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Aussie Haircare Revamps Packaging to Showcase Hairstyling Benefits

30 Jan 2023
Grania Jain

Heat protection is important when it comes to tools like blow dryers, flat irons and curling irons/wands, noted Nicole Epps, scientist and scientific communications manager for P&G Hair, Cleveland, OH.  She cites Aussie’s Total Miracle Heat Protecting Spray—infused with apricot and Australian macadamia oil—as a popular haircare product within the P&G styling portfolio. The Heat Protecting Spray acts as a barrier between hair and the heat of blow drying, straightening and curling.

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ProAmpac Expands Recyclable Quad-Seal Packaging Portfolio

30 Jan 2023
Grania Jain

ProAmpac’s ISCC+ certified sites have full supply-chain traceability for the chemically recycled materials used in QUADFLEX LT, which supports post-consumer recycled (PCR) claims. 

“ProAmpac launched QUADLFEX LT to fill the market gap for recyclable, cost-effective quad-sealed bags,” said Nathan Klettlinger, director of global marketing for ProAmpac. “QUADFLEX LT is an excellent way for brands to transition into durable plastic packaging that offers superior product protection and sustainability options.” 

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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.

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Vetaphone strengthens its top Management

27 Jan 2023
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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.

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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.

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Dow to produce bio-based plastics for LVMH Beauty packaging

27 Jan 2023
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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. 

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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.

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