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Cosmo Films launches CPP High Barrier Films

15 Aug 2019
Chhavi Aggarwal

The newly launched heat sealable CPP films also offer high hot tack (>600gf/inch over a range of 100-140 degree celsius) and low seal initiation temperature; enabling packaging machines to run at higher speeds. As far as barrier is concerned, the films offer good moisture, oxygen, light and aroma barrier properties. The films offer an OTR and MVTR of <30cc/m2/day and <0.3g/m2/day respectively. The high barrier metallized films also offer high metal bond.

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Diageo removes plastic packaging from its beer packs

14 Aug 2019
Abhishek Agarwal

Diageo is investing £16million to reduce the amount of plastics used in our beer packaging, which will see the introduction of 100% recyclable and biodegradable cardboard to replace plastic.It will also see a reduction of plastic waste that is the equivalent of removing 40 million 50cl plastic bottles from the world* which, if laid out in a row, would reach from London to Beijing (8,136km).

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Moy Park launches new plastics strategy

13 Aug 2019
Abhishek Agarwal

The company plans to reduce its overall usage of packaging by 5% year on year while also increasing the percentage of recyclable packaging by 5%.

The target is one of a set of goals announced by Moy Park as part of its ‘Remove, Reduce, Recycle and Research’ Strategy and is backed by a range of initiatives across the business.

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LyondellBasell and Neste announce commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

10 Aug 2019
Yukta Arora

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, and Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki), the world's largest producer of renewable diesel from waste and residues, today jointly announce the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale.

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Vegetables Get the Modern Look

08 Aug 2019
Abhishek Agarwal

Leading French food specialist Raynal et Roquelaure is shaking up the grocery sector with the launch of a range of cooked vegetables in totally new-look packaging for these types of products.

The company is introducing three unique recipes - Quinoa and Provencal Lentils, Lentils Compote and Vegetables from the Sun, and White Beans Puree and Butternut & Carrots – in transparent rectangular trays from its longstanding packaging partner RPC Bebo Plastik.

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Bunzl Catering Supplies launch Diamond pot

08 Aug 2019
Abhishek Agarwal

Bunzl Catering Supplies has launched an attractive new Diamond pot, from supplier Faerch Plast, made from 90 per cent rPET (recycled PET). Made in a manufacturing operation that uses only renewable energy sources, the new Diamond pot is fully recyclable where facilities exist, and because of its high recycled content, is likely to be exempt from the proposed HMRC Plastics Tax.

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Braskem partners with Join The Pipe to distribute Green Plastic water bottles

07 Aug 2019
Abhishek Agarwal

Braskem has joined Join The Pipe, a Dutch water company, for the distribution of sustainable and reusable water bottles made with Green Plastic I'm green TM in the United States and in countries in Africa and Europe.

The distribution started in March and the income generated from the commercialization of the product will be destined to more than 300 social projects in developing countries, most of them in Africa and Asia. Projects include the installation of village water pumps, the distribution of water in schools and clean-up workshops to address the issue of plastic waste.

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Amcor’s sustainability practices recognised by FTSE4Good Index

06 Aug 2019
Yukta Arora

FTSE4Good is managed by FTSE Russell of the London Stock Exchange Group and is designed to identify companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices against globally recognized standards. The index, which was created in 2001, has included Amcor every year since 2006.

“Our continued presence in this and other sustainability related indices demonstrates Amcor’s long and unwavering commitment to more sustainable operations and more sustainable packaging,” said Amcor’s Vice President, Sustainability, David Clark.

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