S-One Labels & Packaging ReEarth films have been certified for commercial compostability by the independent labs at the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)

21 Jan 2022Industry Updates

S-OneLP ReEarth films earn BPI certification

Third-party certification from BPI verifies that packaging materials meet the guidelines for commercial compostability. The BPI certification can be carried on packaging that meets these stringent guidelines. The BPI website guides packaging manufacturers and brand owners in choosing...
Flint Group, including all business units within its Packaging and its Commercial Publication and Web divisions, has achieved a Silver status from EcoVadis

20 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Flint group secures EcoVadis silver rating

The company was considered to be in the top 21 percent of companies rated by EcoVadis in the manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, including printing inks. It was rated in the top 9 percent of companies in the Sustainable Procurement category, as well as in the top 7 percent...
Appvion has introduced its 2030 sustainability strategy and goals

19 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Appvion launches 2030 sustainability goals

Michelle Miller, chief sustainability officer, Appvion, said: ‘Going into 2022, we set sail for our new 2030 sustainability ambitions to create a better tomorrow and our team worked diligently last year to start implementing them across our businesses. We play an important role in our...
Mondi has received the Cradle to Cradle certification at Bronze level for its uncoated fine papers produced in its mills in Austria, Slovakia, and Russia

18 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Mondi receives Cradle to Cradle certification

The Cradle to Cradle Certified products program is a globally recognized standard for safe, responsible materials and products made for the circular economy. The holistic approach follows nature´s principle of keeping materials and resources in circulation and eliminating waste. 

The...

Emsur launches fully recyclable shrink sleeves

18 Jan 2022New Products

Emsur launches fully recyclable shrink sleeves

During the recycling process, many shrink sleeves are removed from the bottles at the washing stage to avoid contamination of the PET flakes that are later used in the post-consumer recycling flow. 

The new Ecoem-Sleeves range provides different types of sustainable technologies,...

Nordic Label has opted for HermaExtracoat and the adhesive 62N for printing compostable labels for the fast-food restaurant chain Picnic

17 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Nordic Label prints compostable labels using Herma materials

Thanks to biodegradable label stock supplied by Herma, Nordic Label has acquired a new customer – Picnic. It is one of Finland's most widely known takeaway and fast-food restaurant operators, operating 38 branches, from Helsinki in the south to Rovaniemi in Lapland in the north, alongside...

Packaging equipment arm of Barry-Wehmiller BW Packaging Systems has appointed Michelle Bryson to the role of global sustainable packaging leade

17 Jan 2022Appointments

Michelle Bryson joins BW Packaging Systems

Bryson brings more than 30 years of packaging development experience to Barry-Wehmiller. In her previous roles with Wells Enterprises and PepsiCo, she developed and supported the development of packaging innovation and sustainability roadmaps. Most recently, to help meet 2025 sustainability...
UPM Raflatac and WWF Poland have renewed their contract to build a smarter future beyond fossils together

12 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Raflatac collaborates with WWF Poland

To increase the engagement and support for circular economy and sustainable forestry initiatives, this three-year contract is also set to engage UPM Raflatac’s internal and external stakeholders.

‘As part of UPM The Biofore Company, we are committed to building a sustainable, innovation-...

Huhtamaki China has installed and commissioned its first solar panel arrays at its factories in Guangzhou and Shanghai and successfully connecting these to the electricity grid on January 1, 2022

10 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Huhtamaki China installs solar panels in factories

With a total 47,000 square meters of solar panels installed, the scheme is expected to generate 3,000,000 KWH per year, covering an initial 10 percent of the two factories’ energy use and reducing emissions by 2,374 tons CO2 annually. The project, which utilizes the latest Monocrystalline...
Shelf appearance is no longer the only priority of the beauty and personal care industry as it pivots to meet customers rising expectations for more sustainable products.

12 Jan 2022Features

The greener shade of beauty

The global beauty and personal care market continues to show strong growth potential. Consultancy Research and Markets valued the sector at USD 422.72 billion in 2020, with a forecast to reach USD 558.12 billion in 2026 – a staggering increase of USD 135.4 billion in just six years, growing with...

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