Amcor ramps up focus on advanced recycling materials for global portfolio
AMCOR has agreed a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target of achieving 30% recycled material across...
New PPMA chairman appointed
JAMES Causebrook, MD at Grunwald UK, has been appointed chairman of the PPMA Group of Associations.
He was elected to the board of directors in...
Asda to make refill products cheaper than packaged alternatives
ASDA has announced a guarantee which it has said will ensure that each refill product on offer in its stores will be cheaper than...
Role of packaging highlighted at Scottish Whisky Awards
MORRISON Scotch Whisky Distillers has won the Excellence in Branding award, sponsored by McLaren Packaging at the fourth annual Scottish Whisky Awards.
Michael McLaren, sales...
New testing lab predicted to speed up food packaging projects
BERRY Superfos has revealed it has established an in-house material testing lab to provide customers with 'fast and reliable' assessment and quality testing of...
New direct-to-consumer delivery box created following ‘pioneering’ project
BOXWAY Packaging and Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses have created a recyclable packaging solution for direct-to-consumer deliveries from Butlers’ online cheese store.
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses is a...
APEAL ‘cautiously welcomes’ EC packaging and waste regulation
APEAL, The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has 'cautiously welcomed' the general approach of the newly published Packaging and Packaging Waste...
Encore set to double print capacity with new Heidelberg press
THE Encore Group is doubling the firm's operational print capacity with the purchase of a new Heidelberg Printing Press XL 106, six-colour plus coater.
Encore...
Aldi moves own-brand porridge pots to cardboard packaging
ALDI is to move its own-brand porridge pots to cardboard packaging in a bid to further reduce plastic waste.
The supermarket said that the move...
Tesco suppliers can advertise excess packaging on new marketplace
TESCO suppliers can now cut production costs and reduce waste by selling or donating surplus stock and materials - including packaging - to other...
