Image

Packaging Solutions for the Dairy Market

28 Jan 2023
Komal Sharma

Winpak is a leading supplier in the North American dairy market in both the manufacture of sophisticated packaging materials and individual thermoformed containers. Dairy products place stringent demands on packaging. The packaging protects against light, in-pack ripening and spoilage, as well as providing specific easy open, peelable materials.

Image
Image

Vetaphone strengthens its top Management

27 Jan 2023
prpackagingcon…

Despite the difficult trading conditions imposed by the global pandemic and subsequent supply
chain issues, Vetaphone has continued to enjoy a double-digit growth rate in recent years and
with a declared ambition to sustain a 15% uplift year on year going forward, it has made several
key changes at senior level.
First, is the appointment of Jan Eisby to take up a new position as Chief Business Officer (CBO),
where he will share with his brother and fellow Director Frank Eisby, the task of focussing on the
long-term strategy for the company.

Image

Solar panels to reduce CO2 emissions at the Sanguesa paper mill

27 Jan 2023
prpackagingcon…

Smurfit Kappa has announced a €6 million investment at its Sanguesa paper mill in Spain, which will see the construction and installation of up to 12,000 solar panels on land adjacent to the mill. The solar panels will reduce CO2 emissions by over 3200 tonnes annually and provide significant cost savings.

Once operational, it is estimated that the panels will generate more than 10 GWh of power annually which will reduce the current external electricity consumption and dependency by 7%. 

Tags
kraft paper packaging
Image

Mushroom packaging could provide a new solution to plastic waste problem

27 Jan 2023
Komal Sharma

A start-up packaging company in Melbourne has joined a growing global effort to divert organic waste from landfill and is the first in Australia to do it using fungi. 

Camden Cooke and Amanda Morgan first launched Fungi Solutions in 2020 with hopes to reduce waste.

Almost three years later, they have stopped about 900 kilograms of waste from heading to landfill and prevented thousands of tonnes of carbon pollution.

They combine fungi with organic waste to grow and create compostable packaging.

Image

Rema 1000 Introduces Packaging Made Of Recycled Fishing Nets

27 Jan 2023
Komal Sharma

Denmark’s Rema 1000 has introduced its own-brand dishwasher cleaner in a new dark green packaging made from recycled fishing nets.

The retailer has teamed up with the Danish company Plastix for the technology required for the packaging material.

Plastix collects and recycles plastics from the fishing industry, which would otherwise end up in the landfill.

Image

Dow to produce bio-based plastics for LVMH Beauty packaging

27 Jan 2023
prpackagingcon…

Made from chemically recycled bio-based and plastic waste feedstock, respectively, Dow’s SURLYN™ ionomers are set to be used in the production of the plastics. Raw materials such as used cooking oil are expected to be used as bio-based feedstocks, with waste residues or by-products from alternative production processes thought to prevent the overconsumption of land resources and competition with the food chain. 

Image
Image

Amcor partners with Nestlé to bring sustainable packaging to shelves

26 Jan 2023
Yukta Arora

The new packaging is made from sustainably sourced thermoformable paper and is dynamic enough to be printed on with either flexographic or gravure technology and finished with a heat or cold-seal adhesive.

Working closely with Nestlé, Amcor has developed this next generation packaging solution which performs when it comes to sustainability and consumer convenience, while also maintaining the highest levels of product protection.

Image