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UK – UK snack producer, KP Snacks has announced a significant packaging reduction for its crisp brand Tyrrells, with plastic packaging being cut by 25% across the range. The packaging reduction is part of KP Snacks’ broader commitment to sustainable packaging, a key pillar of its ‘Taste for Good’ responsible business plan and follows a 410-tonne plastic packaging reduction across…
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EMEA – US-based packaging company, Sonoco-Alcore has announced plans to implement a price hike of €70 per ton on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the company’s EMEA regions. The company explains that it is executing price-increase actions on all shipments made on or after the 1st of September 2022 in response to persistently rising costs for European energy. The…
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JAPAN – Japan’s leading manufacturer of laminating adhesives, Toyo-Morton has launched a new ECOAD series of polyurethane solvent-free laminating adhesive systems. Designed for the food packaging and industrial markets primarily in Asia, the solvent-free adhesives contain no volatile organic compound (VOC) to deliver more sustainability to end-users. ECOAD adhesive solutions have made it possible to continuously laminate metalized packaging structures…
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NORTH AMERICA – US-based commercial printing company Impress Communications has introduced the compostable and sustainable Enviro+ Paper Board in North America. Claimed to be the first solution of its kind, the new Enviro+ Paper Board is made of 100% recycled fibers and environmentally friendly wood-free cellulose. The board contains 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) and is zero-waste, as well as double…
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US – The National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition (NLCRC) has launched an industry-first collaborative recycling pilot program in Atalanta, Georgia. Established in 2021, NLCRC is an industry-led technical coalition focused on developing a national market-sustaining program that drives the recovery and recycling of plastic packaging used to transport lubricants and related products for commercial and consumer use. The pilot scheme,…
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