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With the new paper machine under construction at the main plant in Aalen-Neukochen, the future requirement for high-quality pulp will be produced in a highly efficient way. Compared to conventional technology, energy consumption will be reduced by 27% with our new technology. The €770,000 pilot project has been funded by the Environmental Innovation Programme.

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Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium virgin fibre paperboard and part of Metsä Group, has designed a lightweight, strong and easy-to-recycle packaging for the new Chopin Organic Rye Vodka. The development took place at Metsä Board's Excellence Centre in Äänekoski, Finland.

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With a joint eight million euro investment in the construction of the Palurec recycling plant, Tetra Pak, together with Elopak and SIG Combiblock, is setting new standards in the recycling of beverage cartons. With the recycling of plastic and aluminium components now possible, the recyclability increases to well over 90 per cent.

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In cooperation with the Reclay Group, TÜV SÜD is offering a new service for testing and certifying the recyclability of packaging. The testing and certification procedure is used for packaging made of plastic, paper, cardboard, glass, aluminium, ferrous metals, wood and composites. The TÜV SÜD standard "Recyclability of packaging" takes into account all relevant norms and standards.

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Future technology design to be based on Recycling Technologies’ depolymerisation solution

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Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it, along with leading industry partners, has launched a new coalition, known as CirculariTeam. The coalition aims to drive the transition towards renewable bio- and recycled based resources within its respective industry. CirculariTeam® provides a common platform to share knowledge, resources, and technological solutions, with the goal of closing the loop on Dyneema, the world’s strongest fiber™.

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Pringles tubes now included in Bring Bank scheme

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The American company receives Formnext Start up Competition Award and also wins the AM Impact Ventures Award for sustainability. By Sabine Slaughter.

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Henkel and Plastic Bank have opened their first three plastic waste collection centers in Cairo. The project is part of Henkel’s successful and long-term partnership with the social enterprise. The partners share a joint vision: to avoid plastic waste in the environment while making a long-term social impact for the local population.

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The HoegTemp heat pump from Enerin in Norway, this year's partner country at HANNOVER MESSE, generates industrial process heat at ultra-high temperatures in an environmentally friendly way. "The most exciting thing about the HoegTemp heat pump is its potential to save 300 billion kilowatt hours of industrial heat in Europe alone," says Arne Høeg, project manager and partner at Enerin.

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