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INDIA – The Indian Government’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved an extension of the mandatory packaging norms for Jute Year 2022-23. The reservation norms require 100% of foodgrains such as rice and wheat, and 20% of sugar, to be packed in jute packaging These norms are specified as part of the Jute Packaging Material Act 1987 and…
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USA – Food and beverage company Danone North America has announced that it will invest up to US$65 million over the next two years to create a new bottle production line in Jacksonville, Florida. The investment will support Danone North America’s long-term growth strategy and will deliver key benefits across the U.S. business, including advancing operational excellence, enabling flexibility in…
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USA – Global leader in liquid packaging and dispensing, Liquibox has unveiled a recycle-ready version of its patented urn-liner product line. Liquibox says the recyclable urn liner comprises a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) tube-equipped adapter and an all-polyethylene bag. The company adds that the tube and bag adapter is easily separable so that the mono-material bag can be recycled. With this…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Glass producer Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa has completed the refinancing of the South African debt facilities assumed at the time of the Consol Glass acquisition in April 2022. Under the terms of the refinancing, maturities have been extended to 2028, from 2023, and the total facilities were increased by approximately ZAR 3 billion (US$163.45m). These facilities will…
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ZAMBIA – Diana Sibanda asserts that a flourishing circular economy for plastic waste which will prevent needless plastic pollution and stimulate entrepreneurship and employment is within reach. Speaking at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) conference on the circular economy in Lusaka, Zambia, Sibanda said there was a need for SADC governments to work together to support the development of…
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GERMANY – BERICAP, one of the leading global manufacturers of plastic and aluminium closures, has reported revenue of €1.2 billion (US$1.27bn) at the end of its successful 2022 financial year. BERICAP says strong growth in demand for innovative closures that are tailored to customer needs drove up its annual production output last year to 95 billion closures for the beverage…
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