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UNITED CAPS’ UNITED WE STAND and CLOSE TO YOU initiatives demonstrate its clear differentiation in the caps and closures business, with the latest solutions on display in Booth W3B10 at the International Pavilion.

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GrasiKraft™ paper blends natural grass fibers with fibers from recycled paper to create a uniquely sustainable material for packaging.

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The Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication (BIGC) conducted an independent study comparing the carbon footprint of flexographic printing with that of gravure printing

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Seminar Featured Discussions on New Materials and Sustainable Packaging Solutions with Industry Experts

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The interior structure of Quadpack’s 100% wooden fragrance cap allows it to function with zero plastic, but is hidden from view for a luxury look

All wood. All luxury. International beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack takes its monomaterial wooden cap to the next level, with Woodacity® Hidden.

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The packaging industry was already braced for a wave of change as various sustainability regulations are set to come into force in the coming years. But new regulations on junk food merchandising threaten to catch the industry off-guard

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The Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by Miraclon, has won the Sustainability Technology Award in the German Flexographic Technical Association (DFTA) Awards during a prestigious event in Cologne, Germany. This is the third industry recognition of Shine LED Lamp Kits, following the unique double FTA Sustainability Excellence and Innovation Award it received in North America in May 2024.

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EcoVadis is a global leader in sustainability ratings and includes a network of more than 130 000 companies. They evaluate how well a company has integrated the principles of sustainability within its management system. This year, Billerud earned a Gold rating, securing the company's position among the top 5 percent of rated companies globally across all industries.

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Delta, a global leader in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, announced today it has provided approximately 3,500 Delta M125HV PV inverters to MOVE ON Energy GmbH to power Europe's largest solar power plant, the 650MW Witznitz Solar Park. Located near Leipzig, Germany, this landmark project collectively generates enough green electricity to power 200,000 households annually, translating into a reduction in carbon emissions by over 250,000 tons each year.

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Formnext 2024 took place in Frankfurt from 19 – 22 November 2024. With numerous groundbreaking world premieres and innovations, the exhibition provided crucial momentum for the future evolution of industrial production towards greater efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.

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New ebook and ‘Trends Talk’ webinar examines 2025 packaging trends, challenges and opportunities

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Sussex-born Victoria Brownlie MBE, Chief of Policy & Sustainability at the British Beauty Council, is spearheading efforts to revolutionise the beauty industry’s approach to sustainable packaging.

The shift toward sustainable packaging in the beauty industry marks a pivotal moment, requiring not only technical innovation but also an unprecedented level of industry-wide collaboration.

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During the pre-Christmas season, increasing efficiency and ensuring food safety in chocolate production are essential topics that determine success and trust. If foreign bodies, such as contaminated raw materials, packaging residues, or anything as a result of human error, end up in chocolate products and are not detected and removed before distribution, it could lead to costly and damaging product recalls. Learn in this expert article how advanced weighing and inspection technologies help produce chocolate products safely and efficiently.

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AFRY recently presented the findings of a study commissioned by Assocarta, the Italian paper association, outlining a net-zero roadmap for the pulp and paper sector in Italy.

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Baralan leverages Stratasys' technology to unlock creative packaging designs for high-end cosmetic brands, enhancing product personalization and sustainability

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• Customers set to gain further technology insights and industry perspectives from the sustainability-focused reports
• The white papers explore strategies to enable mills to reduce carbon emissions and become more resource efficient
• Industry leaders from influential pulp and paper industry companies have contributed by sharing best practices

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Metsä Board, a part of Metsä Group, is advancing with its significant investment to modernise the Simpele folding boxboard mill, focused on further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon footprint of its operations and products.

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igus® announces it has developed a new polymer bearing material called iglide® JPF that is free of both per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This innovation marks an important step in the company's efforts to create sustainable alternatives to conventional plain bearings.

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ILLERT GmbH & Co (‘ILLERT’), a leading supplier of shrink sleeve labels to the German packaging market, has improved overall production efficiency, print quality, and sustainability by transitioning to UV LED curing with Flint Group’s EkoCure® Dual Cure ink range. This shift has streamlined operations, enhanced output consistency, and opened new growth opportunities.

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44% of senior fashion industry executives said it was their customers’ responsibility to dispose of packaging correctly
Just 14% of consumers know what type of material the fashion items they buy are packaged in
Hydropol™ could remove 25 million tonnes4 of conventional, hard-to-recycle garment packaging in the UK each year

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