DS Smith, an International Paper company, and leading provider of fibre-based corrugated packaging solutions, announces its collaboration with TPV Automotive, a global supplier of manufactured components to the automotive industry, with a focus on enhancing the dynamics, safety, ecology, and driving comfort of vehicle ergonomics during manufacture.

The project resulted from close cooperation with a tortilla wrap manufacturer, seeking a more sustainable alternative to the previously used PA/PE structure. The primary challenge was identifying a recyclable material while ensuring a minimum six-month shelf life for a tortilla with low quantity of preservatives. Following extensive performance testing at Coveris’ Food Science Lab in Gainsborough, UK, the team opted for a monomaterial based top and base thermoforming film.

Since 2021, Circulayo has used technology and data to support businesses in their waste reduction journeys. By implementing technology solutions that make reusables practical and scalable, Circulayo has been a driving force in creating a circular economy for reusable packaging such as, but not limited to, cleaning product containers, cups, coffee cups, food containers, and transportation tote boxes.

Through innovative tools like the Flow Platform and Tap & Return, Circulayo has redefined how businesses and consumers think about waste, focusing on reuse over disposal.

Double Dutch’s refreshed branding places its bold, vibrant personality at the forefront, with new bottle and label designs central to the transformation. The rebrand was driven by a desire to elevate the brand’s premium positioning and create packaging that is modern, distinctive and impactful, whether on shelf or behind the bar.

• A new coalition of packaging suppliers, brands, retailers and technology providers has created an open-source template to ease the minimum data reporting process for extended producer responsibility laws.
• The Sustainable Packaging Data Council features representation from across the value chain, with a list of founding members that includes Specright, Lorax EPI, Sonoco, Atlantic Packaging, Tyson Foods and Costco. Private-label retailers were among those particularly engaged because they have “probably the most complex channel of data gathering,” said Specr

The plant is located in Jerrabomberra, New South Wales, Australia. It also houses Samsara Eco’s new headquarters and expanded enzyme production facilities.