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Day: March 25, 2023

Votech opens its newly expanded facility in Netherlands, expanding capacity

NETHERLANDS – Bagging automation solutions provider Votech has opened its newly expanded facility in Netherlands, boosting its manufacturing capacity. The move comes after the acquisition of Votech by global automation equipment company Duravant in 2021, which decided to integrate Votech with Fischbein International, bringing together more than 100 years of packaging expertise. The company says collaboration has created a portfolio…

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McDonald’s pledges to publish report on industrial impacts of reusable packaging

USA – McDonald’s Corporation has pledged to evaluate and report on the opportunities and risks posed by switching to reusable packaging, including its impacts related to single-use plastic and other single-use packaging and the environment. In response to the announcement, the non-profit foundation As You Sow withdrew its shareholder proposal with the company. In a shareholder resolution filed last year,…

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Chilanga Cement partners Nestlé ESAR to launch plastic neutrality initiative in Zambia

ZAMBIA – Chilanga Cement in partnership with Nestlé East, and Southern African Region (ESAR) has launched a plastic neutrality project that seeks to reduce plastic pollution in Zambia and the surrounding region. The companies say the project launch is in line with this year’s Global Recycling Day theme, which is creative innovation. The project’s target is to collect 160 tonnes…

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