CHINA – Leading provider of packaging equipment, services, and complete solutions, Sidel has designed an aseptic lab filler to be situated in Yili Group‘s specially constructed facility primarily for research and development. Compact in scale, the aseptic lab filler was conceived to enable Yili to research and test product designs consisting of a small number of bottles with different shapes…
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Aldi joins UK’s Refill Coalition to reduce single-use plastic packaging use
UK – Multinational discount supermarket chain, Aldi has joined the Refill Coalition in a bid to reduce its single-use plastic. Other companies that now participate in this program include supply chain solutions company CHEP, retailer Waitrose & Partners and grocery business Ocado. Convened in 2020 by refill company Unpackaged, the Refill Coalition aims to co-design and develop an innovative refill…
Read MorePepsiCo partners UEFA to feature reusable packaging in this year’s Champions League finals
EUROPE – American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation, Pepsico has partnered with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to feature reusable packaging in this year’s Champions League finals. At both the men’s and women’s Champions League finals next month, all food and beverage packaging supplied will be completely recyclable, with the men’s final including 220 recycling bins for…
Read MorePackaging drinks in used plastic bottles unsafe, Experts warns
NIGERIA – Medical and food safety professionals have kicked against the practice of bottling locally made drinks in plastic bottles, noting that it is unsafe for consumption and dangerous to health. The experts said certain chemicals in plastic bottles can leach from the plastic into the drinks. They further noted that the practice could also cause all manner of infections…
Read MoreIndian film producer Uflex to build PET production facility in Egypt
EGYPT – Indian packaging film manufacturer Uflex, through its subsidiary Flex P Films Egypt, has announced plans to set up a PET production plant at the Egyptian petrochemical site, Ain Sokhna. The plant with a capacity of 360,000 t/y is to be built in the SIDC Industrial Park. The investment is reportedly around US$110 million (€100m), with this being the…
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