All Collaboration articles – Page 4
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ArticleCustomers can now license Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN’s PET recycling technology
Axens is commercially licensing its Rewind PET chemical recycling process for PET waste, developed in collaboration with IFPEN and JEPLAN, in an effort to achieve circularity for plastics and further accelerate the energy transition.
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ArticleEU project targets wood-based meat packs, fibre adhesive, smart sensors and more
Following its one-year anniversary, the REDYSIGN project – which aims to develop recyclable, wood-derived packaging alternatives for fresh meat products – reports such progress as using fibre as an adhesive, testing smart solutions to signal spoilage, and applying markers for traceability.
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ArticleAvantium and Royal Vezet collaborate on PEF-based salad packaging trays
Avantium has collaborated with fresh food company Royal Vezet to implement its polyethylene furanoate (PEF) based packaging for salad bowls, set to be used by Netherlands supermarket chain Albert Heijn.
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ArticleGoogle’s machine learning model expects to boost Indian recycling rates
Saahas Zero Waste is utilizing Google’s open-source machine learning model, CircularNet, in a bid to sort plastic waste more effectively, responsibly manage over 500 tonnes of waste every day by 2026, and help improve recycling rates in India.
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ArticleSABIC’s 50% ‘ocean-bound’ PP resin moulded into food vacuum container
In a move set to eliminate over 300 plastic bags per person and reduce CO2 emissions by 30kg per capita, SABIC’s high-gloss polypropylene resin containing around 50% ‘ocean-bound’ plastic has been incorporated into food-contact vacuum containers from SAES Getters business unit B!POD.
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ArticleMetsä Board develops lightweight micro-flute packaging for HejBuddy cosmetics brand
Using its white kraftliner, Metsä Board has developed a multipurpose corrugated solution for Finnish cosmetics brand HejBuddy, aiming to provide flexibility and save space.
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ArticleMovopack and Brave Kid collaborate on reusable packaging for children’s fashion
Children’s clothing brand Brave Kid has partnered with Movopack to introduce reusable packaging for its online orders, said to potentially cut CO2 emissions by 75%.
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ArticleFrozen potatoes packed in ‘bio-renewable’ bags from cooking oil feedstock
SABIC, Lamb Weston, and OPACKGROUP have collectively packaged frozen potato products in a thin, low-weight coextrusion film, with at least 60% made using bio-feedstock from used cooking oil; the pack claims to reduce the previous design’s carbon footprint by 30%.
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ArticleAvantium markets plant-based PEF polymer under Releaf brand name
Avantium’s plant-based, recyclable polyethylene furanoate (PEF) polymer – recommended as an alternative material in packaging, bottle, and textile production – has been released under the brand name Releaf.
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ArticleSelenia and Magnomer team up to create recyclable PETG shrink sleeves
Selenis and Magnomer have announced a strategic partnership to deliver recyclable PETG shrink sleeves through coatings technology, said to offer easy separation and capture of sleeves in existing recycling systems.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: ALPLA’s ‘colour-to-colour’ HDPE recycling method
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Martin Bonat, polyolefin recycling expert at ALPLA about the company’s red rHDPE - utilized for Werner & Mertz’s Rorax pipe unblocker - and its recycling method for coloured plastics, nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
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ArticlePlant-based Morro Coating applied to Transcend’s quick-service food packs
In a multi-year commercial supply agreement with 2M Group of Companies, Transcend Packaging will help upscale Xampla’s plant-based Morro Coating by applying it to selected paperboard packaging for quick-service restaurants.
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ArticleProject to establish bio-based value chain for bioplastics kicks off
Involving 14 partners from 8 countries, the POLYMEER project has officially begun, aiming to convert wet brewers’ spent grain (BSG) into high added value materials and diversify the range of material solutions capable of replacing traditional plastics.
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ArticleUber Eats delivers in Releaf Paper’s bags made from fallen leaf fibres
Uber will feature Releaf Paper’s bags made from fallen leaf fibres in its new global initiative to transition the food delivery and mobility sectors into eco-designed packaging, starting in France.
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ArticleCitizens of Soil and Notpla launch seaweed-based single-serve olive oil pipettes in the UK
In a reported UK market ‘first’, Citizens of Soil is launching single-serve extra virgin olive pipettes for its Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), packaged in Notpla’s plastic-free material made with seaweed.
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ArticleNestlé to trial Quality Street paper tub in select Tesco stores
Next week, Nestlé will begin trialling a ‘first-of-its-kind’ paper Quality Street tub in selected Tesco supermarkets, with over 200,000 paper tubs expected in stores this festive season, carrying around 150 tonnes of the sweets.
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ArticleStora Enso opens production unit for PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber process
Stora Enso has announced the opening of its Dry Molded Fiber Production Unit in Skene, Sweden, utilizing PulPac’s process to produce fibre products such as cup lids, which reportedly have a lower CO2 footprint compared to single-use plastics.
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ArticleNew alliance calls for climate-neutral, competitive German aluminium industry
Aluminium Deutschland, IG Metall, and IGBCE have joined five federal states and various social partners in the German Aluminium Alliance, which aspires for climate neutrality and competitiveness for Germany’s aluminium industry.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: the EnEWA project for board and paper recycling
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, RWTH Aachen University spoke to us about the EnEWA research project - a joint entry with Universität Siegen, LEIPA, PROPAKMA, STADLER and TOMRA Recycling - which developed and evaluated a recycling process for paper, board and paper composites, nominated in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category.
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ArticleNewwen and Paardekooper join forces for reusable transport packaging
Aiming to make the logistics sector more ‘efficient and sustainable’, Newwen has launched reusable plastic (PP) transport boxes equipped with IoT technology such as RFID and QR codes, distributed by Paardekooper.