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Direct Pack
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Azusa, CA
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United States
Acquisition
Direct Pack acquires Atmosphera Verde to expand PET plastic recycling capabilities
- Atmosphera Verde will be re-named Direct Pack Recycling
- New recycling facility will allow Direct Pack greater efficiency and ability to develop affordable custom packaging solutions from recycled PET plastic
- Capable of recycling 20,000 tons of PET plastic annually.
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ProAmpac
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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United States
New Facility
ProAmpac to build Collaboration & Innovation center to accelerate development and packaging innovation
ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging today announced that it will build a Collaboration & Innovation Center (CIC) at its manufacturing facility near Rochester N.Y. The CIC will play an important role in accelerating ProAmpac’s product development, application testing and analytical capabilities,…
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Natural Source Waters Association
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London
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United Kingdom
Report
Research shows term ‘single-use plastic’ is having negative impact and confusing consumers about what to recycle
Research (1) conducted on behalf of the Natural Source Waters Association (NSWA) highlights the negative impact of using the term ‘single-use plastic’ when talking about drinks packaging. Nearly half (46%) of those questioned said they thought that the term ‘single-use plastic’ meant the item…
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Britvic
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Hertfordshire
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United Kingdom
Credit
Britvic announces first sustainability linked financing deal
- Britvic has secured its first sustainability-linked credit facility of £400m
- The deal links Britvic’s progress towards sustainability targets to the cost of the debt facility, with any consequent changes to the margin being donated to charities
- This is one of the first sustainability-linked…
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Atlantic Corporation
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Wilmington, NC
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United States
Acquisition
Atlantic Packaging acquires Coastal Corrugated Custom Packaging Solutions in Charleston, SC
Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, has announced the acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old family owned box company located in North Charleston, SC.
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Ampacet
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Tarrytown, NY
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United States
Acquisition
Ampacet acquires LIAD weighing and control systems
Global masterbatch leader Ampacet announced the acquisition of LIAD Weighing and Control Systems, based in Israel.
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Visiongain
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London
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United Kingdom
Study
Visiongain rPET market report 2020-2030
Visiongain has forecasted that the global recycled polyethylene terephthalate market will see a capital expenditure (CAPEX) of $8,374 million in 2020. Plastics are one of the most widely used materials, with applications in packaging, textiles, construction and electronics, and new applications…
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Agr International
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Butler, PA
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United States
New Office
Mr. Satoshi Okura to lead Agr International’s plastic products sales efforts in Japan
As the packaging markets in Asia and the surrounding region continue to expand, Agr has recognized a significant growth in the demand for its quality management and process control equipment for plastic containers.
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Bühler AG
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Uzwil
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Switzerland
Annual results 2019: new Consumer Food segment outperforms expectations
Bühler reports good performance in 2019
In 2019, Bühler delivered good performance at Group level, increasing the EBIT margin to 7.6% (previous year: 7.1%). Turnover was stable at CHF 3.3 billion while order intake decreased by 4.6% to CHF 3.1 billion. The newly-formed Consumer Foods segment, which was created after the acquisition of the…
Management
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CCL Industries
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Ontario
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Canada
Acquisition
CCL Industries acquires Eti-Textil
CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, announced today it has acquired privately owned Ibertex Etiquetaje Industrial S.L.U. and Eti-Textil Maroc S.a.r.l. AU…
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Anheuser-Busch InBev
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Leuven
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Belgium
Appointment
Anheuser-Busch InBev announces changes to its leadership team
Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that Felipe Dutra, Chief Financial and Technology Officer, will step down after a long and distinguished career with the company. Fernando Tennenbaum has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). David Almeida will become Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and…
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MAAG Group
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Zurich
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Switzerland
Cooperation
ETTLINGER - New sales partner for Poland: RICCO takes over sales of high performance melt filters
ETTLINGER, a member of the MAAG Group and a leading manufacturer of high performance melt filters, has found a seasoned and effective sales partner for Poland in RICCO International Trade & Consultancy. The future cooperation will mainly comprise sales of Ettlinger systems as well as responsibility…
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Silgan Holdings
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Stamford, Connecticut
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United States
Acquisition
Silgan Holdings announces acquisition of Cobra Plastics
Silgan Holdings, a leading supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced today that it has acquired Cobra Plastics. This business manufactures and sells injection molded plastic closures for a wide variety of consumer products, with a particular focus on the aerosol overcap…
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PETnology Staff Writer
Chinaplas 2020
CHINAPLAS 2020 to be postponed
The organizers of Chinaplas, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, have announced that, due to the situation surrounding the novel coronavirus epidemic in China and in accordance with the instructions issued by the Shanghai city government to stop all large-scale activities, CHINAPLAS 2020, the 34th…
Facts & Figures
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PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH
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Müllendorf
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Austria
Facts & Figures
PET to PET annual balance 2019: new recycling record - over 26,000 tons of PET material recycled
- Around 26,300 t of PET material are recycled
- Circular economy "made in Austria": PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH as an international best practice
- Collective appeal to consumers: Every PET bottle back in the cycle
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Nestlé
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Vevey
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Switzerland
Investment
Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics, launches fund to boost packaging innovation
Nestlé announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.
