Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has partnered with global Foods and Beverages company, PepsiCo, to help promote environmental sustainability through the reduction of single-use plastic on campus. The collaboration aims to encourage a culture of refill and reuse through the Aquafina Water Station, a new hydration platform that has already saved an average of more …
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Hillenbrand has announced its plans to acquire Herbold Meckesheim GmbH (Herbold) for an enterprise value of approximately €79 million. The a definitive agreement is expected to close during the fiscal fourth quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Based in Meckesheim, Germany, Herbold is a one of the leaders …
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Golf Coat has created a golf ball packaging that converts into an insect shelter after use. The Finnish company has created this packaging solution for its best-selling product and boasts to support biodiversity and promote the circular economy. The insect hotel was designed in an online workshop facilitated by Metsa Board’s Excellence Centre. The …
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In commemoration of this year’s World Environment Day, leading consumer packaged goods company and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria, Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd., (NBC), has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship by organising beach cleaning and tree planting activities to create awareness on the importance of safeguarding the earth’s finite resources. …
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Dow has announced the expansion of its Project REFLEX initiative in Egypt and Guinea, following a successful pilot phase in Nigeria. Working together with local partners, the initiative aims to establish a market for recycled contents to help address the waste issue while providing job opportunities for local communities. The project, which launched in …
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Jack Link‘s, Europe‘s largest producer of meat snacks has partnered with Huhtamaki to develop recyclable mono-material packaging. Jack Link‘s, a family-run U.S. company and manufacturer of meat snacks, is pursuing sustainability and environmental protection in EMEA by working to switch to greener packaging for the European market, among other things. The company, known …
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Smurfit Kappa has developed a sustainable water-resistant paper. AquaStop is part of Smurfit Kappa’s new TechniPaper portfolio, which consists of an array of high-performance papers designed to handle even the most complex supply chains. The AquaStop paper is water-resistant thanks to a special coating which is added to it during the manufacturing process. Unlike …
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Carlsberg makes bio-based and fully recyclable bottles available to consumers in its largest ever trial. In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new Fibre Bottle, putting the bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottle into the hands of consumers for the first time. With a continued focus on …
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Frugalpac, a Britian-based sustainable packaging company has secured the first customer for its paper bottle machine which makes the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first and only commercially available wine, spirits and olive oil bottle made from recycled paper. Canadian packaging firm KinsBrae Packaging has agreed a deal to buy the first Frugal Bottle …
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SIG has announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Scholle IPN. The business will be fully consolidated from 1 June 2022. Scholle IPN is a leading innovator of sustainable packaging systems and solutions for food and beverages, with retail, institutional and industrial customers. It is the global leader in bag-in-box and number two …
