When is packaging actually recyclable?
A package can be technically recyclable without being recycled in practice. Collection, sorting, reprocessing, end use and regulatory requirements increasingly …
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Greif to leave coated recycled paperboard sector and close Sweetwater mill
Greif has revealed plans to withdraw from coated recycled paperboard (CRB) by shutting its Sweetwater paperboard facility in Austell, Georgia, …
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Veritiv launches compact cold chain packaging for pharmaceuticals
Veritiv Operating Company has launched TempSafe RxShield, a compact packaging format for refrigerated medicines, as speciality pharmacies deal with rising …
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PolyCycle PCR HDPE resin qualified for PackSys tube equipment
PolyCycle Innovation's post-consumer recycled (PCR) high-density polyethene (HDPE) resin has passed testing and qualification for use on PackSys Global’s compression-moulding …
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Luxembourg court halts Ardagh move to sell metal packaging unit
A Luxembourg district court judge has ordered Ardagh Holdings SA (AHSA) not to continue, for now, with any sale of …
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PolyCycle PCR HDPE resin qualified for PackSys tube equipment
PolyCycle Innovation's post-consumer recycled (PCR) high-density polyethene (HDPE) resin has passed testing and qualification for use on PackSys Global’s compression-moulding …
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Luxembourg court halts Ardagh move to sell metal packaging unit
A Luxembourg district court judge has ordered Ardagh Holdings SA (AHSA) not to continue, for now, with any sale of …
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France, India and Germany: three countries leading the packaging legislation race
France, India and Germany are at the forefront of packaging regulation, with far-reaching rules covering producer responsibility, plastic waste, recycled …
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Lumson acquires packaging company Lombardi’s US and Asia units
Lumson has purchased Lombardi Design and Manufacturing in the US, along with full ownership of Lombardi Design & MFG in …
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Durst Group to acquire Dutch label printer maker MPS
Durst Group has reached an agreement to purchase MPS Printing, a Netherlands-based producer of flexographic printing systems for the label …
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Sun Chemical and Archipelago partner on paper-based packaging coatings
Sun Chemical has entered an alliance with Archipelago Technology Group to boost adoption of paper-based packaging. The partnership aims to help …
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UPM extends PFAS-free grease barrier tech to labels
UPM Specialty Materials has introduced a label face paper that uses its grease-barrier technology without per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), …
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How deposit return schemes are reshaping beverage packaging
Deposit return schemes (DRS) are expanding across Europe and other markets, but their impact is extending beyond the collection of …
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Connected packaging: why the code is only the beginning
QR codes, 2D barcodes and digital product identifiers are turning packaging into an access point for product data. As connected …
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Mauser Packaging Solutions combines US and Canadian operations
Mauser Packaging Solutions has combined its US and Canadian industrial packaging distribution activities under its Questar subsidiary, introducing Questar Canada. This …
