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UK – British supermarket chain, Iceland Foods Ltd has launched plastic-free reusable woven bags that will see the retailer expand its alternatives to traditional plastic bags. The new bags are a combination of paper and cotton and provide customers with a strong, reusable bag that has been designed to match the performance of existing woven bags. Iceland will launch the…
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SWEDEN – Absolut Company, the maker of one of the world’s leading premium vodka, has announced a partnership with Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures (BOC) to develop an innovative natural fiber-based closure cap for use on current Absolut Vodka’s iconic glass bottles. The caps design is intended to reduce the amount of plastic used in packaging by combining a body…
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JAPAN – Japan’s leading manufacturer of laminating adhesives, Toyo-Morton has launched a new series of laminating adhesives that are free of epoxy silanes and organic tin compounds. The new lineup includes the solvent-based TOMOFLEX and the solvent-free ECOAD series of laminating adhesives. According to the Toyo-Morton, a member of the Toyo Ink Group, both materials are suited for a wide…
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USA – Inkjet ink technology company FUJIFILM, has opened the first of two new manufacturing plants dedicated to the production of aqueous inkjet dispersions. According to the firm, the New Castle site is Fujifilm Imaging Colorants Inc.’s first dispersion manufacturing facility in the U.S. With an investment of US$19 million, the plant will create more than 21 new professional, managerial,…
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