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ICIS
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London
Data
UK R-PET colourless flake prices drop on virgin PET competition
According to ICIS colourless recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) spot prices have seen significant reductions because of pressure caused by low virgin PET prices, market sources said this week.
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Innovate UK
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Swindon
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United Kingdom
Challenge
Innovate UK funds sustainable plastic packaging projects
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1 million from the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme for early-stage projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging. The Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge aims to establish the UK as a leading…
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drink technology India
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Mumbai
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India
Exhibition
drink technology India strengthens its position as business and knowledge platform for the Indian beverage, dairy and liquid food industry
- New Delhi edition of drink technology India registers a 30 percent increase in space
- Record number of business deals negotiated at the fair
Marketing & Sales
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VDMA
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Frankfurt am Main
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Germany
Markets
German plastics and rubber machinery sector: Turnover decline of up to ten per cent for 2019
- After ten years of growth and doubling of sales the turning point has now been reached
- Incoming orders slumped by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2019
- Automobile sector and image problems of plastics are thwarting growth
- Turnover plus of 2 per cent in 2018
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Marketing & Sales
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Starlinger
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Vienna
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Austria
Open House
Starlinger Open House in Taicang: Machinery for innovative woven plastic packaging
During Chinaplas in April 2018, Starlinger welcomed more than 600 international visitors, and about 200 guests also attended the company's open house in Taicang. The machinery demonstrations were met with great interest: high-tech weaving on circular looms type RX, consistently high coating quality…
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SMI
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San Giovanni Bianco (BG)
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Italy
Awards
SMI representing Italy at the Grand Final of Europe’s major business competition
SMI is hoping to be named a winner at Grand Final of the European Business Awards sponsored by RSM, on 22 and 23 May in Warsaw, Poland.
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SIPA S.p.A.
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Vittorio Veneto
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Italy
NPE 2018
At NPE 2018, SIPA debuts new ISBM features, highlights mold refurbishment skills, shows leadership for the circular economy
SIPA will show brand-new improvements to its compact ECS SP injection-stretch-blow molding (ISBM) system at NPE2018. The system, now more versatile than ever, can be seen in the Bottle Zone. We will also be illustrating our full range of equipment for one- and two-stage production of PET containers,…
Business Technology
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OneCircle
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Den Helder
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Netherlands
Reseller
KeyKeg consolidates Spanish presence with new Agronet Brewing partnership
OneCircle, the global leader in PET kegs, has consolidated its community of official resellers of KeyKeg and UniKeg in the Spanish market with the appointment of Agronet Brewing based in Barcelona.
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ePac Flexible Packaging
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Austin
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United States
Expansion
ePac Flexible Packaging announces expansion in Philadelphia and Richmond
ePac Flexible Packaging, the industry leader in digital printing for flexible packaging, is pleased to announce that its next phase of US expansion will be in Philadelphia, PA, and Richmond, VA. The Philadelphia location will be operational in February 2020, followed by Richmond in April. The…
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KHS
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Dortmund
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Germany
First one then two
Two block systems for Silver Springs and RealPure Bottling
Kane Richmond was so pleased with his first KHS InnoPET TriBlock in Mississippi that he immediately procured a second one for his plant in Florida. The stretch blow molder/labeler/filler block is part of what’s now the family business’ eleventh KHS line and marks a new high point in their long-term…
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KHS
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Dortmund
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Germany
Strong together
Reginald Lee invests in sustainable high-technology from KHS
Coca-Cola bottler Reginald Lee and KHS have been working together successfully in Argentina for ten years now. Long enough for a solid sense of trust to have been built up and for each company to know the exact strengths and needs of the other.
