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CMA CGM and the Plastic Flamingo mitigate plastic packaging pollution with new recycling line

19 Mar 2022
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Reducing discarded plastic sachet as marine plastic pollution

2.7 million metric tons of plastic waste are generated in the Philippines each year with about 20 per cent ending up in the ocean. Single-serving plastic packaging has posed as one of the biggest waste issues in this country where an estimated 163 million pieces of sachets are consumed daily, according to the World Bank.

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WAR AND THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY

17 Mar 2022
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24 February 2022 marked the beginning of huge fluctuation in the global market. From oil to wheat, the demand and supply chain was greatly disrupted. With Russia being one of the largest exporters of oil, both sanctions against its international trade activities along with its own reluctance to supply to its adversaries have caused a huge hike in gas prices around the world.

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packaging industry shortage of commodities
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Tropicana’s latest TVC highlights the brand’s new see-through packaging

17 Mar 2022
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PepsiCo’s juice brand Tropicana has launched its summer campaign with a new TVC. It extends the brand’s ‘Goodness Jo Dikhti Hai’ positioning to reiterate the revamped see-through PET packaging.

The ad film also aims to engage with the youth in their context, showcasing how unpleasant situations can be turned around by tapping into one’s inner goodness.

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LyondellBasell, Plastic Energy, Albéa Tubes And International Cosmetic Brand L’OCCITANE En Provence Introduce New Circular Cosmetic Packaging

17 Mar 2022
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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), Albéa Tubes and L’OCCITANE en Provence have recently launched groundbreaking cosmetic tubes and caps for L’OCCITANE en Provence’s “almond” range, supporting the circular economy. The packaging is made by Albéa Tubes with CirculenRevive polymers from LyondellBasell.

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chemical recycling
plastic waste
unrecyclable plastic
new plastics
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Walki Introduces LamibelRecycled: Made From Recycled Plastics And Fully Recyclable

16 Mar 2022
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Making the plastics stream become more circular is critical to reduce the use of plastics. It has been particularly challenging to find ways to put post-consumer plastic waste to good use. Walki is introducing Lamibel®Recycled, a non-consumer material that uses up to 70 % post-consumer plastic waste. Typically, non-food packaging products only has between 30 and 50% recycled material, mainly from industrial processes.

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IAI study highlights vital role of aluminium cans in a circular economy

16 Mar 2022
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  • This is the first comprehensive public study analyzing the recycling value chain for single-use beverage containers in five key markets.
  • The data shows that today more than 70% of the material used in aluminium cans is recycled into new products – almost double that of glass (34%) and plastic (40%). 

 Research commissioned by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) into the recycling of three beverage container materials – aluminium, glass and plastic (PET) – has shown that aluminium cans best support a circular economy. The study shows that compared with alumin

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glass bottles and plastic

ICE Europe: Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating presents new Ultrathin Coating process for film/nonwoven composites

15 Mar 2022
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Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating - specialists for cast film, sheet extrusion and extrusion coating lines - will showcase a completely new production process for cost-effective film/nonwoven composites with an exceptionally low grammage at ICE (International Converting Exhibition) Europe (Hall A5, Booth 1300). The leading international trade show for paper, film, and foil conversion and processing will be held at Messe München (Munich trade fair center) from March 15-17, 2022

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cast film
cost-effective film
paper
film
and foil conversion
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Over 50 companies pledge to develop harmonized national recycling program for Switzerland

15 Mar 2022
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According to Swiss Recycling, the signatories of the ‘Closing cycles for plastic packaging and beverage cartons’ Pact have committed to applying circularity principles and signaled the importance of establishing a circular economy for packaging in Switzerland by 2030.

Patrik Geisselhardt, managing director of Swiss Recycling, comments: “The patch is an important sign that a nationally coordinated solution is coming, and we are pleased that so many organizations are pulling together.”

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Update on Russian business activities

11 Mar 2022
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Background

As a global leader in packaging and paper, Mondi operates across more than 30 countries, generating revenues of €7.7 billion and underlying EBITDA of €1.5 billion in 2021.

As previously announced, Mondi’s operations in Russia represented c. 12% of the Group’s revenue by location of production in 2021 and, over the last three years, generated c. 20% of the Group’s underlying EBITDA. Mondi has operated in Russia for over 22 years.

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forests and producing pulp
paper and plastic films
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