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UK-based packaging business DS Smith announced it has replaced over 1 billion plastic items from its customers’ products 16 months ahead of its 2025 target. The manufacturer of paper packaging said its plastic replacement track record ‘marks a key sustainability milestone’, adding that ‘demand for plastic replacement continues to grow’. As of May 2024, DS […]
China’s commerce ministry on Sunday launched an anti-dumping probe into POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, imported from the European Union, United States, Japan and Taiwan. The plastics can partially replace metals such as copper and zinc and have various applications including in auto parts, electronics, and medical equipment, the ministry said in a statement. The investigation should be […]
Origin Materials, Sacramento, California, which introduced a PET cap in 2023, has partnered with Brückner Group company PackSys Global, a Swiss-based maker of plastic closure slitting machines, on a PET cap and closure manufacturing system. After conducting successful tests of the system at the PackSys’ KREALAB technology center located in its Rüti, Switzerland, headquarters, the companies […]
Nylon Corporation of America Inc. (NYCOA), a custom manufacturer of engineered polyamide resins, is poised to launch NXTamid L, a proprietary long-chain polyamide (PA) as a replacement for PA 11 and PA 12 in various applications. The company will introduce the material in booth S34115 at NPE2024, which runs from May 6 to 10 at the […]
Food spread company Flora has announced the launch of the world’s first plastic-free paper tub in the UK for the first time. From 17 April 2024, shoppers can buy their favourite Flora Plant products in plastic-free, recyclable tubs – exclusively in 386 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK. The move represents a major step in food […]
The inaugural edition of Plastics Recycling Show India will be held from 4 to 6 December 2024 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The Expo aims to bring together stakeholders in plastics recycling from across India and work on furthering the conversation around plastics recycling. With India seeing a total market volume of 9.9 million tons in 2023 […]
The British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) Plastics and Flexible Packaging Group has appointed a new chairman: Sealed Air’s global advocacy leader Ed Roberts. The BPF’s Plastics and Flexible Packaging Group works to raise the profile of plastic packaging and its benefits to society and the environment. The group works to inform consumers about the benefits of […]
Emphasizing the importance of the event, Mr. Taher Patrawala, Managing Director, Media Fusion, said “As we witness a global shift towards sustainable practices, it’s imperative for nations to address the pressing issue of plastic pollution. With the Indian government’s proactive measures, including the ban on various single-use plastic items and the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, […]