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Stora Enso Invests to Build Facility for Bio-Based Plastic Packaging Material

Stora Enso has announced that it is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging.

From Stora Enso 20 Dec 2019

Anellotech Offers Technology to Covert Waste Plastic Packaging into Chemicals

Anellotech has announced the significant expansion of its program with Plas-TCat™, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

From Anellotech, Inc. 20 Dec 2019

Scanfill Invests in New Foil Extruder to Produce Recyclable Packaging

Scanfill has announced that it has invested in a brand-new foil extruder, giving the company even more opportunities to produce efficient and recyclable material. Scanfill manufactures environmentally friendly and sustai...

From Scanfill AB 6 Dec 2019

Packaging Made from Banana Plants an A-Peeling Alternative

Biodegradable 'plastic' bags made out of banana plants sounds a bit...bananas, but a couple of UNSW researchers have found a way to do it, and it could solve two industrial waste problems in one.

29 Nov 2019

Danimer Scientific & Genpak Co-Develop Biodegradable Food Containers Using PHA

Danimer Scientific and Genpak have announced a partnership to create a new line of biodegradable food containers.

From Genpak, LLC 29 Nov 2019

Fish Waste-Based Plastic for Single-Use Packaging Receives James Dyson Award

University of Sussex student Lucy Hughes has received the James Dyson Award for creating a unique plastic alternative made of fish waste.

23 Nov 2019

SIG and Pioneer Foods Co-launch Eco-friendly Carton Packaging

SIG Combibloc Obeikan and Pioneer Foods have announced the launch of the first combismile carton pack in the Middle East and Africa region.

7 Nov 2019

PepsiCo Announces New Target to Reduce Plastic Content in Beverage Packaging

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced a new target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic content across its beverage portfolio by 2025, which equates to the elimination of 2.5 million metric tons of cumulative virgin plastic.

4 Oct 2019

Plastic Recycling Accelerates: Valio Brings Recycled Plastic to Food Packaging

Valio is among the first food companies to begin using recycled plastic. This development in packaging is part of a larger goal: the food company wants to cut milk’s carbon footprint to zero by 2035.

From Valio Ltd 1 Oct 2019

A New Research on Producing Renewable Energy Using Black Plastics

Researchers from Swansea University have found how plastics commonly found in food packaging can be recycled to create new materials like wires for electricity – and could help to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the future.

23 Aug 2019