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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Natasha Tahilramani
Head of Quality Safety & Sustainability, Marley Spoon Meet Natasha Tahilramani, an accomplished food engineer and scientist who currently works
Greenhouse gas emissions are 9% lower in mechanical than chemical recycling, says Oeko-Institut
According to a report by the Oeko-Institut, mechanical recycling has a stronger claim to reaching carbon neutrality than its chemical counterpart; an estimated decrease in emissions of 2.599 kg CO2eq per kg of recyclate in mechanical recycling has led the company to claim that pyrolysis should be…
SIG and Tagaddod to collect used carton packs from food and household services in a reported ‘first’ for Egypt
SIG and Tagaddod are launching Recycle for Good, a new recycling initiative utilising tech-based solutions to collect and recycle used aseptic carton packs from household and food service waste streams in Egypt.
Finalist Interview: Renewable materials from UPM Biochemicals
The latest of our Pre-Commercialized Innovation Sustainablity Awards finalists is UPM Biochemicals, with their new generation of sustainably sourced renewable materials that will, it says, ’enable brands to redefine their net zero targets and switch out of fossil-based feedstocks’.
Collaboration between Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation aims to produce bio-based materials and reduce CO2 emissions
Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation are working together to create a supply chain of renewable plastics, using Neste’s bio-based hydrocarbons to produce styrene monomer and its renewable, mass-balanced derivatives such as bio-ABS.
AmPrima® Recycle-Ready Solutions for Home and Personal Care: More sustainable packaging for meeting business and consumer needs
In this edition of The Spotlight, Amcor discusses how its recycle-ready portfolio of PE and PP solutions, AmPrima®, can meet both business and consumer demand for more sustainable packaging for Home and Personal Care applications.
Nestlé repackages Quality Street and KitKat chocolates in paper and ‘80% recycled’ plastic to improve recyclability
Nestlé’s Quality Street line is set to adopt FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets, predicted to replace 2.5 billion individual foil and cellulose wrappers on an international scale. Meanwhile, its KitKat chocolate is set to be packaged in wrappers made from 80% plastic from…
New study from Penn State University aims to adapt pyrolysis for mixed-plastic waste
Scientists at Penn State University claim that a new study has advanced the process of pyrolysis to incorporate hard-to-recycle mixed plastics such as multilayer food packaging, potentially spearheading new progress in the field of chemical recycling.
Molded Fiber Labeling™: The unique, sustainable paper label to decorate wet or dry fibre moulded packaging
Pagès Group and MCC Verstraete introduce Molded Fiber Labeling™, a paper label for both dry and wet fibre moulding that offers durability and sustainability, in this edition of the Spotlight.
Packlion’s new “web-to-pack” platform aims to make access to sustainable FMCG packaging easier
In the latest edition of the Spotlight, Packlion introduces its online platform designed to make it easier for customers to select, customise, and receive instant quotes for custom folding boxes with recycled, recyclable, and eco-friendly ink options.
Pellenc ST and Ampacet join forces to recycle black PET
In this Spotlight, Pellenc ST and Ampacet, respectively global leaders in sensor-based sorting solutions and Masterbatch solutions, discuss their collaboration on sorting studies to optimize the recyclability of dark PET packaging on existing recycling lines.
Aurelius Group acquires self-powered paper mills from Sappi Limited
Aurelius Group has acquired three European graphic paper mills from pulp and paper company Sappi Limited; it now aims to optimise their individual power plants to self-generate energy and increase profits.