Kevin Gambrill, Author at Sustainable Packaging News

Cardbox Packaging has earned a silver rating of Ecovadis

17 May 2021
Resource Efficiency

Cardbox Packaging in Wolfsberg (AT) has been certified in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the international auditing company, EcoVadis, and has earned the silver medal. EcoVadis evaluates…Read more →

Continuous decrease of CO2 emissions

17 May 2021
Circular Economy, Headlines

Lessebo Paper has launched their environmental declaration for year 2021, based on 2020s data, and reports a continuous decrease of CO2 emissions. The production of pulp and paper emits only 19…Read more →

Time is running out to enter the European Carton Excellence Award

14 May 2021
Recyclability

Entries to the 25th edition of the European Carton Excellence Award must be submitted ahead of the 28th May deadline! The carton industry has until 28th May to enter this…Read more →

Fuze Tea – first iced tea brand filled in SIGNATURE packaging solution from SIG

14 May 2021
Headlines, Resource Efficiency

From March 2021, Coca-Cola’s Fuze Tea's carton packs in the Netherlands are being produced more sustainably by using 100% responsibly sourced materials, that are 95% linked to plant-based raw materials…Read more →

Michelman Partners with HP Indigo to Help Press Owners Expand into High-Performance Label Markets

14 May 2021
Resource Efficiency

Label printers can better serve high-performance label markets with digital print technology designed to enhance the mechanical, water, chemical, and thermal durability of digitally printed labels on HP Indigo label…Read more →

UPM Raflatac upgrades tool for converters to learn which labeling materials will work on their digital printers

14 May 2021
Resource Efficiency

As a leading global manufacturer of label stock for the digital printing market, UPM Raflatac knows how important it is to match the right label materials to the right printer.…Read more →

Label Traxx MIS integrates with batched.io for automated scheduling

14 May 2021
Machinery

Label Traxx MIS announces its integration with batched.io to provide label converters with a cutting-edge automated scheduling tool. Batched is an automated scheduling tool for label printers that sequences job…Read more →

Proseal takes the lead in sustainable tray formats

14 May 2021
Resource Efficiency

Tray sealing specialist Proseal says it is perfectly positioned to help food producers explore options for alternative packaging materials. The company has worked closely with both tray and film suppliers…Read more →

Labelling issues cost manufacturers nearly £1 million a year from production line shutdowns

14 May 2021
Machinery

Manufacturers on average incur losses of around £955,000 per year due to production line shutdowns caused by label printing problems, a global study of IT directors in manufacturing organisations has…Read more →

Fully Recyclable Toothpaste Tubes

14 May 2021
Headlines, Recyclability

Albéa Group partners with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) to launch fully recyclable toothpaste tubes using its proprietary Greenleaf 2 laminate tube technology across GSKCH’s global oral health brands including Sensodyne,…Read more →

Axion & PlastiCircle develop new uses for non-bottle PET waste

14 May 2021
Circular Economy

Recycled polymers from waste plastic packaging can be used in non-packaging applications, reports Axion, one of 20 organisations involved in PlastiCircle, a pioneering pan-European research project. The €8.6 million EU…Read more →

MOTH (Mix Of Total Happiness) – Shelf Ready Packaging for Waitrose Exclusive Launch

13 May 2021
Resource Efficiency

MOTH (Mix Of Total Happiness) are one of the latest canned cocktail brands to emerge from Greater London. MOTH has the goal of turning any preconceived idea about canned drinks…Read more →