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APPAREL PACKAGING
Tipa, Santini call for Rome to promote compostable bags for clothing deliveries / Poll says consumers want sustainable alternatives
16.12.2021
PACKAGING
Spending by consumer-goods brands to continue rising in 2022 and 2023 / Four major drivers of investments / L.E.K. study
15.12.2021
HUNTSMAN
TPU grade for footwear / Polymer developed with Chinese firm Shincell New Material
15.12.2021
RECTICEL
Sale of unit to Carpenter now binding / Shareholders approve deal / Greiner could be left empty-handed
10.12.2021
PROSPERPLAST
Polish manufacturer plans branch in Germany
02.12.2021
KAUFLAND / LIDL
Parent company Schwarz Group ups recycling target / 10% recyclate currently used in own-brand plastic packaging across all countries
01.12.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report
29.11.2021
PACKAGING AND E-COMMERCE
Online retail giant Amazon to reduce plastic packaging in Germany / French postal service selects reusable plastic bags
26.11.2021
IKEA
Consumer plastic packaging to be eliminated by 2028 / Polymers may still be used to package food
25.11.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY
Fast-food giants hop on sustainability bandwagon / McDonald's to replace Happy Meal toys / Burger King tests reduced-paper packaging
23.11.2021
RECTICEL
Aquinos to buy mattress, bed business / EU review, shareholder vote could affect sale
19.11.2021
MORRISONS
UK supermarket takes stake in new recycling facility / Plant to process 15,000 t/y packaging waste
19.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report
16.11.2021
FAERCH
Tray-to-tray recycling scheme with UK retailer Tesco
16.11.2021
PLASKOLITE
US profile and sheet maker buys most assets of Israeli competitor Plazit-Polygal
21.10.2021
MONDI
Launch of recyclable, mono-material retort pouch / Food and wet pet food applications
21.10.2021
FRANCE
Ban on plastic packaging for wide range of fresh produce starts in 2022 / 20% reduction in SUP packaging by 2025 planned
20.10.2021
LOOP INDUSTRIES
First commercial production of rPET bottle / Evian water bottle from 2022 / JV with SK Geo Centric / First plant in South Korea
12.10.2021
NESTLÉ
Chemical recycling plant for flexible plastic packaging in Mexico / 6,000 t expected to be recycled in the first year
07.10.2021
PACKAGING
50% reuse in Europe could lead to enormous CO2 reduction by 2030 / Report on three sector groups / Significant economic incentives for users / Rethink Plastic Alliance report
30.09.2021
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
Coca-Cola sells core brands in 100% recycled PET bottles / Replacement of almost 30,000 t virgin material in 2021 / Competitor PepsiCo also steps up its game
28.09.2021
ARTIFICIAL TURF
Sport Group, GBN-AGR to recycle synthetic grass in Europe / German reclaim plant under construction
23.09.2021
SLOVAKIA
Reverse-vending machines across 140 Tesco stores / Country's deposit return scheme to come into effect next year
23.09.2021
RKW
Installation of five-layer extrusion line at German site / Film manufacturer increases recycled content
16.09.2021
SAMSONITE
Sales at suitcase giant continue to fall
27.08.2021
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