packaging for cosmetic customers worldwide.

N. Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, has said demand for bioplastics, produced from renewable sources, has increased by manifold in the recent times after India and several other countries banned single use and other plastic items, which posed threat to the environment.

BOBST announced the launch of the BOBST NOVA RS 5003 gravure press engineered to deliver superior performance with water- or solvent-based ink printing on a wide variety of flexible packaging materials including the new eco-friendly substrates.

Conventional grease-resistant papers achieve barriers by using fluoropolymers – chemicals that turn into plastic. In contrast, a plant-based barrier on a primary fibre paper makes Basix Repel Pure a 100% natural grease-repellent paper for bags.

By commissioning a fully automated production facility at the Siegburg site, Siegwerk is setting a new quality standard for the production of customized printing inks and varnishes, while continuing to push forward its own digitization.

The first-of-a-kind consortium of world-leading players from across the plastic packaging value chain will examine the technical and economic feasibility of recycling complex plastic waste

The pressure to develop new plastic materials based on renewable natural resources has led to a quest for renewable polymer additive solutions that offer excellent technical performance.

The Apeel and Nature’s Pride partnership comes at a time when food waste in Europe has reached a staggering 88 million tonnes annually, with associated costs estimated at 143 billion euros

Stora Enso is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging.

Colgate is sharing its innovative technology with competitors as part of its campaign to transform one of the most widely used forms of plastic packaging that until now could not be recycled.

Under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, it is mandatory for companies to ensure that their plastic does not reach landfills or end up on streets.
The EPR framework has three components based on the size of a company — small, medium and large — Nidhi Khare, Joint Secretary at MoEFCC, told an NGT bench headed by A K Goel.

The three models are officially called: fee-based model, Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) model and credit model. PROs are third party entities that manage waste on behalf of manufacturers.

The decision has been taken in larger public interest by the Directorate General of Shipping following an appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 to ‘take the first big step’ towards freeing India of single-use plastics.