Elopak and Nippon Paper Industries sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen partnership and advance collaborative efforts in the field of liquid-paper packaging. Thomas Kormendi, CEO at Elopak ASA and Toru Nozawa Yasuhito of Nippon Paper Industries have signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement covers further collaboration between the two companies, …
Tetra Pak invests in four new recycling facilities
In just four months, Tetra Pak has co-invested over €11.5 million with recyclers and industry players, to help set up four completely new recycling solutions for carton packages in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ukraine and Australia. Once fully operational, the latest recycling solutions are expected to recycle up to 45,000 tonnes of post-consumer carton packages, or …
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Scandicore partners with PulPac
Scandicore launches world’s first paper tube lids made with PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology. Bridge volumes will be manufactured by PulPac and first art print deliveries with the new lid are estimated to reach consumers this spring. Scandicore, one of the Nordic region’s leading manufacturers of sustainable cores and tubes for the manufacturing industry, …
Kodak installs world’s largest CTP system
Kodak has completed the installation of the first Kodak Magnus Q4800 platesetter at the WKS Group in Essen, Germany. Equipped with an XPL Pallet Loading System with four pallet stations for four different plate formats, the overall configuration of the Magnus Q4800 is almost 19 meters (62 feet) long and 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) wide. …
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WPO at Expo 2020 Dubai
Luciana Pellegrino and Soha Atallah, vice presidents af WPO (World Packaging Organisation) visited Expo 2020 Dubai to assess and understand how 192 nations foresee their vision for the future. The Expo highlighted the key to foster global progress and allow access to unlock social growth. The main topics covered were: Sustainability and the need to …
Amcor launches new platform for paper-based packaging
Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions has recently launched a new platform of paper-based packaging products: AmFiberTM. AmFiber innovations aim to redefine the capabilities of traditional paper packaging, providing a wider range of features and functional benefits to meet the changing needs of consumers. Ron Delia, Amcor CEO said, …
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Coveris launches next generation stretch film with 30% recycled content
Coveris, a leading sustainable packaging company has launched a range of lightweight, next generation stretch films containing a minimum 30% recycled content to reduce reliance on virgin plastics and meet forthcoming UK Plastic Packaging Tax requirements. Offering both hand and pre-stretch solutions, the new films are the thinnest recycled stretch films currently available. Made …
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Fibre-based packaging: A frontrunner among sustainable products
Fibre Packaging Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI). The company has acknowledged the importance of ensuring that sustainable products support Europe’s transition to a climate neutral, resource efficient and circular economy. Packaging sourced from renewable wood referred to as fibre-based packaging, actively contributes to the green transition by phasing out …
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Soma announces the launch of Soma Intelligent Service and Soma Care
Soma has announced that it is rolling out its Soma Intelligent Service and Soma Care maintenance program. The S-cloud-based Intelligent Service provides a communications channel to receive quick expert press diagnostics and remote troubleshooting is part of a new, complete Soma Care maintenance program. The web-based Soma Intelligent Service platform is a comprehensive cloud …
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APR launches global design guidance platform
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), an international trade association launched the APR Global Design Catalog, a comprehensive resource to access the most current plastic packaging recyclability guidelines for countries and regions around the world on 17 February 2022. Different countries and regions operate a variety of recycling collection and processing systems. Many of …
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