UPM Raflatac extends its product portfolio

UPM Raflatac has extended its CarbonNeutral product portfolio by achieving CarbonNeutral product certification for the whole Linerless product range.   The certification is issued by Natural Capital Partners in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol. The leading global framework provides a robust and pragmatic blueprint for carbon neutrality.   Direct thermal (DT) linerless labeling products help …

Lay’s RePlay gives chip packaging new purpose

Lay’s RePlay is giving chip packs an extraordinary second life, as sustainable football pitches. In partnership with the UEFA Foundation for children and NGO ‘Streetfootballworld’, PepsiCo has launched a global initiative to transform empty chip bags into sustainable artificial turf fields (aka football pitches). The first to be unveiled this year in Tembisa, South Africa …

SABIC, Polivouga and Nueva collaborate for seafood packaging

SABIC has leveraged its successful ties with Polivouga, a manufacturer of flexible film products with operations in Portugal, to launch a new innovative Trucircle project designed to reuse post-consumer plastic waste recovered from areas up to 50km inland from waterways that has the potential to end up in our rivers and oceans.   The collaboration …

Almarai ranked among LinkedIn’s top companies in KSA

Almarai Company ranked third in LinkedIn’s ranking of the 15 best employers in achieving career development for professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2022.   The annual list is based on seven key factors that reflect the most important features of professional progress in different companies and sectors: the ability to …

Carnation introduces next generation with new look and recipe

Carnation Breakfast Essentials has announced its next generation of Carnation Breakfast Essentials’ Original Nutritional Drinks and Powder Drink Mixes which have 25% less added sugars when compared to the former drinks, while maintaining a kid-approved taste. The Carnation Breakfast Essentials Original Nutritional Drink beverages are now available in Tetra Pak cartons, made with responsibly sourced …

Coveris launches fully recyclable rice packs for Aldi

Coveris has teamed up with one of the UK’s largest rice suppliers Veetee to launch fully recyclable packaging for Aldi’s own-brand rice.   Previously packed in a non-recyclable, OPP to PE mixed laminate, Aldi has switched to Coveris’ fully recyclable monoflexe monomaterial PE to PE laminate packaging for their own-brand, Worldwide Foods’ 1kg basmati rice …

Arla Foods KSA chooses aseptic food filling technology from SIG

Arla Foods Saudi Arabia has opted for a state-of-the-art CFA 812 filling machine from SIG for its long-life products in the Middle East region.   The installation of the food filling technology from SIG will provide Arla with an exceptional format, volume, product and design flexibility, plus higher speed in its production process.   With …