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KHS
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Dortmund
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Germany
Thanks to four KHS lines, the plant is a role model in the area of sustainability
Heineken opens new production facility in Mexico
Heineken and KHS are setting standards with the newest and one of the biggest breweries in Mexico on all counts: Besides its impressive proportions the plant is also a shining example when it comes to ecological and economic sustainability.
Operations
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Operations
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Nestlé Waters
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Vevey
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Switzerland
Management
Nestlé Waters invests CHF 25 million in Swiss water bottling site
Nestlé Waters has announced a CHF 25 million modernisation of its bottling site at Henniez, Switzerland
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Management
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Klöckner Pentaplast
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Montabaur
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Germany
Klöckner Pentaplast announces major Pharma capacity expansion in Switzerland to support growing EMEA & Asian markets
Klöckner Pentaplast’s Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Films Division (kp Pharma) announces a 5 million Euro investment in their Bern, Switzerland facility. kp will expand capacity at its Swiss facility by 30% to address ever-changing market needs in EMEA and support expansion into Asia.
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Operations
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Vacuum Barrier Corporation
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Woburn, MA
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United States
Vacuum Barrier ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED
TÜV Rheinland® of North America has certified that Vacuum Barrier Corporation has established and maintains a Quality Management System (QMS) confirming the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
Receiving this certification communicates that the systematic approach to the organizations processes allow for…
Receiving this certification communicates that the systematic approach to the organizations processes allow for…
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Operations
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Sidel
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Parma
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Italy
Successful installation with 150.000 BPH
Record-breaking complete PET water lines from Sidel achieved 150.000 BPH in Saudi Arabia
Following the successful installation two years ago of what was Sidel’s fastest bottling line in the world at the time, the Health Water Bottling Company (HWB) of Saudi Arabia decided to invest in two further lines. The original solution still runs at a speed of 134,000 bottles per hour (bph),…
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Operations
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Krones AG
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Neutraubling
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Germany
Krones’ Innovation Lab officially inaugurated
One year after moving into the premises in Regensburg’s TechBase and successful completion of its first projects, Krones AG’s Innovation Lab was officially inaugurated on 9 October 2017.
The TechBase is located directly next to the university and the East Bavarian University of Applied Science…
The TechBase is located directly next to the university and the East Bavarian University of Applied Science…
Strategy & Risk
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Bottle developments
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ALPLA
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Hard
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Austria
Alternative to Plastic Packaging
ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs to join forces to pioneer paper bottles for a sustainable future
Plastic packaging solutions provider ALPLA and paper packaging materials‐ and solutions provider BillerudKorsnäs today announced that they will embark on a joint venture. They do so with the vision to develop a fully biobased and recyclable paper bottle.
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Nestlé
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Vevey
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Switzerland
Nestlé aiming at 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Nestlé announced its ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or re-usable by 2025. Its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter. Nestlé believes that there is an urgent need to minimize the impact of packaging on the environment.
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited
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Bangkok
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Thailand
Indorama Ventures to acquire PET business in Brazil maiden entry into key South American market strengthens its position as the #1 PET Player Globally
- Expands global footprint with presence in South America
- Identifies growth and margin enhancement opportunities through scale advantage and cost synergies
- Reaches a larger customer base, complementing IVL’s existing operations and technologies
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Indorama Ventures
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Bangkok
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Thailand
Indorama Ventures and Huvis to Form Joint Venture to Produce High Value-Added Products in USA
- Extends complementary capabilities of Indorama Ventures and Huvis to deliver customer value proposition and accelerate profitable growth
- Builds position as one of leaders in Low Melting Fiber (LMF) in low tax environment in the U.S.A.
- Strengthens both Huvis’s and Indorama Ventures’ business…
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Strategy & risk
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Iceland Foods
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Deeside, Flintshire
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United Kingdom
Strategy
Iceland aims to be plastic-free across own label range by 2023
Iceland, the UK’s leading frozen food specialist, is committing to become the first major retailer globally to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products by the end of 2023. The process starts now and Iceland is challenging itself to complete it within the next five years.
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