FINAT has released the 16th edition of its half-yearly market trends report, the FINAT RADAR. This edition, released the weeks before Christmas, was based on a survey and follow-up interviews with more than 60 brand owners and printed packaging...
Dow has invested in Mr. Green Africa - the first recycling company in Africa to be a Certified B Corporation - to enable further diversion of plastic waste from informal dumpsites and the environment, drive positive change in local...
A new poll has today revealed overwhelming support for clothing deliveries to be packaged in compostable bags over conventional plastic bags.
Some 86 percent of consumers are concerned by the plastic waste generated by retailer polybags - the plastic packaging...
Dow announced several advancements in its efforts to prevent plastic waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide customers with recycled plastic products that provide the same performance as virgin plastics derived from fossil fuel-based feedstocks.
The advancements will enable the...
SDR PACK offers three different solutions to allow customers to use sustainable packaging: paper products, recyclable and compostable plastic, in this way it is possible to recycle them more easily and respond to the demands of a market that...
Peer reviewed research finds micro-perforated compostable packaging may outperform conventional plastic for shelf-life. Properly designed compostable packaging found to extend shelf-life of cucumbers by 5 days compared to commercially used plastic packages. Additional advantage of the compostable packaging was...
Dow and Bolloré have joined f orces on a pilot project which enables the use of recycled content in new food-contact packaging applications which can in turn be recycled after use. This partnership marks another step forward in Dow’s...
Malaysian-born artist Alice Chang Guerra, owner of Lai Lai Art Studio and Chair of IM GROUP Foundation, has revealed her latest artwork and initiative: “The Three Graces of Malaysia” to coincide with Malaysia’s 64th year of independence and to...
To deepen how Dow faces today’s challenges we spoke with Romain Cazenave, EMEA Group Marketing Director and Peter Sandkuehler, Director Sustainability EMEA at Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. Three key concepts emerged: design for recyclability, collaboration along the whole...
In 2020 Ferrarini & Benelli celebrated 55 years in business, but due to the pandemic, celebrations have been subdued
We met Claudia Benelli, General Manager of Ferrarini & Benelli, based in Romanengo, Cremona, Italy, to ask her about the achievements...
