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DPC Dash publishes 2023 ESG report

Jangoulun Singsit — Thu, 09 May 2024 14:02:47 +0000

Domino's Pizza China (DPC) Dash has announced a 4% reduction in the proportion of non-biodegradable plastic packaging as a percentage of its total packaging materials purchased in 2023, down from 16% in 2020.

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Borealis’ Borcycle M gets FDA approval for food-grade packaging use

Soumya Sharma — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:37:08 +0000

Borealis has secured the US Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) approval for use of specific grades of Borcycle M PCR in food-grade packaging.

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Lush to roll out Prevented Ocean Plastic bottles globally

Soumya Sharma — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:00:52 +0000

British cosmetics retailer Lush, in partnership with supplier Spectra Packaging, has announced the global rollout of its certified-recycled Prevented Ocean Plastic bottles.

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Unilever’s new ESG plan is bold but is it enough to hit net zero?

Isaac Hanson — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:03:24 +0000

As part of its new targets, Unilever hopes to reach net zero fully by 2039 through reductions and eventually carbon removals.

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TotalEnergies and Sulapac to offer packaging for cosmetics industry

Soumya Sharma — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:03:10 +0000

TotalEnergies Corbion has entered into a strategic alliance with Finland-based company Sulapac to advance the use of recycled and biodegradable materials in cosmetic packaging.

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Aldi partners with Frugalpac for own-brand paper wine bottles

Jangoulun Singsit — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:34:24 +0000

Aldi has partnered with Frugalpac to introduce what is claimed to be the UK's first supermarket own-brand paper wine bottles.

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Microplastics in placentas: how serious is the problem?

Eve Thomas — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:37:57 +0000

A new method of analysis has enabled researchers to identify and quantify the microplastics present in placenta samples.

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Chlorophyll Water to introduce bottles from 100% recycled plastic

Jangoulun Singsit — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:56:48 +0000

Chlorophyll Water is to unveil its new bottles made entirely from rPET at the upcoming Natural Products Expo West.

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LC Packaging acquires QA-CER certification to use rPP in non-food FBICs

Soumya Sharma — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:42:56 +0000

LC Packaging has secured the QA-CER certification, confirming its use of rPP in non-food flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs).

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Q4 2023 update: environmental sustainability related M&A activity in the packaging industry

kgi-admin — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:58:12 +0000

In the global packaging industry, there were 3 M&A deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $565.6m, according to GlobalData's Deals Database.

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