Category: Packaging
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SUNRAYS Wins at Global Packaging Competition
Jac. Vandenberg’s SUNRAYS® brand was celebrated for excellence in package innovation and sustainable design at the prestigious PAC Global Awards — RETHINKING MATERIALS Innovation and Investment Summit – May 16-17, London. 10% discount with code BPN10
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Sainsbury’s Removes Plastic Trays from Chicken Packaging
Sainsbury’s goes trayless on whole chickens, saving over 10 million pieces of plastic a year
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Great Wrap Launches Compostable Pallet Wrap
Climate tech startup Great Wrap is now producing compostable pallet wrap
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Lenovo Goes Compostable, Bamboo and Sugarcane
https://globaldesignnews.com/with-its-new-plastic-free-and-compostable-packaging-including-bamboo-and-sugarcane-fibre-molded-gift-box-lenovo-continues-its-mission-to-become-more-environmentally-friendly/
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PPWR Will Increase Plastic Packaging Waste by 1500% for takeaway Says McDonald’s study
The EU proposals are no silver bullet for the environment and packaging waste
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Alliance Ground International Goes Bioplastics
AGI has begun converting plastic sheeting to bioplastics
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Eco-Products Earns Industry First for Compostable Packaging with No-Added PFAS (FREE)
Eco-Products’ Vanguard clamshell is the first molded fiber item made with no-added PFAS to be approved by the Compost Manufacturing Alliance
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PLA Bottles Keep Cooking Oil Fresh for a Long Time
Polylactic acid as a promising sustainable plastic packaging for edible oils
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DualPakECO
Australian Made & Australian Certified Compostable Dual Ovenable Pressed Paperboard Tray
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Greiner Packaging Receives Certification for Home-Compostable Capsule Packaging
Capsules made of aluminum or plastic are suitable for a wide range of packaging applications, including for coffee, tea, and baby food.
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PepsiCo Compostable Snack Bag
This compostable snack bag designed by PepsiCo is not only good for the environment, it uses packaging to tell the story of its sustainability innovations in a way that is attention-grabbing and easy to understand
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Turning Kudzu into Biodegradable Food Packaging
Use pearl millet starch and kudzu vines to put a dent in the roughly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced each year.
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Somedays Pain Relief Goes Compostable Packaging
Somedays’ Belly Jelly in compostable packaging
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TotalEnergies and Intraplas Partner on Sustainable Packaging
TotalEnergies and Intraplás celebrate their collaboration on the commercialization of drop-in packaging solutions from renewable sources, using TotalEnergies RE:clic range
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Value of Compostable Packaging
What is the value of compostable packaging when there’s no access to industrial composting sites.
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American Airlines Cargo and BioNatur Plastics Partner on Bioplastics
The carrier announces transition to a biodegradable plastic wrap for use in its cargo operations. American Airlines Cargo Partners with BioNatur Plastics™, Reducing Long-Term Plastic Waste Equal to 6.4 Million Water Bottles in 2022
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Emblematics Switches to Compostable Bags
The supplier says it’s phasing out traditional polybags to package its branded lapel pins, coins and keychains.
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Cardboard Boxes Company Comes up With a Brilliant Idea
One of the UK’s leading large packaging specialists is introducing a new service that will help companies improve their environmental footprint and their bottom line — Well, I normally don’t cover this sector and don’t know whether they were the first one to come up with this idea, but it’s brilliant.
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Tesco Launches Ocean Plastic Packaging for Fish
Tesco to roll out fish packaging in 30% recycled coastal plastic
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EU Commission on Replacing Single-Use Plastic Film with Algae Biodegradable Edible Film
The most common technique in the world of food packaging is single-use plastic films. With a little help from the EU, the SeaFilm food packaging project aims to create a substitute for single-use plastic film in conserving frozen fish.
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Compostable Packaging Degradation Pilot Launched
Led by the Composting Consortium, the pilot will generate data to help shape international standards for field testing compostable packaging and contribute to the launch of an open-source results database.
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LVMH and Dow Partner on Sustainable Cosmetic Packaging
LVMH and Dow intend to collaborate to improve sustainable packaging across major perfume and cosmetics brands
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University of Michigan Compares Single Use vs Reusable Takeout Containers
In the effort to reduce plastic waste in the restaurant industry—single-use takeout containers, specifically—University of Michigan researchers compared the lifetime environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food containers.
