EMC conducted a 2-day training program on Sustainable Packaging for Nivea. Three senior members of the packaging team of Nivea attended. Topics covered included trends in sustainable packaging post COVID-19, relevant packaging regulations and use of life cycle assessment (LCA) in packaging design.
Peer-reviewed LCA study with in-depth assessment of industrial PEF production and its use as raw material for bottles
Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology) and BASF have signed a MoU with the goal of advancing technologies for renewable fuels and chemically recycled plastics that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions.
Standardized corporate plastic waste disclosures can meaningfully accelerate the transition to a circular and low-carbon economy for plastics. As business leaders better understand the environmental, social, and financial consequences of plastics used in their value chain, opportunities for improvement become easier to decipher.
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.
Entrepreneur Sumit Goyal was on a visit to Mumbai for his CA internship when he saw plastic all over the Juhu beach. He realised that plastic was not the problem, but the misuse of plastic-based products was the real problem.
This B2B startup is selling plastic granules, which are the raw materials for packaging industries. These granules are melted and formed into films which are then converted into the packaging of different sizes and shapes.
A record 2,149 patents for plastic recycling were filed last year (2021), up 7% from 2021 and an eightfold increase since 2016, says Mathys & Squire, the intellectual property firm.
Monomaterial composites are regarded as one of the keys to improving the recyclability of plastic packaging. However, they cannot easily replace conventional multimaterial composites. Here’s what producers should look out for.
Our wash-off adhesives stick permanently to a wide variety of surfaces and remove cleanly once their life cycles are complete. They enable easy recirculation of plastic and metal crates, boxes, pallets, kegs and other multi-use containers.
Reliance industries develops compostable and bio-degradable polymer – polybutylene adipate terephthalate
To intensify its efforts to combat plastic pollution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, sale and use of identified Single-use plastic (SUP) items from July.
