0:47 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recognition

Klöckner Pentaplast awarded gold rating by EcoVadis

Klöckner Pentaplast, a leading global manufacturer of high barrier protective packaging solutions with industry-leading use of recycled content, has been awarded a gold rating for the second consecutive year by EcoVadis, the independent provider of global sustainability ratings for ...
2:30 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Honor

RCS Plastics receives ''Grüner Engel'' recoginition

The North Rhine-Westphalian family company RCS Plastics in Werne practices exemplary ...
0:40 min Digitization
Digital watermark

Validation of second prototype machine takes HolyGrail 2.0 one step closer to industrial scale

The Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0, driven by AIM – European Brands Association and powered by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, has achieved a new significant milestone with the successful semi-indutrial validation of its second prototype detection unit combining ...
3:55 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
ENGEL - K Show Preview

ENGEL at K 2022: CO2 footprint: an opportunity for the plastics industry

Rising energy and raw material prices see plastics processing companies face new challenges. "Reducing the CO2 footprint even faster gives companies leeway. Competitiveness and resilience are boosted," as Dr. Gerhard Dimmler, CTO of the ENGEL Group, emphasises in the run-up to K ...
1:34 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling material shortage

Plastic recyclers in Europe struggle to get enough plastic waste

Low available volumes of sorted plastic waste are negatively impacting the ...
2:80 min Digitization, Sorting and collection
Digital watermarks

The Circular Plastic Taskforce partners with Digimarc Corporation to launch pilot to optimize sortation of flexible packaging in Canada, a North American first

The Circular Plastic Taskforce is proud to announce a partnership with Digimarc Corporation, creator of Digimarc watermarks that are driving the next generation of digital identification and detection-based solutions, to test Digimarc® Recycle for optimizing the sortation of flexible ...
3:70 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainabilty

Government of Canada supports Canadian innovation in tackling plastic packaging waste

Plastic pollution is a growing problem globally, affecting both the economy and the environment. Canadian businesses are among the best positioned to find innovative solutions to prevent plastic waste and to advance a circular economy for plastics while considering the environmental, ...
2:58 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability

OceanCycle and UL collaborate on ocean-bound plastics standards

OceanCycle, a leading social enterprise focusing on reducing ocean plastic pollution, has collaborated with UL, a global safety science leader, on new elevated standards and ethical sourcing criteria for ocean-bound plastics.
2:21 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Labels and sleeves
Sustainable labels

UPM Raflatac launches the world’s first certified label material to fight ocean bound plastic pollution

UPM Raflatac is the first company in the world to invest in Ocean Bound Plastics ...
1:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Pollution

Phillipines: Campaign urges public to reduce plastic bottle use

The City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) Wednesday stepped up its campaign against plastic use, urging the public to reduce the use of plastic or PET bottles.