Food & Beverage
Waitrose introduces world’s first ready meal tray manufactured by Huhtamaki
Waitrose is to launch the world’s first ready meal trays that can be composted at home. It is a fibre-based packaging for food.
May 22, 2019
NEWS
Cosmetics
Stora Enso unveils new wood-based biocomposites for food, cosmetics and luxury packaging
Stora Enso has introduced DuraSense™ by Stora Enso – wood-based biocomposites for premium cosmetics, food and luxury brands seeking alternatives to plastic packaging.
May 21, 2019
Sustainability
Indorama Ventures introduces new 100% rPET brand DEJA
As part of its continuous commitment to deliver responsible and sustainable growth, Indorama Ventures, a global chemical producer, offers new 100% rPET (recycled PET) brand DEJA™.
May 20, 2019
Sustainability
Unilever launches new detectable and recyclable black plastic packaging
Unilever has introduced a new pigment which makes black plastics detectable by recycling equipment, as it strives to boost the recyclability of its packaging portfolio.
May 18, 2019
Sustainability
INEOS Styrolution joins forces with GreenMantra to advance polystyrene chemical recycling
GreenMantra and INEOS Styrolution have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA), to convert waste polystyrene into chemical monomer building blocks.
May 17, 2019
Sustainability
Henkel and Ampacet develop recyclable black plastic packaging
A global provider of masterbatch, Henkel has developed a fully recyclable black plastic packaging, in collaboration with its supplier Ampacet.
May 17, 2019
Sustainability
Aaron Industries introduces high melt flow recycled PP featuring Milliken’s DeltaMax Performance Modifier
Aaron Industries has introduced a new high melt flow recycled polypropylene (PP) compound called JET- FLO™ Polypro, which features DeltaMax™ Performance Modifier from Milliken & Company.
May 17, 2019
Sustainability
US’s Berkeley Lab creates fully recyclable plastic called ‘polydiketoenamine’
A team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of United States’ (US) Department of Energy’s (DOE) has designed a fully recyclable plastic which can be disassembled into its constituent parts at molecular level.
May 17, 2019
Sustainability
Stora Enso launches new renewable paperboard for paper cups
Stora Enso has unveiled Cupforma Natura Solo™, a renewable paperboard for paper cups. The innovative material is suitable for hot and cold drinking cups, as well as for ice cream packaging.
May 16, 2019
FMCG
Colgate joins forces with Terracycle to develop first ever playground from recycled oral care products
Colgate has teamed up with TerraCycle and ASDA to launch a competition for a UK school to win the first playground made from recycled oral care products and packaging.
May 15, 2019
Sustainability
Consortium to boost recyclability of PET by using world’s first enzymatic technology
Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe joined the consortium previously founded by Carbios and L’Oréal to boost the plastics recycling.
May 14, 2019
Sustainability
Stora Enso sets to start recycling of paper cups at facility in Belgium
Stora Enso aims to start recycling used paper cups on a large scale at its Langerbrugge Mill in Belgium.
May 11, 2019