Bio-Plastics - Retail

Veritas Farms unveils enhanced consumer packaging

Veritas Farms, a vertically-integrated agribusiness focused on the production of full spectrum hemp extracts with naturally occurring cannabinoids, has announced the launch of enhanced consumer friendly labeling and packaging redesigned to improve the Veritas Farms brand user experience.

Consumer goods firms establish Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance to combat plastic waste

The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance has been established by various international consumer goods companies such as Diageo, Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé, in a bid to better deal with plastic waste in Sub Saharan Africa.

PureCycle collaborates with Milliken and Nestlé on polypropylene plastics recycling

PureCycle Technologies, which offers the only recycled polypropylene with properties equal to virgin polymer, has collaborated with global industrial manufacturer Milliken and food and beverage firm Nestlé to accelerate plastics recycling.

Anellotech, French partners reach key milestone on path to 100% biobased PET bottles

Anellotech, along with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and Axens, has successfully produced bio-based paraxylene, bringing 100% renewable plastic bottle closer to reality.

Biome Bioplastics, Futamura collaborate on compostable multilayer packaging

UK-based intelligent, natural plastics developer Biome Bioplastics has collaborated with plastic films manufacturer Futamura to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films.

Sealed Air to take part in Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Packaging solutions provider Sealed Air has joined Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), a new global organization established to reduce plastic waste in the environment.

Charpak to unveil first UK localized circular economy

Charpak is set to unveil its ground-breaking Localized Circular Economy at Packaging Innovations on 27-28 February 2019 at the NEC, Birmingham.

New Plant Based Products Council launched to boost plant-based materials

A group of progressive businesses and environmental leaders have jointly launched the Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) at the California Air Resources Board’s California Bioresources Economy Summit.

Apollo in advanced talks to buy RPC Group for $3.8bn

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire UK-based plastic packaging firm RPC Group.