Kevin Gambrill, Author at Sustainable Packaging News

Cardbox Packaging awarded at WorldStar Packaging Award 2021

4 February 2021
Bio-based, Headlines

Cardbox Packaging is honoured to announce that the company has received an official pronouncement of winning the WorldStar Packaging Award 2021 in the Food category. The awarded packaging is Cuckoo…Read more →

New compostable packaging can double shelf-life of fresh produce

3 February 2021
Bio-based

COMPOSTABLE packaging producer TIPA and shelf-life extension specialist PerfoTec have partnered to offer fully compostable packaging that extends the shelf-life of fresh produce. The resulting laser microperforated compostable film provides…Read more →

Elopak Records One Billion Natural Brown Board Cartons

3 February 2021
Resource Efficiency

The volume of Elopak’s Natural Brown Board cartons will surpass one billion units in February 2021. The milestone is good news for the company’s sustainability efforts, as the lower CO2…Read more →

Global leader in collecting beverage containers for recycling, TOMRA, reveals findings from effective deposit return systems

3 February 2021
Circular Economy, Headlines

The world’s highest-performing deposit return systems (DRS) for can and bottle recycling have four success factors in common, explains a new white paper unveiled today by the global leader in beverage…Read more →

OPTIMA and Voith develop sustainable paper packaging solutions

3 February 2021
Headlines, Resource Efficiency

At the end of 2020, the Optima Group entered a development partnership with the technology group Voith. The objective of this alliance is to develop sustainable paper packaging solutions. It…Read more →

Rethinking packaging design closures to offer a purpose driven and reusable solution

3 February 2021
Circular Economy, Headlines

SGK Anthem, Vrijdag Premium Printing, Generous Minds, Neurensics, Kurz, Merck and Haval have joined forces under the name ‘Packadore Collective’ to design and implement both desirable and sustainable packaging solutions. Their…Read more →

On the spot: Big Bottling Company invests in a powerful PET line from KHS

3 February 2021
Machinery

A young company in Nigeria with plans for growth has opted for KHS for its new PET line. The Dortmund systems supplier has proved especially convincing with its local team…Read more →

Artificial Intelligence: Syntegon validates first AI-equipped visual inspection system in production line

3 February 2021
Headlines

Syntegon Technology recently installed the first fully validated visual inspection system utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an automated inspection machine. The installation constitutes a major step in the company’s sustained…Read more →

Advances in cellulose-based food packaging material move to testing phase

2 February 2021
Recyclability

VTT is testing Thermocell plastic film made of cellulose and fatty acids in the production of food packaging in cooperation with Arla Foods, Paulig, and Wipak. Thermocell plastic material, which…Read more →

PET to PET significantly increases capacities for food-grade rPET with new Starlinger line

2 February 2021
Recyclability

The Austrian recycling company installed another Starlinger bottle-to-bottle recycling system including SSP (solid state polycondensation) reactor at their production site in Müllendorf, Austria. “It is also thanks to the new…Read more →

ICIS launches the Recycling Supply Tracker

2 February 2021
Recyclability

With demand currently outstripping supply, particularly for food grade packaging plastics, many FMCGs, manufacturers and converters are finding sourcing the feedstock they require to hit regulatory and sustainability goals challenging.…Read more →

Freppel Imprimeur Invests in Asahi Cleanprint AWP™ Water-Washable Plates

1 February 2021
Resource Efficiency

New plates expected to deliver up to 20% more productivity from prepress through the pressroom along with increased quality using a number of printing substrates. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in…Read more →