Packaging


Clariant launches Desi Pak® ECO with new bio-based moisture-adsorbing packets

Clariant launches bio-based Desi Pak ECO moisture-adsorbing packets.Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, takes a further step to improve the environmental impact of desiccants by adding plastic-free Desi Pak® ECO moisture adsorbing packets to its range of responsibly-mined, highly-adsorbent, natural clay solutions that help manufacturers and distributors protect sealed packaged goods from moisture damage.

Avery Dennison Announces Second Cohort of Startups in Its AD Stretch Accelerator Program

Avery Dennison Announces Second Cohort of Startups in Its AD Stretch Accelerator Program. (Photo: Avery Dennison, PR481)Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) has selected five startups for Cohort 02 of the AD Stretch Accelerator Program. AD Stretch tackles crucial challenges in the labels and packaging industry, including connected packaging, materials innovation and sustainability. The program, run in partnership with accelerator builder-operator Highline Beta, received over 300 applications from startups worldwide.

Silbo upgrades all its pallet wrapping to paper with Mondi

Silbo upgrades all its pallet wrapping to paper with Mondi. (Photo: Mondi, PR251)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Silbo to upgrade its pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film to Mondi’s kraft paper Advantage StretchWrap. Silbo has installed the first EW Technology PaperWrap machine at its plant in Żory, Poland and provides more sustainable flexible packaging for its broad range of customers, including those supplying fruits and vegetables.

Holz-Bauer and Mondi introduce PelletBag: replacing plastic with paper

Holz-Bauer and Mondi introduce PelletBag: replacing plastic with paper. (Photo: Mondi, PR250)
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has created new paper bags for Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets replacing unnecessary plastic.

Mondi to modernise its Dynäs kraft paper mill in Sweden

Mondi to modernise its Dynäs kraft paper mill in Sweden. (Photo: Mondi, PR249)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is upgrading its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The modernisation programme will increase efficiency and further improve the overall environmental performance of the mill, positioning it well to continue meeting customer demand for sustainable paper and paper-based packaging solutions.

SABIC, Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway introduce frozen foods packaging with ocean bound plastic content

SABIC, Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway have created a highly sustainable new packaging pouch made from a multi-layer film using a circular certified random polymer grade of SABIC® PP CRYSTAL with a OBP content of 60%. 
(Photo: Coldwater Prawns of Norway AS)SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has joined forces with Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway to develop and implement a highly sustainable new packaging pouch for frozen prawns. The pouch is made from a multi-layer film produced by Estiko Packaging Solutions using a circular certified random polymer grade of SABIC® PP QRYSTAL with an ocean bound plastic (OBP) content of around 60%. Contributing to the recovery and reuse of OBP, the innovative packaging solution reflects the partners’ overall commitment to sustainability and complies with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #14 for ‘Life Below Water’.

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