Smurfit Kappa Group is set to acquire FHB paper mill and Avala Ada corrugated plant in Belgrade for €133 million from Kappa Star Group. The acquisition is expected to expand the geographic presence of Smurfit’s packaging operations in Southeast Europe.
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Consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive has signed a deal with recycling business TerraCycle on a free recycling program in the UK for recycling care products and packaging. The new program enables the consumers to recycle any brand of toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrush outer packaging, toothpaste cartons, toothbrush, and electric and battery toothbrush heads.
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Henkel has participated in the New Plastics Economy, as part of its sustainable packaging framework. This move highlights the company’s approach towards circular economy for plastic.
Coveris has been recognized with the Flexible Plastics Pack of the Year award at the 2018 UK Packaging awards for its Freshlife MAP avocado packs for Tesco and Waitrose. The packs was developed in partnership with Greencell.
Bosch Packaging has introduced a new packaging like dubbed as “Eco | Save | Pack’’ for vials in Korea. This new packaging style is entirely based on cardboard packaging.
Flex Films has introduced its new BOPET film technology termed as VYOM at Pack Expo in Chicago. The new technology uses an advanced proprietary technology method.
Sidel Group has acquired an Italian packaging design company PET Engineering srl, in order to expand its packaging portfolio. This acquisition is expected to strengthen the packaging portfolio of Sidel, particularly in the design of containers for soft drinks, beer, water and liquid dairy products.
Kellogg Company has unveiled a Pringles UK Recycling Program, in collaboration with its crisp brand and recycling firm TerraCycle. Under this new program, consumers will be able to recycle the Pringle cans in the UK.
PepsiCo has set a new packaging goal to use 25% recycled content in its plastic packaging by 2025, as part of its sustainable plastics vision. The new goal includes an aim particular to PET (polyethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles to use 33% recycled content by 2025.
The ASTM (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) issued a new D8136 standard for measuring the average thickness and thickness variability of plastic film.
