Sustainable Packaging Africa News - week 16

Pick n Pay achieves 28% food waste reduction, removes plastic barrier bags from till points

SOUTH AFRICA –?Supermarket group Pick n Pay (PnP) has achieved more than half of its volume target of food waste reduction in its operations in the past four years??.?. .?More

Jumia Kenya unveils new packaging measures to cut down on waste

KENYA –?E-commerce startup Jumia Kenya has announced that consumers will now receive their online orders in their original packaging from the manufacturer without any extra wrapping from Jumia?...?More

DNV partners with Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation?to support sustainability program

EGYPT –?DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to support their effort to set science-based targets for their net zero goals?. . .?More

SWEEP launches ‘Green Campus’ project to promote plastic circularity

NIGERIA –?Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) with support from Coca-Cola has launched the ‘Green Campus’ project in Nigeria’s universities?. .?.?More

MetalX, Manna Capital to build?US$200M?aluminium facility for packaging industry

USA –?MetalX and Manna Capital Partners to invest over US$200 million in a new greenfield aluminum rolling slab facility in northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, or southern Michigan?. . .?MoreAD

MSC to mobilize US$100M to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies

UK –?Non-profit organization, Marine Stewardship Council has announced an ambitious plan to raise US$100 million to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies?. . .More

Georgia-Pacific invests US$91M to upgrade its Monticello Mill in Mississippi

USA –?American pulp and paper company, Georgia-Pacific has invested US$91 million to upgrade its Monticello Mill in Mississippi to boost efficiency and industry competitiveness?.?. .?More

Catalent commence construction of US$20M expansion at its clinical supply facility

GERMANY –?US-based pharmaceutical company, Catalent has started construction of a US$20 million expansion project at its clinical supply facility in Schorndorf, Germany?. . .?More

Nulogy raises US$14.92M in funding round to expand operations

CANADA –?Nulogy, the leading provider of supply chain collaboration solutions has received US$14.92 million in a mix of funding from Export Development Canada (EDC) and incremental working capital from a Tier 1 Canadian Bank .?. .?More

Tesco, Faerch debuts plastic food trays recycling initiative for circular economy

UK –?Tesco has partnered with?Faerch Group to start a tray-to-tray initiative to recycle used plastic food trays back into the packaging and create a circular economy for its core chilled ready meals range?.?. .?More