The plastics ecosystem is firmly on a transition in which the incumbent make, use and dispose model for plastics is moving to one where companies design out waste, keep resources in use as long as possible, extract the maximum value while in use, then recover and regenerate valuable products and materials at the end of life.
The Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) organised the first”Alufoil Sorting and Recycling Webinar“ recently, focussing on thin aluminium foil based laminates. With more than 130 participants from the whole supply chain from Asia incl. India, Europe, Middle East, North and South America, and South Africa the coverage was beyond expectations.
By launching the new sustainable ink and coating range UniNATURE, Siegwerk builds on its proven track record of innovative inks containing biorenewable carbon, introducing a new generation of inks with renewable content as part of its strategy to develop circular packaging solutions.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Masayuki Waga, hereinafter “Mitsubishi Chemical”) and Futamura Chemical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Yasuo Nagae, hereinafter “Futamura Chemical”) have announced that Mitsubishi Chemical’s biodegradable resin BioPBSTM and Futamura Chemical’s cellulose film AZ-1 are to be used for the outer pouch of brand SHISEIDO’s stick-type sunscreen Clear Suncare Stick, launched in May 2021.
Erlanger, KY — Perfetti Van Melle USA, Inc. will offer its Mentos Pure Fresh Gum in recyclable paperboard bottle packaging in the U.S. market beginning in the first half of 2022. The company says the packaging builds on its commitment to environmental responsibility and comes in response to consumer demand for sustainable options.
As a manufacturer of sustainable plastic packaging, Greiner Packaging is constantly in the business of responding to new product types and requirements. One recent example is the new Somat Excellence 4in1 dishwasher caps from Henkel. These use a unique technology that combines powder and three solid gel chambers, which consumers will only have seen from laundry detergent products to date. The caps are securely packaged in cardboard-plastic combinations and an innovative lid solution from Greiner Packaging.
Borealis has signed an agreement with Renasci Oostende Recycling NV to acquire the entire chemically recycled feedstock output from its high-tech recycling centre in Oostende,
Polypropylene (PP) is a commonly used packaging material for food across the globe. Yet, post-consumer PP packaging is not widely recycled in conventional mechanical recycling infrastructure.
Washington, DC: CELAB (Circular Economy for Labels), a consortium representing companies throughout the self-adhesive label supply chain, today published a new white paper on challenges and opportunities facing the global recycling of film based silicone liners, a type of layer from which a label is peeled away. The analysis covers the impact of materials used in the production of film based silicone liners, the feasibility of recycling processes, and end uses for their recycled resin.
Singapore – 10 June 2021:Borouge, a leading petrochemicals company providing innovative, value creating plastic solutions, proudly announces that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)with Plaspulp Union Pte Ltd (Plaspulp Union)in Singapore, to advance its ambitions to become an end-to-end solutions provider of both virgin and recycled polyolefins
Reiterating government’s commitment to phase out identified single use plastic items which have low utility and high adverse environmental impact, Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar today said that though plastic, was a useful 20th century innovation, however uncollected plastic waste has emerged as a serious threat to the environment.
When it comes to packaging, everybody knows the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But what about the plastic packaging that escapes collection and ends up in
