October 2021

Lightweight Goes Large

In large families, or at events or parties, sometimes there can never be enough of a certain dish, whether it be yogurt or potato salad. So it is convenient when these products can be bought in large, 1-liter buckets. Greiner Packaging has many years of experience producing plastic buckets with lids and handles that can be used for a whole host of different foods and dishes.

Ep 27 – Advancing towards a circular economy with Mr. Sandeep Puri

In an exclusive conversation with Dr. Rangaprasad, Mr. Sandeep Puri, Vice President, Region Asia South at Borouge, addresses the theme of Sustainable Packaging based on polyolefins & their journey towards establishing a circular economy. Mr. Puri in this podcast reiterates Borouge’s commitment to developing sustainable packaging solutions, which will encompass use of recyclates, design changes …

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It’s time to acknowledge the role of Deposit Refund Systems in achieving a Circular Economy for beverage packaging

Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE), UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe and Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) urge the EU to acknowledge the role of Deposit Refund Systems (DRS) and support the establishment of minimum requirements for new DRS in the revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. They also reiterate their full commitment to collaborate with policymakers and local stakeholders in the implementation of efficient industry-wide collection schemes across the EU.

Sustainable Secondary Packaging with barricote® Barrier Papers

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper has been developing fully recyclable barrier papers for flexible food and non-food packaging since Drupa 2016. The demand for environmentally friendly packaging papers with effective barrier functions has increased rapidly since then. A key player in the food industry has been using barricote BAG WGOM for cocoa powder for many years, and for some time now barricote LINER MG for secondary packaging for chocolate drops.

Bye Bye Liner

Originated primarily in the interests of sustainability, the HERMA InNo-Liner system is currently receiving a boost because of a raw material bottleneck. “The market for the especially tear-resistant glassine papers that are siliconized for use as label release liner is under strain at the moment,” says Martin Kühl, Vice President HERMA Labeling Machines.

Henkel Improves Sustainability of Dishwashing Gels

Henkel Laundry & Home Care introduces a new packaging concept for its Somat Gel product ranges and launches a new Somat All in 1 Gel Pro Nature product. With the more sustainable packaging and formula innovations, Henkel is taking a further step in driving sustainable product innovations.

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