Sustainability

UPM Biochemicals, Selenis Partner to Develop Sustainable PETG

The partnership will help the packaging industry reduce its CO2 footprint and redefine the sustainability goals of its customers.

June 2, 2023

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Sustainability

Dow, New Energy Blue to Collaborate on Developing Renewable Plastic Materials

Dow

The first-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural residues for Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics.

May 31, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Walkers, Nestlé, and Sainsbury's Adjust Packaging Materials for Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of sustainable package material innovations from Walkers, Nestlé, and Sainsbury's from ThePackHub’s April Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

May 22, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Mars Wrigley, Tesco, and Valor Introduce Package Recycling Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of package recycling solutions from Mars Wrigley, Tesco, and Valor from ThePackHub’s April Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

May 19, 2023

Sustainability

Commercially Compostable VCI Film Offers Environmentally-Friendly Corrosion Protection

Cortec Corporation

Created by Cortec, Eco-Corr Film is a viable option for manufacturers who want to “go green” and reduce plastic pollution while preventing rust on metal.

May 19, 2023

Flexible packaging

Berry, Peel Plastics, ExxonMobil Collaborate to Use Certified-Circular Content in Pet Food Packaging

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Berry Global Group, Inc., Peel Plastic Products Ltd., and ExxonMobil are working together to integrate International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC) PLUS certified-circular plastics into pet food packaging for household brand names.

May 18, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: From Compostables to Monomaterials to PCR Content, A Look at Plastic Films

The plastic film and flexible packaging space is perhaps the most diverse, with categories ranging from compostables (both backyard and industrial) to chemically recycled PCR, or from Recyclable Mono-Material Laminations to recovered ocean-bound plastics.

May 11, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Noel Alimentaria, Waitrose, 3Motion and Gimber Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Solutions

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging solutions from Noel Alimentaria, Waitrose, 3Motion and Gimber from ThePackHub’s March Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

May 10, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Live at interpack: U.S. (APR), European Recycling Systems Agree to Harmonize

The APR in the U.S. and Recyclass from Plastic Recyclers Europe signed collaboration agreement in order to align their recycling guidelines, testing protocols, send the methodology behind the recyclability assessment by February, 2024.

May 8, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: STELLA Cosmetics Refills Use 90% Certified Renewable Polymers

This value chain collaboration achieves what's said to be a cosmetics market breakthrough, with refill containers and caps made almost entirely using mass balance-certified polymers from SABIC.

May 7, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: Innovia Films Showcases Sustainable Films for Packaging and Labels

Innovia Films

This week at interpack, Innovia Films showcased its AWPMatt white matt film and RayoFloat™ APO low-density polyolefin floatable shrink sleeve film.

May 6, 2023

Sustainability

Live at interpack: Actega Launches PVC-Free Heat-seal Lacquers for Coffee Capsules

ACTEGA Kelstar

This week at interpack, Actega launched the ACTEseal® PVC-Free Heat-seal Lacquers for Coffee Capsules designed to eliminate the need to use coatings containing PVC that are harder to recycle and increasingly subject to regulatory restrictions.

May 5, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: Constantia Flexibles Highlights Materials Designed for Pharma and Consumer Applications

Constantia Flexibles

This week at interpack, Constantia Flexibles demonstrated the performance of its materials in collaboration with several international machine suppliers, highlighting its commitment to delivering quality products that meet the needs of its customers.

May 5, 2023