Smurfit Kappa has completed its latest investment project in Poland, resulting in a significant expansion of its Pruszków corrugated plant. The expansion makes the plant Smurfit Kappa’s largest in Poland and one of the most high-tech and modern packaging plants in Europe. In addition to the state-of-the-art machinery installed at the plant, it is expected […]
Tag Archives: Sustainable packaging
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Apr
Apr
At Interpack 2023, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will be presenting its full range of barricote® barrier papers for flexible food and non-food packaging, as well as the new PACK 75, a heat-sealable paper for primary and secondary packaging. Barricote barrier papers are purely paper-based and fully recyclable in the wastepaper cycle. With combinable barriers against water […]
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Jan
Jan
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper solutions, has received eight awards in five categories at this year’s WorldStar Global Packaging Awards. The WorldStar Awards recognize the best ideas, innovations, and technologies on the market, with a focus on sustainability, product protection, and end-user convenience. They are open to entries from packaging companies […]
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Jan
Jan
At the PW14 corrugated sheetfeeder plant the first sheets are officially being produced. With its new production facility in Stryków, Poland, Progroup is once again setting new trends when it comes to productivity and sustainability. Start of production in Stryków: Progroup has started operating its new high-tech corrugated sheetfeeder plant PW14. Photo source: Progroup The […]
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Dec
Dec
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has worked with FRESH!PACKING, to design an innovative cooler bag, to protect and transport chilled or frozen goods home by consumers. The Fresh!Bag outer layer is entirely made from Mondi’s durable kraft paper replacing the traditionally used unrecyclable, multi-material packaging while improving cooling protection by up […]
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Ahlstrom Advances Base Paper Technology to Develop Replacement Solutions for Plastic and Film Packaging
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Dec
Dec
Through continued innovation and collaboration with brand owners, Ahlstrom has identified specific technology enabling highly developed base papers — the key to solving the barrier requirements in flexible packaging, while still utilizing the inherent end-of-life benefits that paper has to offer. Ahlstrom has a unique set of capabilities and a wide breadth of technical applications […]
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Dec
Dec
Recently Stora Enso became a shareholder of PulPac, a Swedish sustainable packaging technology company working to establish Dry Molded Fiber as the next global standard for sustainable packaging, replacing single-use plastics with circular fiber solutions. Dry molding of fibers is a process that uses dry raw materials, while wet molding involves mixing pulp in water […]
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Nov
Nov
Huhtamaki inaugurates its extension of 12 500 m2 to its existing paper-based packaging manufacturing site in Nules, Spain. This latest investment reflects the growing demand from for renewable and recyclable paper-based packaging to substitute rigid plastics. “This investment, which will create around 130 new jobs when fully operational, has been aided by the Community of Valencia, which […]
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Nov
Nov
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has opened two new international centers of excellence to help drive more sustainable solutions for the consumer paper packaging industry. One center is virtual, allowing customers to participate remotely in lab experiments, while the other center is in a new facility in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Both centers are […]
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Nov
Nov
At the Sustainability in Packaging Europe Event and Plastic Free World Conference & Expo. In keeping with its commitment to a waste-free world, Lecta’s is continuously seeking innovative solutions based on natural, renewable raw materials to promote a circular economy. Lecta will be an active sponsor at two of the leading sustainability events in the packaging […]