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  1. Cascades Launches A 100% Recycled And Recyclable Thermoformed Cardboard Food Tray, A North American first 9/29/2020

    Cascades (TSX: CAS), a leader in eco-friendly recycling, packaging and hygiene solutions, is launching the first 100% recycled and recyclable thermoformed cardboard tray designed for fresh food packers using automated equipment in North America.

  2. Amcor Develops World-First Recyclable Retort Flexible Packaging 9/28/2020

    Amcor, a global leader in packaging, today announced the world's first recyclable flexible retort pouch. The technical breakthrough, which many considered impossible, follows years of dedicated research and investment

  3. Parkside Launches New Sustainable Packaging Portfolio 9/24/2020

    Parkside, a leading innovator in flexible packaging, has announced the launch of a new range of sustainable packaging solutions that respond to growing consumer concerns regarding the use of plastics on the environment

  4. ProAmpac And Metropolitan Tea Collaborate To Introduce Package Made With 100% Home And Industrial Compostable Materials 9/23/2020

    Today ProAmpac, the flexible packaging leader, announced the release of their pioneering ProActive Compostable package designed in collaboration with Metropolitan Tea

  5. W-Cycle Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste 9/22/2020

    The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean could triple by 2040 as part of the estimated 1.3 billion tons predicted to choke our already strained ecosystem, killing marine life and polluting the land.1

  6. 8th Wall Brings Augmented Reality To Bottles, Cans And Cups 9/22/2020

    8th Wall today announced the launch of Curved Image Targets, becoming the only development platform with tools to create web-based augmented reality (WebAR) experiences that are activated by and can interact with cylindrical- and conical-shaped objects

  7. Syntegon Technology And SABIC Launch Joint Packaging Concept For Frozen Food Packaging 9/21/2020

    Syntegon Technology and SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, have developed a sustainable packaging concept for the frozen food industry with a substantial material reduction potential. Their solution comprises the new PHS 2.0 sealing technology from Syntegon and the 20-micrometer thin biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE) film from SABIC. Brand owners can now substantially reduce material consumption and increase their output rates by replacing conventionally used low density polyethylene (LDPE) films with BOPE sealed on PHS 2.0 equipment.

  8. KORTRAX®: Safe Packaging Alternative To Fluorination 9/17/2020

    PFAS, PFOS compounds, precursors of fluorination, are used for water, oil and stain repellency, heat resistance, and chemical permeation reduction in packaging, clothing, paper, cookware, furniture, hydraulic oils, gaskets, seals, and a host of other consumer and industrial products

  9. Mondi Partners With SalzburgMilch And SPAR To Reduce Plastic Waste From Food Packaging 9/16/2020

    Leading packaging and paper manufacturer, Mondi, is launching a 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese. The new packaging will reduce plastic usage for Austrian dairy producer SalzburgMilch by approximately 40 tonnes per year, compared to its previously used rigid plastic trays

  10. Trinseo And Fernholz Commercialize Recycled Polystyrene (r-PS) For Food Packaging 9/14/2020

    Trinseo, a global supplier of material solutions and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber, announced today that it has developed a new grade of post-consumer recycled polystyrene, together with the German packaging manufacturer Fernholz