Siegwerk launches ink that also acts as oxygen barrier
Siegwerk has launched a new white printing ink that also provides an oxygen barrier – an innovation that aims to combine two layers into one.
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The role of chemical recycling in sustainable product design: how can we design for circularity?
Are existing ‘Design for Recycling’ guidelines doing enough to cut down on plastic packaging waste? Dr. Abi Mountain, head of Product and Partnerships at Itero Technologies, presents an alternative idea – designing for circularity, in which the industry would embrace chemical recycling as a…
PiQR and Unitag team up to improve security and prevent counterfeiting in on-pack QR solutions
PiQR has entered a strategic partnership with Unitag in an effort to increase brands’ confidence in on-pack QR codes by optimising their security, copy-detection, and authentication.
Mondi provides Aromsa with corrugated cardboard shipping box for food flavouring products
Mondi is working with flavour company Aromsa to replace its stainless steel containers with TankerBox, a paper-based alternative that aims to increase shipping capacity, streamline transportation, and lower container maintenance.
Sustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Blockstore Group’s Automated Smart Stores and Smart Supply Chain
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is the Blockstore Group with its Automated Smart Stores and Smart Supply Chain. We spoke to Blockstore Group about this entry, which has been nominated in the commercialized E-commerce category.
High-accuracy ionising bar designed to prevent damaged electronics unveiled by Meech
Meech International will present a high-accuracy ionising bar set to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge in such applications as RFID tag manufacturing, amongst other static control and web cleaning systems for labelling applications, at Labelexpo 2023.
New Design for Recycling Guidelines for plastic packaging streams released by RecyClass
RecyClass reports that its updated Design for Recycling Guidelines now cover all plastic packaging streams, hoping to guide the industry towards enhanced recyclability and harmonise plastic packaging recycling on a global scale.
Arla Foods to design fibre-based milk carton cap in collaboration with Blue Ocean Closures
Arla Foods is partnering with Blue Ocean Closures to develop a fibre-based cap for its milk cartons in a bid to cut its plastics consumption by over 500 tonnes a year.
INEOS Styrolution, TOMRA, and EGN to build advanced mechanical recycling facility and produce food-grade rPS
INEOS Styrolution, TOMRA, and EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein aim to convert post-consumer polystyrene into recycled polystyrene for food packaging with a new advanced mechanical recycling facility, expecting to process 40kt of waste every year.
SABIC launches website to help customers compare and choose thermoplastic materials
SABIC has revealed the SABIC Material Finder website, which is designed to offer manufacturers the option of searching, comparing, evaluating, and selecting specialty thermoplastic materials for a range of applications.
Sustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: UKM and TARUMT’s starch-based biopolymer film for food packaging
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TARUMT) with a starch-based biopolymer film for application as active and intelligent food packaging. We spoke to…
Bag-in-Box format added to range of Campaneo wines
Kingsland Drinks Group is now selling its Spanish wine brand, Campaneo, in a new Bag-in-Box format in the hopes of improving the sustainability of its packaging, preserving freshness, and offering value for money.
ACE and Panda install AI robotics at Irish materials recovery facility in effort to optimise sorting technology
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment – ACE Ireland has partnered with Panda to implement robotic sorting technology into its materials recovery facility in Ballymount, aiming to improve dedicated sorting and optimise recycling processes.