sustainability
Sealed Air Becomes Newest Member of Cyclyx Consortium
The consortium-based supply chain innovation company’s mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastic from 10% to 90%.
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Sustainable Lightweight PP Honeycomb Panel with Flax Fiber Composites
Belgium’s EconCore and Flaxco ‘pioneer’ use of flax in place of glass and carbon fiber composites in thermoplastic honeycomb.
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Erema to Build New R&D Center for Innovative Recycling Technologies
The company held ground-breaking ceremony at its Ansfelden site.
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Starlinger Viscotec rPET100 Wins Award
The heat-resistant, fully-recyclable material won Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Material Award 2022
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‘Learn to Embrace Variability’
Wait. What? Variability in raw materials is supposed to be the last thing anyone would want to ‘embrace.’ But if you substitute ‘circular economy’ for ‘variability’ and ‘manage with technology’ for ‘embrace’—then the mystery starts to clear.
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Amcor Offers Seed Funding for Innovative Startups
Global packaging producer Amcor is taking on a new role as a venture capitalist to support sustainable technologies and other innovations.
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BASF and Chinese Compounder Partner to Develop High-Quality Recycled Plastics Compounds
Zhejiang REEF Technology to use BASF’ IrgaCycle sustainable additives in its recycled thermoplastic compound.
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WEIMA Partners with City of Charlotte in Progressive Recycling Initiative
Envision Charlotte Innovation Barn tackles take-away containers.
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New Name, Products, Technology— But Same Service Philosophy
Schoeneck Containers is now Radius Packaging, but customer needs are still the focal center of this blow molder’s business. Those customers will benefit from the company’s push toward automation, sustainability, and new products in injection molding and stretch-blown PET.
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Graham Packaging Marks Its Progress Toward Recycling Goals
Last year, Graham hit 7% average PCR use, but in four years it aims to achieve 20% PCR in its products overall. Colored PCR and advanced recycling will contribute to that goal.
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