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Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP), part of Ardagh Group, will celebrate the United Nations International Year of Glass throughout 2022, commemorating the essential role of glass packaging in a sustainable society.
The International Commission on Glass (ICG), the Community of Glass Associations (CGA) and ICOM-Glass are promoting 2022 as the United Nations International Year of Glass (IYOG) to underline the scientific, economic and cultural importance of glass in all its forms in our everyday lives. 
The year-long celebration will result in a range of events across the world, including fairs and exhibitions, seminars and social media campaigns, to inform and educate communities everywhere of the rich history that glass has and its enormous beneficial contributions in areas such as sustainability, health, culture and art to name a few. AGP are looking forward to supporting some of the events taking place in our own regions in recognition of this significant milestone for our industry.  These include the National Day of Glass from 5th to 7th April at the Madison in Washington DC and the Glasstec Exhibition from 20th to 23rd September in Dusseldorf, Germany.
The very first glass bottles and jars were made in Egypt more than 2000 years ago. Today, glass packaging is made from 100% natural and sustainable raw materials: recycled glass, limestone, soda ash and silica sand. 
Glass is sustainable and infinitely recyclable, making it the perfect material for a circular economy. Additionally, glass is the only widely-used food packaging granted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) status of ‘GRAS,’ or Generally Regarded As Safe – the highest standard. 
AGP has a long and proud history of glassmaking dating back more than 300 years. All of AGP’s glass bottles and jars contain recycled glass (cullet), and, in Europe, AGP uses up to 90% recycled content in the manufacturing process.   
Mike Dick, Chief Commercial Officer for Ardagh Group comments:  
“AGP is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable glass packaging, that plays a key role in the circular economy. In this IYOG, AGP is focused on product and process innovations, as well as working on breakthrough projects which will help to achieve our 2030 sustainability targets outlined in Ardagh Group’s latest Sustainability Report.”
These targets include zero waste to landfill, a 26% intensity reduction in water usage, a 23% intensity reduction in NOx emissions, a transition to 100% renewable electricity and maximising the use of recycled glass in our furnaces. We are also aligned with the Science Based Targets Initiative for Greenhouse Gas emissions and are committed to delivering CO₂ reduction through a continued focus on developing lower carbon glass packaging via both new and existing technologies.  
Eight facilities across AGP are already using renewable electricity: Limmared, Sweden, Barnsley, Doncaster, Irvine and Knottingley in the U.K. and Bridgeton, New Jersey; Burlington, Wisconsin; and Madera, California in the United States. To support AGP’s emissions reduction strategy, major off-site renewable energy projects are under development in three European facilities: one in Germany and two in the UK.
Aligned with these sustainability targets, AGP – North America (NA) has diverted waste from landfill at its Burlington, Wisconsin and Ruston, Louisiana facilities by diverting 100% of their non-hazardous oily debris from landfill and converting it for energy recovery and alternative use. In the future, this same methodology will be implemented at additional facilities throughout AGP – NA.
For more on Ardagh’s sustainability progress and to read our 2021 Sustainability Report, please visit ardaghgroup.com/sustainability.
 

The cross-industry initiative for high-quality plastics recycling "R-Cycle" has been nominated for the German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment (IKU) 2022 of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWi). The technical selection was made together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) in Karlsruhe

The IKU is awarded every two years for ideas that show new ways in the field of climate and environmental protection. In this way, the organizers honor the commitment of industry and research to climate and environmental protection. From a total of 150 applications, 21 candidates were nominated in 7 different categories. R-Cycle is in the final selection for the category "Use of digital change for climate and environmentally friendly innovations". The announcement of the winners as well as the award ceremony will take place in spring 2022

Dr. Benedikt Brenken, Director of the R-Cycle Initiative, explains, "Being nominated for this prestigious award is a great honor for us. With RCycle, we want to make a decisive contribution, together with all partners, to increasing recycling rates for plastic packaging, enabling high-quality recycling and ultimately establishing a functioning circular economy for this material."

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€4 million investment segregates baby milk powder tins production, paves way for further growth with space for additional line.

a global provider of high-quality packaging for infant-food, nutritional and wellbeing products, has upgraded its manufacturing facility in The Netherlands to include a dedicated tins production line for baby milk powder products. Now installed and operating in a segregated room for food-grade compliance, the new line is currently servicing a major customer in the baby milk sector. 

Hoffmann manufactures its tins supplies with BRC/IoP GS 6 and ISO 9001 production standards, applicable for major markets like the EU, US and China. The €4 million investment brings the capability to expand its baby milk powder tins capacity by 118 million pieces per year. Currently, the line is producing 99mm diameter cans with volumes of up to 400 grams (0.88 lbs.). The newly dedicated room also has space for a second production line to accommodate continued growth. 

