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SOUTH AFRICA – SA-based independent plastics manufacturing company, Safripol has partnered with Green Corridors to tackle plastic pollution in South Africa. The project involves the implementation of litter booms at various hot spots along river catchments in KwaZulu-Natal to reduce pollution in the rivers and reclaim the green spaces for communities to enjoy. The two firms have installed 21 litter…
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KENYA – US-based packaging provider NEXGEN Packaging is set to erect a new US$2 million (Sh245.5 million) plant in Nairobi to begin operations in April next year. The factory, to be domiciled within the Export Processing Zone at Athi River, promises at least an additional 50 direct jobs for locals on top of tilting favor for indirect investments into the…
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SPAIN – Paper and packaging company, Mondi has helped Angulas Aguinaga switch to recyclable paper-based packaging for its Krissia brand chilled surimi sticks. By collaborating with Mondi, Angulas Aguinaga and its Krissia brand is now transitioning to secondary packaging using Mondi’s FunctionalBarrier Paper. Mondi was able to create a solution that would be genuinely fit for purpose, protecting the chilled…
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BELGIUM – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso and Huhtamaki’s Cup Collective initiative 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 the initiative’s ability to significantly increase paper cup recycling volumes in Europe. The program launched in September…
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EUROPE – The European Federation of Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturers (FEFCO) has launched its climate neutrality roadmap conducted by Climact, through which the corrugated cardboard sector hopes to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The roadmap describes how the corrugated cardboard sector is committed to achieving climate neutrality. It lays out milestones, plausible scenarios, required investments and necessary policy measures to reach…
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