Packaging And Design

Nestlé To Establish Research Institute For Eco-Friendly Packaging Solutions

Nestlé has announced that it will establish an institute dedicated to the innovation and development of functional, safe, and environmentally-friend...

Smurfit Kappa Acquires Two Europac Sites In Northwest France

Packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has announced the acquisition of two Europac sites in Brittany. The company has acquired the Caradec Box Plant in Morbihan...

Packaging Firm RTP Company Faces Local Backlash In Ireland

A new RTP Company plastics manufacturing plant in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, which has been granted planning permission, is facing a backlash from local residen...

Retailers Need To Step Up Efforts To Battle Plastic Pollution: Study

Some 80% of UK shoppers believe that retailers need to do more to tackle the issue of plastic waste, according to a study commissioned by compostable packa...

Dutch Retailer Plus Says No To Single Use Plastic Tableware

Dutch retailer Plus is rolling out reusable plates, bowls cups and cutlery in its stores, as the retailer migrates away from single use tableware. The r...

Coca-Cola European Partners To Purchase 100% Recycled Plastic From Loop Industries

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced that it will team up with Loop Industries to purchase 100% recycled PET (rPET) plastic in order to acceler...

Peru To Phase Out Throwaway Plastic Bags In Three Years

Peru has joined the club of countries cracking down on plastic. A new law in the South American nation of 32 million people outlaws the manufacturing, i...

DS Smith Profit Jumps, Looking To Sell Plastics Division

Packaging company DS Smith Plc has reported a 32% jump in first-half adjusted operating profit as it sold more boxes at higher prices, and said it was expl...