December 2014

watch 5gyres plastic pollution in the planet&rsquos oceans toronto &ndash more than the christmas holidays, lots of of us will be unwrapping presents, cutting open packages and tossing aside thick blister packs.exactly where will that all finish upsadly,...watch 5gyres plastic pollution in the planet&rsquos oceanstoronto &ndash more than the christmas holidays, lots of of us will be unwrapping presents, cutting open packages and tossing aside thick blister packs.exactly where will that all finish upsadly, a lot of it may perhaps end up in our oceans.study more microplastics

a saudi retailer has caused controversy by using the prophet muhammad in its branding, arab news reported.the seller is using words from the prophet on packaging for dates, in a bid to promote the fruit&rsquos health benefitsthe packaging reads &ldquowhere are the people who say they love the prophet peace be upon him and follow his sunnah.&rdquoconsumers have criticised the move on twitter and accused the retailer of using the religious leader&rsquos name for commercial gain.however, the trader has hit out at the allegations and said it was simply aiming to get muslims to a

traders bought shares of packaging corp of america nysepkg on weakness during trading on tuesday, arn reports. 27.94 million flowed into the stock on the tickup and 10.11 million flowed out of the stock on the tickdown, for a money net flow of 17.83 million into the stock. of all equities tracked, packaging corp of america had the 17th highest net inflow for the day. packaging corp of america traded down 0.68 for the day and closed at 79.01a number of analysts have recently weighed in on pkg shares.

wendel did not disclose how big a stake it was buying in the company but said in a statement that it aimed to close the transaction in the first half of 2015.wendel said its offer valued constantia flexibles at around nine times the company&39s estimated 2014 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ebitda.&quotonce the transaction is complete, wendel intends to support constantia flexibles over the long term as the majority shareholder alongside significant minority shareholders,&quot it said in a statement.unlisted viennabased constantia flexibles makes foi

jayplas completes multimillion pound investment to closetheloop on uk plastic recyclingannounces new packaging division to offer complete range of products to uk organisations from bagsonaroll to bags for lifenew blown film extrusion and printing operation increases packaging manufacture by 15,000 tonnes per annumgenuine closedloop capability allows finished goods to be 100 recycled and manufactured in the uk from primary raw materialjayplas, the uk&39s largest plastics recycler, has announced the completion of its installation of a new extrusion and printing plant and the creation of a

rpc containers blackburn has created a new, narrower jar for tangerine confectionery which loses none of the onshelf impact of its larger predecessor.tangerine confectionery will be using these containers for its taveners traditional sweet shop range and jameson&39s highquality chocolatecovered confectionery.the container&39s glassclear appearance helps in highlighting the colourful, highquality products inside the containers and the wide neck helps in easy dispensing and uses a 105mm black cap supplied by rpc halstead.tangerine confectionary senior brand manager sarah brown said &a

with the constant expansion of indian ecommerce, it is continuously transforming and emerging up with newer characteristics.

australiabased compostable resins, films, bags and custom finished products provider cardia bioplastics has expanded the manufacturing operations of its six new film extrusion and bag making lines in its new purpose built factory in nanjing, china.the company has also received orders worth 150,000 for its sustainable dog waste bags which will be manufactured at the china factory.with the new film extrusion and bag making equipment, cardia will be able to double its production of both biohybrid and compostable bags to over 250 million bags every year.the company said that the factory has bee