The expanded capacity and new sustainable product lines also come with a reorganized leadership team. To ensure alignment across its two tins production facilities in Switzerland and The Netherlands, Hoffmann has streamlined its executive structure to hold responsibility over the entirety of its growing metal packaging business unit. 

First, Metal Business Unit managing director Andreas Geiger is departing Hoffmann Neopac Group after two years leading the tins business. André Seiler has taken over the tin division’s management, and will commute between the two main production sites in Switzerland and The Netherlands. Mr. Seiler is a longtime metal processing industry professional, including tenure as managing director for Stebler Blech AG and Stebler Packaging AG in Nunningen, Switzerland. He is the current president of the Swiss Metal Association (SVM). 

In addition, packaging industry expert Karin Paldanius will join Hoffmann on February 1, 2022 as Director Sales, TINS. Ms. Paldanius comes to Hoffmann with far-ranging experience in both the packaging and production sectors. 

Finally, sales director Tomas Pivko has decided to reduce his workload He steps back from the Executive Board and serves as a key account liaison. 

“The new dedicated baby milk powder tins line at our facility in The Netherlands further cements Hoffmann’s standing as a European specialties producer in the metal packaging sector,” said Mark Aegler, CEO of Hoffmann Neopac. “We are excited to welcome new team members and like to commend both Andreas Geiger and Tomas Pivko for the exemplary work they’ve done to grow and transform our packaging business over the past decade. For the future, we continue investing heavily in decarbonizing our production sites and products, thereby reducing our overall impact in the steel packaging supply chain.”

About Hoffmann Neopac
Hoffmann Neopac is a privately-owned company, headquartered in Thun, Switzerland. The group produces high-quality metal and plastic packaging in six locations: HOFFMANN tins in Thun and Holland; Polyfoil® and plastic tubes with NEOPAC in Switzerland, Hungary and the US; and 3D Neopac in India. Its longstanding customers include pharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer goods manufacturers in the European, North American and Asian markets. 

Including its new production facility in the United States, Neopac employs around 1,250 employees and has a capacity of 1.3 billion tubes. The company is dedicated to sustainability in both its manufacturing processes with renewable electricity and corporate culture, including a dedicated eco-conscious packaging portfolio. For more information, visit www.hoffmann.ch.
 

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A new stackable jar from Berry Global offers a valuable space saving solution on retail shelves, through e-commerce channels and in the home. At the same time, the jar provides excellent consumer convenience, and its effective product protection, reusability and recyclability enhance its environmental profile. 

The innovative design of the 500ml Staka jar incorporates a 63mm recess in the base into which the accompanying 63mm cap, also from Berry as part of a complete container and closure solution, fits snugly. This allows the jars to be easily stacked and remain very stable. 

The cap itself can be specified in a variety of colours, while the eye-catching ‘square round’ design of the Staka jar is ideal for labelling or sleeving, creating excellent brand identity and individuality on shelf. 

For food manufacturers and processors, the wide mouth of the jar ensures easy filling. Its multilayer construction also allows hot filling and delivers effective product protection for an extended shelf life that helps to minimise food waste. 

The jar provides safe and easy handling for consumers. After use, it is ideal as a storage container and can be recycled where appropriate recycling facilities exist. 

This latest design underlines Berry’s expertise in devising solutions in line with customer requirements, as John Richardson, General Manager of the Berry Corby facility, explained: 

“Many of our customers have approached us recently, keen to develop stackable jars for all sorts of products from spices and sauces for our food clients to lubricants in the commercial sector, so we feel confident that there is a need for this design.” 
For more information on Berry’s wide range of packaging solutions, visit www.berryglobal.com. 

Extendable for evolving output demands, VI 5 & VC 5 Vertical Cartoners offer premium positioning precision and rapid product changeover in optimized footprint. 

IWK Packaging Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of premium cartoning and tube filling equipment for the pharmaceuticals and health & beauty sectors, has introduced a pair of versatile vertical cartoners – one intermittent, one continuous – that provide premium cartoning capabilities at comparably cost-effective price points. Defined by modular extendability, high levels of positioning precision and fast changeovers, both machines are attractive options for pharma or personal care manufacturers cartoning a wide range of containers.  

First, the VI 5 Vertical Cartoner is an intermittent motion machine with an open, accessible work area and a modularly extendable length that optimizes floorspace. Suitable for a wide array of containers including bottles, tubes, blister packs, jars, pouches and bags, the touchscreen-operated VI 5 can produce up to 75 cartons per minute, with a format range of 25-100mm long, 20-90mm wide and 50-230mm in height.  

