Amcor progresses on recycling materials for food and healthcare markets

Amcor has announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target to achieve 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030. The volume of material will increase incrementally each year, and is expected to reach 100,000 metric tons annually at the end of the five-year period.   Made …

Stora Enso and Huhtamaki advance recycling initiative with new partners

The Cup Collective, a programme founded by Stora Enso and Huhtamaki to capture the value of used paper cups through recycling at an industrial scale, has welcomed its first partners.   The new partners include McDonald’s, SSP – The Food Travel Experts, C2 Centre, and the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB), all further supporting …

Dow receive RecyClass approval for mechanical recycling in Europe

Two Dow adhesive systems commonly used for a broad range of polyethylene (PE) film packaging applications have been approved as compatible for mechanical recycling following a rigorous scientific evaluation by the non-profit, cross-industry initiative RecyClass. The approval covers solvent-free MOR-FREE L 75-300/ CR88-300 and water-borne ROBOND L-350/ CR-3 lamination adhesives1, which will add an adhesive …

Almarai launches investments worth 1.2 billion SR for Al-Jouf region

Almarai Company has announced an investment of 1.2 billion SR in Sakaka Governorate in the Al-Jouf region to develop a poultry hatchery production facility.   This came at a signing ceremony of an agreement between Almarai Company and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture under the patronage of HRH Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin …

Mars, Incorporated announces packaging innovation for snack bars  

Mars, Incorporated has announced that it has reached a key milestone in its commitment to a circular economy where packaging material never becomes waste. The new Kind snack bar packaging incorporates recycled content made from advanced recycling, meaning it contains less virgin plastic to previous products.   The new material has been completely redesigned for …

Coveris launches ReCover for circular economy

Coveris has announced a new business segment named ‘ReCover’, bundling all efforts in waste sourcing, processing, and recycling to close the loop for circular plastic recycling. ReCover to act as a separate company supplying Coveris sites on an arm’s length basis but also supplying third party customers that are interested in recyclates on a quality …

CCL presents shrink film material for South African beverage market

CL has announced that their EcoFloat shrink sleeves have successfully been trialed in South Africa by PET recycling specialist Extrupet and have been approved for the local recycling system. This marks the arrival of the first approved shrink sleeve decoration solution for the PET beverage market in South Africa and will help boost recycling rates …

Northern Bottling Company installs Sidel’s complete PET line

With an increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo’s partner Northern Bottling Company has installed Sidel’s high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line.   Sidel to apply its packaging solutions expertise to create the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in the city of Peshawar. …

Honeywell and Environ pledge to achieve plastic circularity in Egypt

Honeywell has announced to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries with the aim of advancing plastics recycling in the country. The two organisations to explore the development of the first chemical recycling facility in Egypt that would be equipped with Honeywell’s advanced technology, capable of converting waste …

Mondi partners with RetailX to identify trends in eCommerce packaging

Mondi shares its fourth annual consumer trend survey, which offers a deep dive into online shopping behaviour and consumers’ attitudes to packaging. The survey, conducted by RetailX, is the most in-depth study to date, with 1,000 consumers each in France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Turkey. For the first time it also includes an analysis of …