Tag Archives: Sustainable packaging

Mondi celebrates eight WorldStar Awards for outstanding packaging solutions

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper solutions, has received eight awards in five categories at this year’s WorldStar Global Packaging Awards. The WorldStar Awards recognize the best ideas, innovations, and technologies on the market, with a focus on sustainability, product protection, and end-user convenience. They are open to entries from packaging companies […]

Progroup starts operating corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Poland

At the PW14 corrugated sheetfeeder plant the first sheets are officially being produced. With its new production facility in Stryków, Poland, Progroup is once again setting new trends when it comes to productivity and sustainability. Start of production in Stryków: Progroup has started operating its new high-tech corrugated sheetfeeder plant PW14. Photo source: Progroup The […]

Mondi reinvents the cooler bag with recyclable kraft paper alternative

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has worked with FRESH!PACKING, to design an innovative cooler bag, to protect and transport chilled or frozen goods home by consumers. The Fresh!Bag outer layer is entirely made from Mondi’s durable kraft paper replacing the traditionally used unrecyclable, multi-material packaging while improving cooling protection by up […]

Ahlstrom Advances Base Paper Technology to Develop Replacement Solutions for Plastic and Film Packaging

Through continued innovation and collaboration with brand owners, Ahlstrom has identified specific technology enabling highly developed base papers — the key to solving the barrier requirements in flexible packaging, while still utilizing the inherent end-of-life benefits that paper has to offer. Ahlstrom has a unique set of capabilities and a wide breadth of technical applications […]

Pioneering sustainable packaging technology with PulPac

Recently Stora Enso became a shareholder of PulPac, a Swedish sustainable packaging technology company working to establish Dry Molded Fiber as the next global standard for sustainable packaging, replacing single-use plastics with circular fiber solutions. Dry molding of fibers is a process that uses dry raw materials, while wet molding involves mixing pulp in water […]

Huhtamaki invests Euro 20 million to expand packaging capacity in Spain

Huhtamaki inaugurates its extension of 12 500 m2 to its existing paper-based packaging manufacturing site in Nules, Spain.  This latest investment reflects the growing demand from for renewable and recyclable paper-based packaging to substitute rigid plastics. “This investment, which will create around 130 new jobs when fully operational, has been aided by the Community of Valencia, which […]

Solenis opens two new virtual center of excellence

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has opened two new international centers of excellence to help drive more sustainable solutions for the consumer paper packaging industry. One center is virtual, allowing customers to participate remotely in lab experiments, while the other center is in a new facility in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Both centers are […]

Lecta reinforces its commitment to sustainable packaging with nature-friendly solutions

At the Sustainability in Packaging Europe Event and Plastic Free World Conference & Expo. In keeping with its commitment to a waste-free world, Lecta’s is continuously seeking innovative solutions based on natural, renewable raw materials to promote a circular economy. Lecta will be an active sponsor at two of the leading sustainability events in the packaging […]

Mondi invests Euro 400 million in paper machine at Štětí mill in Czech Republic

Mondi has announced the approval of a Euro 400 million investment in a new paper machine at its Štětí mill in the Czech Republic. The investment forms part of the Group’s Euro 1 billion expansionary capital investment program. The investment will help Mondi to meet the growing demand for paper-based flexible packaging, underpinned by growth […]

Smurfit Kappa helps rare football boots seller achieve sustainability goal

Smurfit Kappa has developed a new sustainable eCommerce packaging solution for RareBoots4u, a supplier of classic football boots to many well-known names in world football, including Karim Benzema, Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount. RareBoots4u was the brainchild of two 16-year-old boys, Jake Self and Cam Sangster, who turned their passion for football boots into a […]