Kevin Gambrill, Author at Sustainable Packaging News

Emballator launches new range of sustainable plastic packaging from recycled raw materials

1 February 2021
Recyclability

For the past two years Emballator has been focusing on developing a new plastic material and has now created a product that matches their customer’s high expectations. The new material,…Read more →

Stoelzle Glass Group is proud to join International Partners in Glass Research IPGR

1 February 2021
Resource Efficiency

Stoelzle Glass Group, which is one of the leading manufacturers of high-end packaging glass in Europe, is proud of being now one of the 10 companies taking part in the…Read more →

Eastman and Governor Lee Announce World-Scale Plastic-to-Plastic Molecular Recycling Facility to be Built

1 February 2021
Recyclability

Company investing approximately $250 million in facility to make specialty products from plastic waste using its innovative polyester renewal technology. Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) Board Chair and CEO Mark Costa…Read more →

Tetra Pak calls for collaborative innovation to tackle sustainability challenges

1 February 2021
Headlines, Resource Efficiency

Tetra Pak has introduced a new collaborative innovation model with leading paperboard producers, a move aimed at tackling the food packaging industry’s sustainability challenges. The traditional operating model of a…Read more →

Advances in Cellulose-based Food Packaging Material

29 January 2021
Bio-based

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 →

UPM Raflatac achieves APR Critical Guidance Recognition for HDPE container label materials

29 January 2021
Recyclability

UPM Raflatac is pleased to announce that the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has recognized its PE and PP pressure sensitive label materials with general purpose acrylic adhesive for high-density…Read more →

FPC Series Suction Cup – Portrait of a Specialist

29 January 2021
Resource Efficiency

The universal suction cup for all types of Flow Pack packaging. FPC stands for FlowPack Cup: COVAL's suction cup is fully dedicated to handling FlowPack packaging. A real technological breakthrough…Read more →

Syntegon launches new Sigpack TTMD cartoner with integrated Delta robot

29 January 2021
Machinery

Syntegon has expanded its secondary packaging portfolio with a machine for even more flexibility: the Sigpack TTMD combines core technologies of the TTM platform with one or more seamlessly integrated…Read more →

SIG turns innovative food and beverage ideas into commercial reality

29 January 2021
Recyclability

SIG is delighted to announce that the first of three application rounds in 2021 is now open for their SIGCUBATOR program. Food and drink start-ups and small companies eager for…Read more →

Veolia expands plastic recycling operations

29 January 2021
Recyclability

To tackle the problem of plastic waste in the UK, leading resource management company, Veolia, has now expanded its plastic recycling operations to process over 100 different grades of plastic…Read more →

Upcycling printed plastic sheets to make new printable plastic sheets

28 January 2021
Circular Economy

Circular-Print - a waste-free industry solution for printing companies. Two interdisciplinary 5-year research projects have been carried out by the Renner printing company (Neumarkt/Wallersee, Austria www.renner-print.at), recycling firm Walter Kunststoffe…Read more →

Schoeller Allibert Confirms Huge Opportunity For Returnable Packaging Industry in 2021

28 January 2021
Circular Economy

Schoeller Allibert UK has indicated that a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing in the UK warehousing and logistics sector, irrespective of Brexit. Jon Walkington, Retail and Systems Integrator Sales Director at…Read more →