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Nextek and Coveris join forces to revolutionise mechanical recycling for food-grade plastic film

22 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

This collaboration builds on Nextek's success in winning the 'Circular Solutions for Flexibles' award from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW). The award was granted in recognition of Nextek's innovative COtooCLEAN technology, which uses a unique waterless cleaning and decontamination process to produce food-grade recycled materials from post-consumer plastic film. 

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TIPA, Fresh-Lock Collaborate on Home Compostable Packaging

22 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

TIPA, a global leader in compostable packaging solutions, and Fresh-Lock closures, a leading brand in reclosable flexible packaging technology, are collaborating to advance the adoption of home compostable packaging. Through these united efforts, the Fresh-Lock team is launching a new portfolio of home compostable closures for pouches. These new reclosable solutions for flexible packaging are designed with TIPA's proprietary home compostable resin formulation for various end-use markets including food, nutraceuticals, home and personal care, and more. 

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Ahlstrom expands LamiBak™ portfolio with a new base paper for flexible food packaging

22 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

Ahlstrom equips converters and brands with an adaptable platform for paper-based flexible packaging. LamiBak™ Flex is ideally suited for further processing, such as coating, metallization, or extrusion, delivering superior barrier properties across food applications, including pouches, sachets, and flow packs. Its advanced design enables reduced primer coating needs, achieving exceptional barrier properties while optimizing costs and maintaining a sustainable and recyclable profile. 

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Innovia Films opens new line for sustainable label and packaging films in Germany

22 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

·       New 8.8 meter wide multi-layer co-extrusion line will produce thin gauge label films to support the growing demand for lower resin content materials

·       Enhanced property films and film with recycled content to comply with PPWR

·       Scope of the investment 70 million EUR

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Berry Global and Green Oil Launch 100% Recycled Plastic Bottle for Eco-Friendly Lubricants

21 Mar 2025
Yukta Arora

Berry Global and Green Oil Team Up for 100% Recycled Plastic Lubricant Bottle

A pioneering bottle and closure solution from Berry Global, made entirely from post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic, is helping Green Oil drive its mission to “lubricate the world without polluting it.”

Green Oil, known for its eco-friendly lubricants, offers an alternative to traditional petrochemical-based products. The company’s plant-based formulas are fully biodegradable and free from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a non-biodegradable chemical often found in lubricants.

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kp Launches UK’s First 100% Recycled Tray2Tray® Pilot with Tesco and Hilton Foods

21 Mar 2025
Yukta Arora

kp Launches UK’s First 100% Recycled Tray2Tray® Pilot with Tesco and Hilton Foods

In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable food packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has launched the UK’s first-ever pilot for food trays made entirely from recovered tray material. Partnering with Tesco and Hilton Foods, the initiative will see Tesco’s Finest minced beef packed in kp’s 100% recycled PET (rPET) Tray2Tray® packaging—marking a major step forward in achieving circularity in food packaging.

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Sonoco’s EnviroCan® with Metal Bottom Earns How2Recycle® Pre-Qualification, Advancing Sustainable Packaging

21 Mar 2025
Yukta Arora

Sonoco’s EnviroCan® with Metal Bottom Earns How2Recycle® Pre-Qualification, Boosting Sustainable Packaging Efforts

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON), a global leader in sustainable packaging, has achieved a significant milestone in its commitment to environmentally responsible solutions. The company’s EnviroCan® with Metal Bottom has received pre-qualification for the How2Recycle® ‘Check Locally’ label, reinforcing Sonoco’s leadership in circular packaging innovation.

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Cheshire Secures £58M Plastics Recycling Facility, Creating Jobs & Boosting Green Economy

21 Mar 2025
Yukta Arora

Cheshire’s Green Economy Gets a Boost with £58M Plastics Recycling Facility

£1M Grant Approval Paves the Way for 80 New Jobs and £4.5M Annual Economic Injection

Cheshire’s ambitions for a greener, more sustainable future have taken a major leap forward as local leaders approve a vital funding boost for a cutting-edge plastics recycling facility in Ellesmere Port.

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New QV Tubes Set To Save Tonnes of Packaging Waste From Landfill

21 Mar 2025
PC Correspondent

In a move that aims to save around 18 tonnes of packaging waste from landfill every year, all QV tube products are now being transitioned from laminate to LDPE packaging. Laminate packaging cannot be recycled in Australia due to the recycling facilities not being able to process the components of the laminate, whereas LDPE can easily be recycled by customers in their kerbside recycle bins. 

This change signifies the company's unwavering commitment to sustainability, and reflects Ego's determination to implement changes that positively impact the environment.

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