Low collection rates and lack of design for recycling are amongst the reasons behind the low recycling rate of 31% for flexible polyethylene films in Europe, according to Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE).
DS Smith Plastics’ injection moulding business has introduced a new line of packaging options known as loop ready packaging (LRP).
When styrenics giant Ineos Styrolution needed a packaging solution at its Luran S1 facility, a production line in Ludwigshafen, Germany producing about 35,000 tonnes of packaged goods per year, it called in the services of Bischof + Klein, a leading European full-service supplier of flexible plastic and laminate packaging and technical films
Michael Baumeister, managing director technology and logistics of plastic packaging machinery supplier Brückner Maschinenbau emphasised that the packaging industry and new technologies will play a crucial role in achieving sustainability and circular economy.
Austrian packaging firm Alpla has expanded its operations in Puerto Rico through a recent strategic alliance with local manufacturer Fortiflex Inc.
Vienna-based packaging firm Mondi Group has completed a project to create a proof-of-concept prototype flexible plastic pouch incorporating at least 20% post-consumer recycled plastic waste.
TechnoNICOL Corp., the Russian construction materials manufacturer, has broken into the building films business with its launch of a dedicated €16.4m plant in western Russia.
Supermarket retailer Waitrose has started a packaging-free trial at its store in Oxford.
US-based Graham Packaging has pledged to make all of its plastics packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
Austrian flexible packaging firm Schur Flexibles Group has appointed Michael Schernthaner as its new chief executive officer.
Luxembourg-based United Caps announced in 2017 a plan to construct its first Asian manufacturing facility at Kulim in Malaysia’s Kedah state which was scheduled to go on stream at the end of 2018.
A European technology to produce PET bottles entirely from post-consumer waste has been awarded the WorldStar Packaging Award.
Finnish packaging specialist Walki Group has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Plastiroll Oy, a Finland-based sustainable packaging material producer.
