(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has commissioned an advanced teXline bast fiber line at Ekolution’s new facility in Malmö, Sweden, designed to boost production of environmentally friendly hemp fibers and nonwoven felts. The equipment will process industrial hemp through decortication and refining, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Acoustics, Andritz, automotive, bio-based, carbon-negative, CEO, circular technologies, construction, Ekolution, energy-efficient, Environmental Product Declaration, Francis-Elias Junker, furniture, green transition, hemp decortication, hemp fiber insulation, hemp fibers, hemp products, industrial hemp, logistics center, Malmö, natural fibers, neXline airlay line, nonwoven felts, Nonwovens & Textile division, packaging, pulp and paper, Refining, Remi Loren, renewable resources, Stockholm, sustainable, sustainable building materials, Sweden, teXline bast fiber line, textiles
(IN BRIEF) At FAKUMA 2024, Borealis and key partners showcased advanced plastics processing solutions, focusing on sustainable materials for packaging and healthcare. Highlighting collaborations with companies like BMB, Engel, and ARBURG, Borealis demonstrated various applications using recycled and renewable feedstocks, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Arburg, BMB, Borealis, Engel, Fakuma 2024, Healthcare, INNOVATION, ONI, packaging, partnership, Plastics Solutions, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso’s innovative cartonboard solutions are reshaping the packaging industry by helping customers reduce their reliance on plastics. Hinojosa Packaging Galería Gráfica selected Stora Enso’s Performa Brilliance™ to create sophisticated packaging for their luxury perfume line. This collaboration … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, Cartonboard Solution, Hinojosa Packaging Galería Gráfica, leadership, Merche Casado, packaging, partnership, Performa Brilliance™, Perfume, Spain, Stora Enso, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies and Panverta CPP have collaborated to create sustainable packaging solutions for dry foods, improving oxygen barrier performance and reducing the number of packaging layers. By enhancing the oxygen barrier of metallized cast polypropylene (CPP) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Henkel, Indonesia, Marcus Hengky, Oxygen Barrier Technology, packaging, Panverta, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has formed a strategic partnership with Swedish company PulPac AB to expand the sustainable packaging market using Dry Molded Fiber technology. This nearly waterless process molds cellulose fibers into recyclable, biodegradable products such as coffee lids, cutlery, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) AFRY Capital is serving as joint financial advisor to Orora Limited, a prominent Australian manufacturer and distributor of sustainable packaging, in its planned acquisition of Saverglass, a leading global producer and distributor of premium glass bottles headquartered in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, AFRY, France, Orora, packaging, partnership, Sandra Bowhay, Saverglass, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom, in collaboration with The Paper People LLC, has introduced a breakthrough in sustainable packaging with a fully fiber-based, recyclability-certified solution for frozen foods. This packaging, designed to replace conventional fossil-based plastics, provides an eco-friendly alternative for frozen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, FluoroFree®, Food Packaging, frozen food packaging, packaging, paper, The Paper People LLC
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £6 million in funding for five new projects aimed at achieving a significant shift towards sustainable plastics. Led by UK universities, these multidisciplinary projects will focus on easier recycling of multilayer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Dove, Chenyu Du, Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Dr Daniel Slocombe, funds, innovative projects, Mark Miodownik, Miles Padgett, packaging, plastics, Rebecca Pow, recycling, sustainability, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has developed Decovery® CQ 6010, a partially bio-based barrier coating resin that enables recyclable paper packaging. By replacing polyethylene (PE) and aluminum layers in food packaging, Decovery® CQ 6010 reduces waste and improves recyclability. The resin provides … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Food & Beverage, Germany, Technology
Tagged aluminum, Covestro, Davide Reverdito Bove, Decovery® CQ 6010, Food Packaging, moisture vapor transmission rate, MVTR, packaging, paper food packaging, partially bio-based barrier coating resin, PE, polyethylene, recyclability, recyclable paper packaging, reducing waste
(IN BRIEF) Voith and Visy recently organized a two-day workshop in Melbourne focused on decarbonization in papermaking. The event brought together industry leaders and experts to discuss energy efficiency, cost savings, and operational improvements. Voith showcased its technologies and international … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Appita, Australasian pulp and paper technical association, decarbonization, Dieter Wenninger, Jean-Yves Nouaze, Melbourne, Michael Weiss, packaging, papermaking, Papermaking for Life, resource recovery, The Energy Summit, Visy, Voith, workshop
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has been recognized for its contribution to Taco Bell’s sustainable packaging. The company leveraged its FluoroFree and trulyNatural technologies to develop compostable packaging solutions for Taco Bell, which are free of harmful chemicals. Ahlstrom received the recognition … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial
Tagged Ahlstrom, FluoroFree®, packaging, supplier award, Sustainable packaging, Taco Bell®, The S.T.A.R. awards, Travis Dahlke, trulyNatural®
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso has launched Trayforma BarrPeel, a new board material for vacuum skin packs, which allows packaging of fresh food on recyclable paperboard trays. The solution reduces plastic to less than 10% of the tray, and is made … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Specialty chemicals company Evonik will showcase its latest solutions for the coatings, inks, and adhesives industry at the European Coatings Show 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany. The company’s latest solutions aim to improve both the performance and the sustainability … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged adhesives, architectural, automotive, Claudine Mollenkopf, coatings, European Coatings Show 2023, Evonik, Germany, inks, innovative, Nuremberg, packaging
(IN BRIEF) BASF will be showcasing its packaging solutions at interpack 2023, including the sustainable polyamide Ultramid Ccycled, which is made from the chemical recycling of plastic waste, thus helping to keep difficult-to-recycle plastic waste in the material cycle. BASF … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, Media, News
Tagged BASF, Interpack 2023, Messe Düsseldorf, packaging, Recyclable PE/PA Films, sustainability, Ultramid® Ccycled™
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso has completed the sale of its paper production site in Hylte, Sweden, and all related assets to Sweden Timber, a Sweden-based sawmill and planing mill company. The sale is part of Stora Enso’s previously announced plan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, Sweden
Tagged biocomposite, Biomaterials Innovations, building solutions, divestment, fiber, Hylte, Maxau, mill, packaging, packaging materials, paper, paper production, sawmill, Schwarz Produktion, Stora Enso, Sweden, Sweden Timber, Sylvamo
(IN BRIEF) Finnish specialty paper maker Ahlstrom is considering the possibility of divesting its Stenay plant in France, which produces one-side coated specialty papers for specific uses in the packaging sector. The plant has an annual capacity of around 55,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahlstrom, divestment, France, Mark Ushpol, packaging, specialty papers, Stenay plant
(IN BRIEF) Smurfit Kappa, a leading provider of paper-based packaging, has ordered an energy-efficient debarking line from ANDRITZ for its paper mill in Yumbo, Colombia. The new installation, which is scheduled to start up in the fourth quarter of 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ANDRITZ BioCrusher BSX, cleaner energy, CO2 emissions, Colombia, debarking line, net zero, organic waste, packaging, paper mill, Smurfit Kappa, Yumbo
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ secures order from Klingele Paper & Packaging Group in Brazil to supply automated threading systems for PM1 and PM3 paper machines. The systems, aimed at increasing safety and reducing paper break time, will be installed in 2023. … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 5-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso (HEL: STERV), a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper, has announced the appointment of Minna Björkman as head of the company’s Sourcing and Logistics. Minna … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) IRVINE, CA, United States, 30-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), a German chemical and consumer goods company, has announced it will address the the demands of contemporary packaging device designs with the launch of a new high-performance … Read the full press release
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