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Spanish Tax on Non-Reusable Plastic Packaging Enters into Force
As of January 1, 2023, Spain implemented a special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging that also applies to imported food products.
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Ghana Launches Edible and Compostable Packaging Pilot
MESTI, partners launch edible and compostable packaging pilot project
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Australian Startup Develops Packaging made with Fungi mixed with Organic Waste
Mushroom packaging could provide a new solution to plastic waste problem
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The New York Times Article on Notpla
Companies are turning to more natural ingredients, such as seaweed, to produce biodegradable packing for their luxury timepieces.
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India’s First 100% Compostable Tea Bags
Contributing to the G20 Summit’s LIFE theme, Gujarat-based tea brand Seven Spring has come up with India’s first sustainable tea bag sachets
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Blue Bottle Goes Compostable Packaging
The Convenience and Sustainability of Blue Bottle’s Craft Instant Coffee Packets
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Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics in India
An article on compostable and biodegradable plastics published in The Times of India.
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French Extended Producer Responsibility Bill for Household Packaging and Paper Producers
PROPOSAL FOR A LAW merging the extended responsibility sectors of household packaging producers and paper producers ( Accelerated procedure) –Ze Frenchies are publishing “another” bill related to packaging producers. This one is for the extended producers responsibility.
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Sabic and Scientex Partner on Ocean Plastic Packaging
Sabic Enables Scientex Group In Developing World’s First Pp Flexible Food Packaging Using Post Consumer Recycled (Pcr) Ocean Bound Plastic
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What to do with Australia’s Bread Bags and Chip Packets?
Trials are under way to find advanced solutions to a notoriously difficult problem. But could a focus on recycling distract from other issues?
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Tim Hortons to Roll out New Packaging and Cutlery
Tim Hortons previews new packaging and cutlery that will roll out across Canada in 2023 and launches trial of recyclable fibre hot beverage lids in Vancouver
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Noriware Develops Seaweed Plastics
Noriware: Revolutionising the Packaging Industry with Plastic-Free Seaweed Alternatives
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Phthalates and Plasticisers: Plan to Guide EFSA Assessment
EFSA today published its scientific protocol for the hazard assessment of plasticiser substances used in food contact materials (FCMs), setting out the principles for how the work will be carried out.
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C&A and Levi’s to Trial Compostable Polybags
Fashion brands to trial compostable polybags
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New Thinking About Compostable Packaging
Compostable packaging is not THE answer. But it is AN answer.
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New French Bill for Fruit and Vegetables Plastic Packaging
New bill to replace the previous one that had been cancelled by the Council of State
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India Mandates Compostable Plastic Packaging
Govt mandates 100% recycling of compostable plastic packaging materials from 2023-24 — Well done by the compostable plastic industry. However, god knows how India will manage this in practice.
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Active Brands Goes for Paptic
Active Brands chose recyclable Paptic® material for its e-commerce mailers
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Why Don’t More Local Restaurants Use Biodegradable Packaging?
Why don’t more local restaurants use biodegradable packaging? Curious Louisiana investigates.
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Packaging Startup Makes it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Every year, Forbes selects 600 entrepreneurs, leaders and emergent industry stars across disciplines for its 30 Under 30 lists
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Notpla Adds 7 New Formats to Seaweed Coated Range
Notpla has unveiled seven ranges of packaging coated with seaweed.
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France Cancels List of Fruit and Veggies that Can be Sold in Plastic Packaging
The Council of State cancels the list of fruits and vegetables that can still be sold in plastic packaging
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TIPA Extends Partnership With Apiece Apart
TIPA Extends Partnership With Apiece Apart, Carving a Path Towards Circular Fashion with Fully Compostable Packaging
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Prince William Gives Earthshot Prize to Notpla
Prince William gave a $1.2 million Earthshot prize to a startup that makes edible packaging from seaweed
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Mars Goes Paper Packaging in Australia
Mars Wrigley chocolate bars to be packed in recyclable, reusable or compostable material by 2025
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Cafe Imports Switches To Compostable Bags For Green Coffee Samples
Cafe Imports Switches To 100% Compostable Bags For Green Coffee Samples
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EUBP Statement on EU Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste
Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging
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This Plastic Packaging Alternative Can Compost in a Year
British startup Shellworks is fed up with waste, so it created a vegan material that can be turned into compost.
