Zero Waste Scotland looks to tackle ‘misconceptions’ around tinned food
ZERO Waste Scotland has revealed that 'misconceptions' about tins could be causing Scottish shoppers to buy shorter shelf-life foods that they end up wasting.
New...
Entries sought for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023
NOMINATIONS are now being sought for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023.
Brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, product designers, packaging producers and designers, raw material suppliers,...
Smurfit Kappa hails financial results despite revenue dip
SMURFIT Kappa Group has reported revenue of €11.3 billion for the year ending 31 December 2023 - a 12% fall compared with 2022.
EBITDA was...
Airdrie labels business in ‘UK-first’ AccurioLabel 400 installation
AIRDRIE-based Label Tec Scotland has commissioned the UK’s first installation of Konica Minolta's AccurioLabel 400 digital label press.
The solution is said to deliver 'incredibly...
RPC makes £261m offer for BPI
RPC Group is poised to buy Greenock-based British Polythene Industries (BPI) in a £261 million deal.
The respective boards announced an agreement has been reached on...
New DRS administrator established for Scotland
A new deposit return scheme (DRS) administrator for Scotland has been established with the aim of operating the initiative, which is due to come...
Nut butter brand chooses UK packaging supplier to meet quality and sustainability goals
FAST-growing Nutri Butter has chosen Beatson Clark as its supplier of glass packaging.Â
The start-up brand was launched during the pandemic in 2020 in response to demand...
Stepping out of the comfort zone
We recently spoke to Phil Husband, Smurfit Kappa’s UK packaging insights manager, about the wider industry response to environmental challenges
Macfarlane hails ‘robust’ financial performance in second half of 2020
MACFARLANE Group has announced that group sales revenue and pre-tax profits for the 2nd half of the year to date is ahead of the same...
‘Value for all’ is key to deposit return in Scotland
THE Scottish public is to have its say on a deposit return scheme (DRS) after the Scottish Government recently officially opened a public consultation...