Among the VI 5's key highlights is the ability to change formats exceptionally quickly. This functional versatility is aided by easy, repeatable changeover steps, a centralized transport height adjustment system, and carton buckets expediently exchangeable through a click system. No adjustment of rails is needed along curves, further expediting product switches.  

The VI 5's servo-driven, cam-guided transport system offers premium positioning precision. The basic machine comprises 22 carton carriers and a corresponding number of stations; optional transport system extensions can bring the total number of stations as high as 54. Other options, including a leaflet feeder and automatic product loading, also are available.   

Meanwhile, IWK's VC 5 Vertical Cartoner is a continuous motion module that can produce up to 120 cartons per minute. Like the VI 5, the VC 5 also features an open, ergonomic work area and an extendable length that optimizes its footprint. Easy to clean and touch-screen operated, the unit offers semi-automatic packing of a broad range of containers, including bottles, tubes, blister packs, jars, pouches and bags. 

Like its sibling machine, the VC 5 can handle a format range of 25-100mm long, 20-90mm wide and 50-230mm in height. Exceedingly fast changeover is another commonality, as is exemplary positioning precision via its servo-driven, cam-guided transport system. The basic VC 5 contains 40 carton carriers and a corresponding number of stations, with extensions available to bring that total as high as 68. Other options include a leaflet feeder, automatic product loading, and a rejected carton compartment. 

“Each of these new cartoners offers extraordinarily high levels of functionality at a surprisingly cost-effective price point,” said Bernie Conlon, Managing Director of IWK Packaging Systems, Inc. “Our goal was to make many of the best aspects of IWK cartoners – including handling versatility, precision positioning and modularity for evolving needs – available to a broader set of customers in the pharma and personal care products spaces.”  

About IWK Packaging Systems, Inc. 

For over 125 years, IWK Packaging Systems has designed and engineered cutting-edge tube filling and cartoning machines for a wide variety of industries, predominantly the pharma and health & beauty sectors. Leaning on modern technology while standing on the shoulders of prior successes, the company’s equipment is known for offering outstanding performance and unsurpassed reliability. 

IWK’s main objective is to keep its customers’ operations running with maximum productivity. To help ensure this, more than 15% of the company’s workforce is dedicated to pre-sales engineering concepts and aftersales service. IWK currently supports more than 10,000 packaging systems around the world with rapid response times and 24/7 service availability. For more information, visit www.iwk.de/en. 

BoƩa Packaging, Italy, are taking their sustainability services one step further. In addiƟon to offering top quality sustainable packaging opƟons they are now going to ensure their customers can truly minimise their environmental impact by offering carbon-offseƫng as a service.

BoƩa are known for helping their customers achieve their sustainability goals by providing innovaƟve sustainable packaging soluƟons. Despite this, BoƩa recognise there was more they could do. Their challenge was that most of their packaging was already low impact. Corrugated cardboard boxes and paper-based packaging come from sustainable sources. They can be recycled numerous Ɵmes and even be made out of recycled materials, making them a valuable part of the circular economy. So where else could BoƩa help customers make impact reducƟons?

They will always look to reduce the impact of their packaging first. But there are impacts that by their nature cannot be removed completely, including producƟon and transport emissions. It is these emissions that BoƩa is offering to offset as a service to customers. This service will include reports that can Ɵe in with their customers’ exisƟng environmental reporƟng systems.

As packaging is so oŌen the first thing a customer sees of a business, customers can have their climate neutral packaging cerƟficaƟon printed on the packaging alongside a QR code that links through to the cerƟfied project the company is contribuƟng to. This way customers’ commitments can be easily communicated.

“We know that for our customers, reducing their impact is not only the right thing to do for the planet, but also the right thing for their business. Helping them to remain ahead of the game when it comes being sustainable at every stage of their value chain. It is a very real threat these days to lose out to a compeƟtor who can offer more sustainable soluƟons and alternaƟves. We want to help protect our customers and their reputaƟons by offering them every opƟon possible to achieve their sustainability goals and remain compeƟƟve.” Lara BoƩa, VP BoƩa Packaging, Italy

ABOUT BOTTA PACKAGING BOTTA Packaging is an Italian family company which has been in the corrugated cardboard packaging business for over 70 years. The company has a leading and compeƟƟve experƟse in Eco-friendly packaging. BOTTA Packaging is commiƩed to offer paper-based packaging alternaƟves to its customers, in the mission to help them aƩain their sustainability goals. BOTTA Packaging collaborates and cooperates with UniversiƟes, Companies and Start-Ups to address innovaƟon in the packaging industry, believing firmly in an Open InnovaƟon approach. Its strategy is focused on challenging and pursuing the most avant-garde packaging innovaƟons that can be boosted and enhanced to respond to the packaging sector’s needs, their central focus.

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