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The First Biodegradable Water Bottle Is Coming, for Real This Time
With backers including James Murdoch and Diplo, Cove says its sustainable water bottle will retail at $2.99 a pop.
November 7, 2022
Sustainability
Case Studies
Mushroom Packaging? With Increasing Concern Over The Use of Plastic And Its Negative Consequences, A Completely Natural Packaging Material May Be An Innovative Replacement.
Mushroom packaging? With increasing concern over the use of plastic and its negative consequences, a completely natural packaging material may be an innovative replacement.
November 4, 2022
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What is Biotransformation?
Polymateria provides a tailored biodegradable solution for conventional plastic packaging, aiming to stem the global plastic pollution endemic. Polymateria’s scientists have created a proprietary additive that can break down plastics safely if they escape into the environment.
November 4, 2022
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PulPac Expands Patent Portfolio With New Bottle Innovations for Dry Molded Fiber
With one new patent application filed last week, and one more patent granted in Japan, PulPac continues to expand the Dry Molded Fiber patent portfolio. The new grant and application both cover Dry Molded Fiber bottles, an exciting application that has already been produced on a lab scale.
October 28, 2022
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LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Advance Mechanical Recycling in India
LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries, India’s largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant in India.
October 22, 2022
Case Studies
With Tether Tube, Alpla Is One Step Ahead
Simple, practical and good for the environment. This is how the latest innovation from ALPLA can be described. The lightweight mono-material tube is fully recyclable, suitable for use as a refill pack and convenient for consumers to use. But the real highlight is the clasp.
October 22, 2022
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Greater Stability With Less Material: KHS Develops PET Bottle With Glued-in Handle
Dortmund, October 19, 2022 – KHS has further developed its rPET containers for the home care and food sectors. In addition to bottle handles slotted into place mechanically, the Dortmund company now offers a glued-in process that gives users plenty of benefits: stretch blow molded using the preferential heating method, the KHS PET bottle is more stable than the extrusion-blow-molded polyolefin alternatives1 currently available on the market.
October 22, 2022
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Borealis and Borouge Partner to Drive The Circular Transformation of The Polyolefins Industry, Unveiling Game-changing Products, Technologies, Partnerships and Investments on the Theme of ‘Innovate, Collaborate, Accelerate’ at K Fair 2022
At K Fair 2022, Borealis and Borouge jointly present transformative products, technologies, partnerships and investments to lead the way to a circular future for the polyolefins industry.
October 20, 2022
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Mitsui Chemicals Group to Produce Chemically Recycled Polyethylene Derived From Plastic Waste
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, a Singapore registered company, to agree on a supply of ethylene derived from plastic waste. In turn, Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: FUJIMOTO Kensuke) – part of the Mitsui Chemicals Group – will begin efforts toward the production of chemically recycled polyethylene derived from plastic waste via subsidiary Prime Evolue Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Head Office: Singapore; Managing Director: AOKI Junichiro).
October 19, 2022
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Sorting of PLA from Municipal Plastic Waste Again Proven To Be Easy
Gorinchem – With the aim of determining the sortability of PLA from municipal mixed plastic waste, TotalEnergies Corbion and TOMRA Recycling conducted a sorting test in August 2022. The outcome, has been confirmed many times before, sorting PLA from other plastics waste is easy and straight-forward.
October 18, 2022
Insights
Insights from Richard Horne of Polymateria
In an exclusive conversation with Packaging360, Richard Horne of Polymateria unravels the journey towards Biotransformation & the approach towards Sustainability & Circular Economy
October 17, 2022
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CEPI Joins Forces with Actors Across The Paper Value Chain and Testing Labs to Update its European Test Method for Paper Recyclability
Cepi has unveiled today the update of its European harmonised recyclability test method, developed in collaboration with actors from the entire paper value chain, including specialised testing laboratories.
October 12, 2022