PPG today announced that the SIGMA COATINGS™ brand by PPG has partnered with waste logistics provider FIRE-OFF and packaging manufacturer Dijkstra Plastics to launch Sigma EcoCollect, a nationwide initiative in the Netherlands enabling professional painters to voluntarily return plastic and metal packaging both from Sigma Coatings and competitor products for recycling. The Sigma EcoCollect initiative will help PPG achieve its ambition of increasing the amount of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic and metal content in its packaging.

75-year family-owned Wisconsin manufacturer aligns specialty paper, flexible packaging, and print expertise under one unified brand

Little Rapids Corporation announced that Shawano Specialty Papers and Nexxa have united under a single brand, Rapids Paper + Packaging.

Rapids Paper + Packaging will remain a division of Little Rapids Corporation, a family-owned specialty papermaker and flexible packaging company with more than a century of expertise.

Representing a major innovation for the beverage packaging market across Oceania, Orora has introduced Helio, a direct-to-shape digit

Aveda is the first prestige beauty brand to globally adopt AeroFlexx’s refill packaging, designed to be sustainable & consumer-friendly.

Aveda has announced a partnership with sustainability-driven packaging leader AeroFlexx to introduce a new refill packaging innovation.

Aveda will become the first prestige beauty brand to commercialize AeroFlexx’s curbside recyclable packaging refill technology globally.

Its multi-million pound marketing campaign emphasises the benefits of Tetra Pak cartons for consumers.

The range of Cirio products now available in Tetra Pak cartons includes Passata, a range of beans, Pizza sauce, Baked Beans, and authentic, regional Italian pasta sauces.

Tera Pak claims the format saves up to 40% on shelf space compared with traditional packaging

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST.O), opens new tab said on Monday the U.S. FDA has declined to approve its oral drug for severe allergic reactions due to packaging issues, marking a setback to its efforts to enter the allergy market with an alternative for patients.
 

The New Jersey-based drugmaker was seeking approval for Anaphylm, its under-the-tongue film for allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening response to allergens like foods, stings or drugs.