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Govt asks e-commerce firms to discard plastic in packaging products

17 Apr 2020
Yukta Arora

These firms are advised to develop alternate and sustainable packaging material.

E-commerce companies, which contribute to about 40% of India’s annual plastic consumption, have been asked to gradually phase out the practice of single-use plastic in packaging products being sold through their platforms, said TOI report quoting govt official.

Almost all the e-commerce firms, including Amazon and Flipkart, have been using plastic to package products. However, they are claiming to make efforts to shift towards eco-friendly packaging gradually.

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Counterfeit Protection from Analogue to Digital

16 Apr 2020
Sandeep Goyal

The whirring sound of the rotary dial telephone has long become a thing of the past. Like phones, many other devices and functions have managed the leap into the digital age. Anti-counterfeiting technology is a case in point: Color-shifting inks or classic holograms known from paper money are increasingly complemented by digital security features that can be read using smartphones. These features enable automatic authentication and offer a wide variety of added value. The future of innovative anti-counterfeiting labels lies in the development of such digital solutions.

AMI’S PLASTIC REGULATIONS 2020 POSTPONED The event will now take place on 2-4 November in Cologne

16 Apr 2020
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8th April 2020, Bristol AMI has announced that its Plastics Regulations Conference, which was scheduled to take place in Cologne in Germany on 10-12 March, has now been postponed to 2-4 November 2020. Uncertainty created by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) led to the decision to delay the conference. Jenny Amaru Conferences Manager at AMI, said “We have been reviewing the fast-changing situation daily, and we have been consulting with attendees, speakers, local government and health authorities.
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Our primary concerns are for the health and safety of all attendees at our events
and delivering the very best audience. With these factors in mind
we have taken the decision to postpone the conference to 2 - 4 November”.

DS Smith recognized with two awards at the Nestlé Suppliers Awards event

16 Apr 2020
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DS Smith has been honoured with two individual awards “for going over and beyond what is required”. Michael Rutherford, DS Smith Regional Account Manager, and John Edwards, DS Smith Customer Technical Manager, proudly collected the prizes. For its sixth year, the prestigious awards ceremony was held on Thursday 27th February at Mercedes World, Weybridge.
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The event rewards and recognises Nestlé’s best performance amongst its suppliers
for their collaboration
service and support throughout the year.

Legislation on GLYMO will shape packaging in 2020

16 Apr 2020
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Consumers expect the food industry to provide safe products which comply with the latest legislations. FEICA already recommends avoiding the use of epoxy silanes in food contact applications, and the European Union is expected to set new limits during the course of this year. These limits will require complex testing methods that lead to challenges for converters and packaging manufacturers.
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Epoxy silanes
like GLYMO and GLYEO
are adhesion promoters used in food packaging
for example for laminated pouches that must be resistant to sterilization and hot filling

CLOSING THE RECYCLING LOOP: SUSTAINABLE CARDBOARD-PLASTIC PACKAGING PRODUCED FOR HENKEL BY GREINER PACKAGING NOW CONTAINS 50 % POSTCONSUMER RECYCLED PP

16 Apr 2020
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Cardboard-plastic combinations as sustainable packaging choice are helping to reduce plastic consumption, while at the same time ensuring high-quality appearance and stability. Henkel’s Persil 4in1 DISCS detergent packaging, which is produced by Greiner Packaging, is a top example. And this is now even more sustainable, as it contains 50 % recycled polypropylene (rPP) obtained from discarded household plastics, meaning that postconsumer waste is being reused. Kremsmünster, Austria, April 2020.
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Henkel’s Persil 4in1 DISCS detergent packaging
which is produced by Greiner Packaging
is a top example. And this is now even more sustainable
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UPM Raflatac reveals PP label material made from post-consumer recycled plastic

15 Apr 2020
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The new UPM Raflatac PP PCR Clear and White products are made with a chemical recycling technology that uses a mass-balance approach to deliver “virgin-like” resin feedstock. Reportedly with the same properties as standard PP films, these PP PCR films can be used in different label applications, including rigid food packaging.
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Gerber Announces Baby Food Industry’s First Single-Material Pouch

15 Apr 2020
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Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, announced a first-of-its-kind, single-material baby food pouch designed for the future of recycling. Developed in partnership with Gualapack, the world leader of premade spouted pouches, this is the latest initiative in Gerber’s journey to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
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Henkel launches REthink Packaging webinar series

15 Apr 2020
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Industry trade shows like Interpack are essential for the packaging industry value chain to exchange knowledge on innovations and meet partners. As the 2020 event has been postponed to next year, Henkel and its experts are nevertheless dedicated to doing their part to keep industry professionals informed about the latest developments. With the new REthink packaging series, Henkel is further expanding its renowned webinar series for 2020 and capitalizing on the goal of promoting knowledge transfer.
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Henkel continues to contribute to these fields: from consumer safety
to the circular economy
dematerialization as well as energy and CO2 emission savings.