Nestlé

NESTLE Food giant to phase out plastic packaging from leading brands / Partnership with US biopolymers producer for water bottles / Marine litter project in Indonesia	21.01.2019
LOOP INDUSTRIES Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018	06.12.2018
MARINE LITTER Greenpeace's global plastics pollution audit identifies top brands / Coca-Cola world's worst offender / PS and PET most common plastic waste	12.11.2018
MARINE LITTER G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments	13.06.2018
NESTLE Food and beverage company aims to have 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025	18.04.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"	22.11.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for oxo-degradable plastic packaging ban / Contribution to microplastic pollution	13.11.2017
PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES Thierry Fabozzi named president	29.08.2017
COFFEE CAPSULES Recyclability depends on successful sorting / Product design is essential	17.05.2017
KHOSHFORM Iranian PET preforms manufacturer invests in Italian machinery / Rising domestic and regional demand	10.11.2016
PACKAGING RECYCLING UK "Reflex Project" advances flexible plastic recycling options / Guidelines established for packaging designers, retailers and converters	02.11.2016
EVENTS “Sustainability in Packaging Europe” conference to take place in Barcelona in early November	10.10.2016
COFFEE CAPSULES Market share of plastic compatible capsules grows to 22% / Dominance of major suppliers challenged after 2012 patent expiries / Report by AMI Consulting and Plastic Technologies	05.10.2016
EVENTS 5th “Packaged – Global Packaging Summit” in Brussels	22.01.2016
BIOPLASTICS Global growth rates remain high / Degradable and bio-based polymers still niche materials / Market dominated by drop-in applications / Europe is leading production region / 5m t of bio-PET for bottles by 2018	23.10.2015
SGT French PET preforms producer lifts capacity	08.09.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING “Reflex Project” makes inroads in recyclability of multi-layer packaging and NIR sorting systems / UK-based programme to set the groundwork for a circular economy for flexible packaging	01.07.2015
WEENER Lindsay Goldberg sells German rigid packaging producer to 3i for EUR 250m / Plans for future growth through “buy-and-build strategy”	08.06.2015
RESEARCH Commercial recycling of flexible laminates underway at Cambridge University spin-off Enval / Process capabilities and economics demonstrated to investors and waste handlers	26.01.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING UK project launched to improve recyclability of flexible packaging / Collaborators include Dow Chemical, Nestlé and Unilever	15.12.2014
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET Demand to grow by 1.6% per year to 2017 / Rigid plastics dominate as glass loses market share / Canadean report	06.02.2014
TREOFAN BOPP film manufacturer on track for growth / Management wants to increase sales outside Europe / Job cuts at German plant in Neunkirchen / High potential for technical film	12.02.2013
ENVAL UK recycling technology specialist building first laminate packaging separating plant in Alconbury / Award-winning pyrolysis technology	26.10.2012
OCTAL Phase two of Salalah PET expansion complete / Ramping up to full nameplate capacity	10.08.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING PAFA says new recycling targets have ignored industry research / No clear waste policy / Further infrastructure investment needed	24.05.2012