How Unilever thinks about packaging sustainability - Making fashion packaging more sustainable - Seaweed-based olive oil pack
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Welcome to this week’s Packaging Europe LinkedIn newsletter! As usual, we’re here to bring you an update on the most important news and developments in the packaging industry from the past week.
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In a reported UK market ‘first’, Citizens of Soil is launching single-serve extra virgin olive pipettes for its Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), packaged in Notpla’s plastic-free material made with seaweed.
What is the fashion industry’s problem when it comes to packaging sustainability – and what are the major routes to positive change? We explore these questions, with essential input from Georgia Parker, innovation director at?Fashion for Good?– a platform for sustainable innovation in fashion.
When we last spoke to Unilever about its controversial decision to extend the timeframe on its sustainable packaging targets, head of Packaging Pablo Costa said the company was “doubling down rather than watering down” its efforts. What does this mean in practice? Emma Liggins attended the company’s media roundtable to dive into Unilever’s revised sustainability strategy and its views on the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty.
Home-compostable packaging materials made from onion skins have been launched by HUID in hopes of reducing the amount of fossil plastics in household waste.
Mondi has completed a €95 million investment to increase kraftliner capacity at its ?wiecie containerboard mill by 55,000 tonnes – a move set to help customers package large, weighted?products in ‘heavy-duty’ kraft from more resource-efficient production processes.
Developing safe and sustainable alternatives to PFAS in food packaging
Transitioning away from harmful PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in industries such as food packaging requires a collective effort to develop safe and sustainable alternatives. Kemira is actively pioneering new solutions for the packaging value chain, aiming for a future free from these "forever chemicals." One such avenue is the ZeroF project, funded by the EU and the SERI, where Kemira collaborates with 12 research and industry partners across nine countries.
“The aim is to replace PFAS with non-toxic compounds based on renewable raw materials,” says Sai Li, Senior Research Scientist at Kemira R&D. “We have years of experience with barrier coatings for fiber-based packaging, providing solutions that enhance recyclability. It’s great to apply that expertise now also to the ZeroF project to create novel, future-proof solutions.”
One key focus area in Kemira’s barrier development is molded fiber packaging, an increasingly popular choice for brands seeking to eliminate single-use plastics. “Our new solutions must be safe for both people and the environment while remaining practical for the packaging value chain,” highlights Sai.
In the ZeroF project, Kemira focuses on barrier chemistry, its application, and chemical safety, assessing the performance and safety of new solutions. “We’re testing and validating to ensure they meet the functionality and other requirements for the intended end-use and can also be efficiently applied to the packaging material.”
Click here to read more about Kemira’s role in sustainable packaging development.
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