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Day: April 13, 2023

SWEEP launches ‘Green Campus’ project to promote plastic circularity in Nigerian universities

NIGERIA – Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) with support from Coca-Cola has launched ‘Green Campus’ project in Nigeria’s universities. The “Green Campus” initiative was officially launched on April 5, 2023, at the University of Ibadan in Oyo State, Nigeria. The project aims to reduce plastic pollution on university campuses and encourage students to adopt the practice of a…

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Catalent commence construction of US$20M expansion at its clinical supply facility

GERMANY – US-based pharmaceutical company, Catalent has started construction of a US$20 million expansion project at its clinical supply facility in Schorndorf, Germany. The project is expected to increase the site’s footprint by 32,000ft² to add capacity for the handling and storage of clinical trial supply materials at controlled room temperatures between 15-25 degrees Celsius. Expected to be completed by…

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Pepsico launches new platform to help businesses reach sustainability targets

USA – American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation, Pepsico has announced the launch of pep+ Partners for Tomorrow to help deliver sustainable solutions to its customers. The food and beverage manufacturer says the platform is designed to support partners as they strive to achieve their own sustainability goals. Initially, the launch will focus on US customers, with plans to…

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Garofalo adopts SABIC’s certified circular polypropylene for its pasta packaging

ITALY – Garofalo, a major Italian pasta manufacturer, has introduced a novel packaging made by GT Polifilm and Polivouga using SABIC’s certified circular polypropylene (PP). The sustainable material is derived from advanced recycling and converted into a Biaxially Oriented PolyPropylene (BOPP) film for this application, which is the first pasta mono-PP packaging material in the market containing 30 percent of…

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Georgia-Pacific invests US$91M to upgrade its Monticello Mill in Mississippi

USA – American pulp and paper company, Georgia-Pacific has invested US$91 million to upgrade its Monticello Mill in Mississippi to boost efficiency and industry competitiveness. The company says the project consists of replacing the log line, which includes scales, cranes, a rechipper, unbinding racks and other critical equipment needed to safely unload trucks and prepare logs and chips for processing…

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Nulogy raises US$14.92M in funding round to drive supply chain collaboration & digitization solutions

CANADA – Nulogy, the leading provider of supply chain collaboration solutions has received US$14.92 million in a mix of funding from Export Development Canada (EDC) and incremental working capital from a Tier 1 Canadian Bank. The firm says it will use the funds for product innovations and to accelerate the growth of its multi-enterprise supply chain platform and solutions. Nulogy’s…

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