Finnish food and beverage company Paulig is testing UPM BioVerno naphtha, made from tall oil, as a raw material for its packaging. The first test batch with Paulig Café New York has been successfully packed and released to market.
BillerudKorsnäs solution for E-Commerce mailers - the conscientious alternative for consumers and online retailers
E-Commerce mailer bags made from BillerudKorsnäs’ Xpression E-com paper have 50 percent lower fossil emissions than virgin plastic mailer bags and using this leads to the removal of biogenic carbon from the atmosphere.
Sonoco Introduces Lightweight Recyclable Packaging for Heavyweight Products
New FiberMax™ Packaging delivers more sustainable option for heavy and high-value products
Smurfit Kappa and KHS join forces to roll out sustainable TopClip solution
Packaging leader Smurfit Kappa has joined forces with KHS, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage and liquid food industries, to roll out its sustainable TopClip multipack product for bundling canned beverages.
Keep the circular economy spinning with UPM Raflatac’s range of LabelLoop™ solutions created from recycled label liner waste
The labeling industry’s first truly closed-loop solutions for paper materials are here with the introduction of the UPM Raflatac LabelLoop™ range.
Amcor’s Matrix recyclable cheese wrap wins Packaging Innovation award
Amcor’s premium Matrix paper-based and paraffin-free cheese packaging receives a Silver award at the 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards sponsored by Dow.
A paper bottle in every hand? Introducing Paboco's pioneer community
What if bottles could be made entirely from renewable materials and be fully biodegradable? That was the challenge set by the innovative Danish start-up team at Paboco – the Paper Bottle Company – which has now unveiled its Pioneer Community during a launch event in Copenhagen.
OnceMore® hits new milestone: 20% recycled content
Södra has successfully added 20% used textiles to its OnceMore® dissolving pulp. The achievement is a significant step towards more sustainable solutions for the fashion industry.
Fully recyclable paper bag supports Italian rice producer’s sustainability goals
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, and Fiorini International, a leading Italian packaging converter, have developed Italy’s first 100% recyclable paper rice bag for Italian rice producer Riseria Vignola Giovanni.
Paper Clothes: How A Swedish Research Project Is Creating Sustainable Fabric From Paper
Have you ever dressed up as a mummy for Halloween, wearing at least two rolls of toilet paper wrapped around every inch of your body, making it impossible to move or sit or, you know, visit the toilet? That’s how I would imagine what wearing paper would feel like. But not anymore.
New UPM Solide kraft paper family - strong, translucent and visual
To offer our customers a full portfolio of packaging papers, UPM Specialty Papers has launched UPM SolideTM, a family of kraft papers that feature a versatile combination of strength as well as converting properties.
The Reusable Paper Bag, a better choice for the climate
There are more and more reasons to replace the plastic Bag for Life with one in paper when you go shopping. BillerudKorsnäs and AB Group Packaging therefore proudly present the reusable paper bag, one of the world´s strongest paper bags now available in UK Supermarkets.
The Paper Freezer Pack: A Novel Use for Wood Fiber
Accelerated by recent events, e-commerce sales continue to boom as today’s consumers purchase more of the products they use every day online — from the clothes they wear to the meals they eat.
Steps on a 3D-printed bridge
“The purpose of the Leaf Bridge is to demonstrate the properties of the material, from usability to durability,” explains Eve Saarikoski, applications manager, and the developer of the UPM Formi 3D material.
Inverform™ – a new, sustainable paperboard alternative to plastic food trays
Iggesund Paperboard’s new Inverform™ for ready-made meal packaging trays ticks all the boxes for sustainability and performance.
Metsä Board’s paperboards receive new home compostability certificates
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is delighted to announce that two of its folding boxboards, MetsäBoard Natural FBB and MetsäBoard Pro FBB OBAfree, as well as two food service grades, MetsäBoard Natural FSB Cup and MetsäBoard Pro FSB Cup, have now received home compostability certificates complying with NF T 51-800 standard.
Stora Enso and Tingstad launch unique formed fiber food service bowls to replace plastics
Stora Enso is introducing its new eco-friendly take-away bowls for food service packaging, PureFiber™ by Stora Enso.
Crown Van Gelder introduces sustainable paper made from Dutch sugar beets
Crown van Gelder will start selling paper made with sugar beet in January 2021. This makes the Dutch paper manufacturer the first in the world to produce 'sugar beet paper' at an industrial level.
Introduction of water-resistant paper bags for the Australian cement industry by Adbri Ltd, Pope Packaging and Mondi
Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has partnered with Adelaide Brighton Cement and Pope Packaging on the development of a new water-resistant paper bag called ‘Rain Barrier,’ made out of Mondi’s Advantage Protect White sack kraft paper, for the Australian construction market.
Smurfit Kappa launches sustainable new alternative for banana producers
BanaBag® enhances growing conditions and is 100% recyclable
Cascades launches a 100% recycled and recyclable thermoformed cardboard food tray, a North American first
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Sept. 29, 2020 - Cascades (TSX: CAS), a leader in eco-friendly recycling, packaging and hygiene solutions, is launching the first 100% recycled and recyclable thermoformed cardboard tray designed for fresh food packers using automated equipment in North America.
Mondi and BIOhof replace plastic wrapping with fully corrugated solution for fresh produce
Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has collaborated with BIOhof Kirchweidach, an organic farm in Bavaria, to design a sustainable packaging solution for 500g packs of tomatoes on the vine to be distributed to PENNY supermarkets, owned by major German retailer REWE Group.