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Unilever
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London
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Germany
Appointment
Unilever announces changes to the Unilever Leadership Executive
- Amanda Sourry, President, Unilever North America, has decided to retire from the company after more than 30 years of service to pursue new opportunities.
- Fabian Garcia, former President and Chief Executive of Revlon, has been appointed President, Unilever North America.
- Conny Braams, EVP,…
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Ceresana
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Konstanz
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Germany
Study
On the go: Ceresana analyzes the European market for plastic caps and closures
Changing lifestyles and new consumer generations revolutionize the packaging market. “The uninterrupted trend towards on-the-go products, for example, is boosting the demand for resealable packaging, especially in the food sector,” explains Oliver Kutsch, CEO of the market research institute…
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Indorama Ventures
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Bangkok
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Thailand
Acquisition
Indorama Ventures acquires Californian PET recycler Green Fiber International
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical manufacturer, has acquired Green Fiber International Inc. (GFI), a recycling company in Fontana, California, USA. The facility produces Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Flakes. The acquisition has a combined capacity of…
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PETnology Writing Staff
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Germany
Anniversary
20 years of PETCYCLE - Exemplary circular economy for disposable bottles
Note: Petcycle GmbH is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In 1999, the company launched a closed-loop recycling system for one-way PET bottles on the German market with an innovative reusable beverage crate system. According to the company, around 60 medium-sized beverage companies now use the…
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Ceresana
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Konstanz
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Germany
Study
Light, practical, controversial: Ceresana analyzed the European market for bags and sacks
Products made from plastic are in Europe currently in the spotlight of the public’s attention. Especially the thoughtless and excessive use of single-use bags has received a lot of criticism. The European Union stipulates to further restrict the use of plastic carrier bags until 2025. In the public…
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Manjushree Technopack
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Karnataka
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India
Acquisition
Rigid Plastics packaging major, Manjushree Technopack (MTL) acquires National Plastics, leaders in dispenser and spray systems
- First acquisition since Advent acquired majority stake in MTL
- After its strong presence in rigid plastics packaging, the firm makes foray into a new adjacent category
- The acquisition to contribute 4-5% of the overall revenue for MTL over the next 5years
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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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Negri Bossi S.p.A.
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Cologno Monzese
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Italy
Acquisition
Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. signs to acquire a majority stake in Negri Bossi S.p.A.
On 21st November 2019, Kingsbury Corp. has signed to sell a majority stake of Negri Bossi S.p.A., an Italian company active in the manufacture and sale of injection moulding machines and robot equipment, to Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.. The closing is expected in January 2020 and Kingsbury…
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Reloop
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Brussels
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Belgium
Symposium
Conference on best in class deposit return systems for single use beverage packaging
On 22 November 2019, Reloop Platform and the European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) jointly organized the first Conference on Best-in-Class Deposit Return Systems for Single-use Beverage Packaging.
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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.
Management
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Logoplaste
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Cascais
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Portugal
Acquisition
Logoplaste and Masterchem, a new partnership
Yesterday, Logoplaste Group announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Polish Masterchem. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.
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Carlsberg
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Copenhagen
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Denmark
Appointment
Danish Søren Brinck to join Carlsberg Group as SVP for Asia
Søren Brinck, who has been Managing Director of Carlsberg’s home market since March 2017, has been appointed Senior Vice President Asia from 1 January, 2020. This new role represents an extra resource commitment to accelerate Carlsberg Group’s growth opportunities in Asia.
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SGT
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Rezé
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France
PET preform manufacturing unit
SGT inaugurates its new Chalon-Sur-Saône site
"Our objective is to speed up the incorporation of recycled plastic into our preform production" - Société Générale des Techniques (SGT) inaugurated its new Chalon-Sur-Saône site . The specific feature of this factory is its integrated “SGR” plastics recycling line and its PET preform manufacturing…
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Coca-Cola Amatil
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Sydney
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Australia
New Plant
Heads of Agreement signed for potential recycling plant in Australia
Coca-Cola Amatil today announced it had entered into a Heads of Agreement with global leader in resource management Veolia Australia and New Zealand, to explore opportunities for a recycled plastic processing plant in Australia.
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Henkel
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Düsseldorf
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Germany
Next step of collaboration to reduce plastic waste and fight poverty
Henkel extends partnership with Plastic Bank
Henkel extends its collaboration with the social enterprise Plastic Bank for another five years. Following the achievements of the partnership launched in 2017, Henkel will support ongoing projects in Haiti, the Philippines and Indonesia and significantly contribute to developing an infrastructure…
Facts & Figures
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Nestlé Waters North America
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Stamford, CT
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United States
Study
Nestlé Waters North America unveils America’s perspectives on packaging during America Recycles Week
New study illuminates consumer confusion about recycling and sentiment toward plastic packaging in the U.S. – Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) today unveils its third annual, comprehensive national study, This is How We Planet: America’s Perspective on Water, Packaging and Health. As part of…
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Refresco Group
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Rotterdam
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Netherlands
New drink
Refresco Italy launched a carbonated drink with organic credentials
A ground-breaking carbonated soft drink which is organic and vegan was launched in Italy.
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PRSE
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Amsterdam
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Netherlands
Exhibition
Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to Amsterdam for 2020
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 25-26 March 2020, as it celebrates a fourth consecutive year of growth.
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Krones AG
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Neztraubling
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Germany
Facts & Figures
Krones: Revenue growth of 7.3% in first three quarters of 2019 – structural measures to deliver sustained improvements in earnings
- High costs and unfavourable product mix impact profitability. EBT in the first nine months was €61.4 million (previous year: €139.4 million). The EBT margin decreased from 5.2% to 2.1%.
- Revenue for the first three quarters, at €2,889.7 million, is 7.3% higher than in the previous year. Adjusted…
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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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.
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EREMA
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Ansfelden
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Austria
Driving force for circular economy and technological leadership
EREMA Group concludes a successful K 2019
The EREMA Group's assessment of K 2019, the world's largest plastics trade fair, is positive all round. All seven companies and business units were at the show in Düsseldorf and the group of companies presented its entire range of products and services more comprehensively than ever before. They…
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SUEZ Recycling
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Wesseling
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Germany
Recycling
SUEZ and ELM Recycling found joint venture "Xplastics"
Xplastics is the name of the new plastics recycling plant, which will go into operation in March 2020 and process almost 70,000 tonnes of packaging and commercial waste material into PO, LDPE and substitute fuels (EBS for short). With their 50/50 joint venture, the two companies SUEZ Recycling Süd…
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Sacmi
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Imola
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Italy
K Show 2019
Sacmi presents multilayer compression
Developed and marketed since early 2019, CCMM combines all the intrinsic advantages of SACMI compression with user-friendliness, process consistency and cycle times shorter than those of competing technologies.
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Bühler Group
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Uzwil
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Switzerland
Award
United Kingdom’s most important innovation accolade goes to Bühler’s optical sorting
Bühler has received the United Kingdom’s most prestigious innovation award – the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – for its optical sorting technology. In an official ceremony, in which the award was handed over by John Barber, representative Deputy Lieutenant for London Borough of Newham. Johannes…
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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