Amcor opens new innovation centre - Coca-Cola turns to paper-based bundling solution - Conflict minerals in packaging
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Welcome to this week's issue of the Packaging Europe LinkedIn newsletter! As usual, we are here to provide you with a summary of the most important news and updates in packaging from the last week.
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Amcor has opened its European Innovation Center in Belgium, which will design packaging in partnership with brands and retailers from across the region in an effort to make packaging more sustainable.
Many of us couldn’t say where the metals used to make our mobile phones came from, let alone our packaging. But when their consumption could be funding conflict overseas, how do we ensure we responsibly source our minerals? In this edition of The Brief, we uncover the realities of mining ‘conflict minerals’, the rules in place to prevent exploitation, and how packaging companies have responded.
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WestRock and Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages have successfully installed new equipment at the bottler’s production facility in Philadelphia, seeking to replace an estimated 200,000 pounds of plastic rings used in multipack bottled drinks with recyclable paperboard carriers.
Apparently, Mondi’s Hug&Hold – its paper-based alternative to plastic shrink wrap for bottle bundle packs – reduces carbon footprint by 43% compared to LDPE shrink wrap, alongside other reported environmental benefits.
Yangi has announced its new fibre-based container lid for dry and ambient food products, made from 100% renewable material and designed to meet growing consumer preference for environmentally conscious options.