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FINLAND – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has inked a joint agreement deal with Korean chemical and textile maker Kolon to produce and industrialize bio-based polyesters and their applications, along with renewable binder resin formulations. The bio-based materials can be used for packaging, car tire reinforcements, and films for high-value-added products such as electronics, panels and displays. The…
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UK – British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has introduced sustainable packaging for its own-brand liquid laundry detergent. Rolling out in all stores and online this week, the new design looks to help customers reduce plastic at home and will see all of its own-brand 750ml laundry detergents switching from sleeved plastic bottles to cardboard cartons. The products will be available across…
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USA – North American contract development and manufacturing organization Adare Pharma Solutions has selected Vantage Solutions to upgrade its pharmaceutical packaging capabilities. Vantage’s upgrades will allow Adare to better serve their client’s needs at their FDA-registered packaging facility in Philadelphia PA. The site provides a full range of solid-dose contract packaging services at both clinical and commercial scale, including bottles,…
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RUSSIA – Irish corrugated company, Smurfit Kappa has completed its exit from the Russian market, as it has sold its operations in the country to local management. The announcement comes almost a year after the company decided to leave the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Smurfit Kappa subsequently entered an agreement to sell its Russian operations to…
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USA – Global manufacturer and supplier of packaging and disposables for the food service industry, SupplyCaddy has raised US$3.2 million in seed funding to expand operations. The latest funding round was led by CEAS Investments, with the proceeds to be used to expand SupplyCaddy’s resources and drive incremental growth across innovative product development and global infrastructure. Bradley Saveth, Co-Founder, president…
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DRC – SOREMA, a global benchmark for polymer washing and recycling plants, in collaboration with Austrian company Starlinger has installed a new recycling plant for post-consumer PET bottles in the Democratic Republic of Congo at OK Plast factory. The new line is a boost to OK Plast, which recycles about 50 tonnes of plastic waste per day from the city…
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