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KENYA – The county Government of Nairobi has announced plans to enforce plastic ban to protect the environment from pollution. Nairobi Governor Johnstone Sakaja said the County government will undertake an operation within the city in a week to ensure that the banned plastic bags and bottles are no longer in the market and supermarkets. He said Nairobi is the…
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UK – The UK Government has proposed a reform of the Plastic Packaging Tax, which was introduced in April 2022, arguing that changes to the scheme could help raise funding to scale chemical recycling innovations. The tax applies at a rate of £200 (US$251.79) per tonne to plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content, covering imported packaging and that…
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NORWAY – Global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment Elopak has seen its revenue in Q1 of FY23 increase by 26%, to €283.4 million (US$311.33m), driven by growth in EMEA and Americas. Elopak’s organic growth was 16% when adjusted for currency translation effects of €3 million (US$3.30m) and new revenue from acquired businesses of €18 million (US$19.77m). The company’s…
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CANADA – Cambridge-based sterile injectable contract-development and manufacturing organization, Novocol Pharma has signed an agreement to provide the fill-finish and packaging support for Moderna’s mRNA respiratory vaccines. As part of this long-term agreement, Novocol Pharma will carry out the aseptic fill-finish, labeling and packaging of Moderna’s mRNA respiratory vaccines at Novocol’s Ontario-based facility. The vaccines will be manufactured at Moderna’s…
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USA – Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America (AGP – North America), a business of Ardagh Group has signed a supply agreement with Sprecher Brewing Company to produce the latter’s glass beer and beverage bottles. As per the terms of this agreement, AGP will continue to manufacture glass bottles for Sprecher Brewing’s entire range of beer and beverage products, including…
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FINLAND – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has launched a circular packaging material, Tambrite Aqua+, for frozen and chilled food packaging. Tambrite Aqua+ is designed to lower the need for fossil-based plastics and improve recyclability after the use of the packaging. Tambrite folding box board offers stiffness and bulk along with extra printability, runnability, and robustness. According to…
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UK – Multinational discount supermarket chain, Aldi has removed the glass and metal components from the pumps, making its handwash packaging fully recyclable at home. Aldi says that it is the first UK supermarket retailer to make this change. The move will allow more than 200 tonnes of packaging material a year to be more easily recycled. Aldi plastics and…
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NIGERIA – The United Nations Institute for Training And Research (UNITAR) and TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited have disclosed that their plastic recycling plant has in one year, removed and recycled over 200 tonnes of plastic waste into high-quality resins. The waste-to-wealth plant in Elelenwo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, a partnership between UNITAR and TotalEnergies was commissioned in February last year…
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SWITZERLAND – American-Australian global packaging company, Amcor has posted a 4% increase in reported net sales, to US$11 billion (€9.96 bn), in the first nine months of its financial year ended 31 March 2023. This performance includes, among others, an unfavorable impact of 4% related to movements in foreign exchange rates, and price increases of approximately US$750 million (€679.7m) related…
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