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Reusable Containers for Takeaway and Delivery Meals are Less Sustainable – New Study
EPPA calls on EU to revise packaging waste directive around new science
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Coca-Cola Plastic Packaging up by 8.8% in One Year
Company needs to increase refillables to address its plastic pollution problem, says Oceana scientist
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Design4Circularity Wins 2022 Sustainable Packaging Award
Collaboration by Beiersdorf, Borealis, Clariant & Siegwerk wins Ecovia Intelligence’s Sustainable Beauty Award 2022 packaging category
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SUP Compostable Alternatives Fiasco in Australia
The Australian example shows that there’s a problem dealing with compostable packaging.
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Smile Compostable Solutions Wins US Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award
First-Ever U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award goes to Smile Compostable Solutions®
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Feedback on Using PLA in Australian City
This article provides feedback on using PLA packaging in the Australian city of Darwin.
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Cruz Foam Secures $18 M for Chitin Based Packaging
Cruz Foam’s chitin-based packaging brings in $18M
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Abel & Cole Moves Away from Compostable Plastics
The organic food delivery company said it was removing compostable plastic from all its fruit and vegetable boxes “effective immediately” and was working with suppliers to remove the material entirely from its offering by the end of 2023.
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New Trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery Shops
The new trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery and it seems to be customer driven
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AIMPLAS to Develop Bioplastics for Active Packaging for Cosmetics and Absorbent Litter
AIMPLAS is working on developing bioplastics for active packaging for cosmetics and absorbent litter for the pet industry within the European BeonNAT Project.
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How Many UK Composting Sites Accepts Compostable Packaging?
You need to read my remarks at the bottom of the article.
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Cosmax and Around Blue Partner on Bioplastic Packaging
Cosmax works with domestic company to develop bioplastic containers with crosslinked cellulose
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Rosenberger OSI Goes Bioplastics
Rosenberger Optical Solutions & Infrastructure (Rosenberger OSI), an expert in fiber optic connections, cabling solutions and infrastructure services, announces that its in-house plastic packaging for patch cords will be switched to bio-based and biodegradable polymers in the coming year.
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L’Occitane Goes for rPET Cosmetic Bottles (FREE)
Loop Industries And L’occitane En Provence Unveil New Bottle Manufactured With 100% Recycled Pet Resin From Loop’s Upgraded Production Facility In Terrebonne Quebec, Canada — This may well be the most sustainable packaging choice I’ve seen this year. This is a FREE article
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Indian Startup Makes Packaging from Coconut Waste
Indian Startup Makes cosmetic, food and pharma containers from coir fibre waste
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Humble Potato Chips Goes Compostable Packaging
The crisps bags are Industrial Compostable Certified ?? Although, I like the concept of the crisps … I wonder who certified those bags as industrially compostable? The composters have no clue what’s coming into their direction 🙂
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France Defines “Refill” Packaging
I’m not sure I got it correctly, but the “refill” is what you buy to refill your reusable packaging at home. The French National Packaging Council gives a regulatory definition of “refill” packaging.
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CBD Bioplastic for Medical and Packaging Applications
CBD-based bioplastic material could one day be used in medical implants, food wrappers
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PLA May be Banned in France in 2030
French government packaging organisation says that in the current situation, PLA will be banned for food packaging in France as from 2030.
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Introducing Smile Compostable Solutions
Smile Beverage Werks, PBC officially changed its name to Smile Compostable Solutions.
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L’Oreal on Bioplastics
L’Oreal Chief Sustainability Officer on biobased and compostable plastics
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Australian EPA Says No to Compostable Packaging
Newly clarified Environment Protection Authority (EPA) regulations state that items such as compostable packaging, cardboard, animal faeces and teabags will not be permitted in green FOGO bins — What’s interesting is the justification they give for the ban; be careful for global jurisprudence.
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Bio-based Packaging Could Soon Replace Plastic (FREE)
Europe sees new drive to take bio-based materials from lab benches to mainstream packaging, cars and consumer goods. This is a FREE article
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KM Packaging Launches New Bioplastic Cling Film
New cling film is compostable with industrial versatility
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Leaf No Watse Winner of the Food Challenge
Leaf no waste came with a solution to the problem of compostable packaging who causes premature food spoilage and increase food waste.
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Green Sports Alliance Launches Food Waste Diversion and Compostable Packaging Playbook
The purpose of this playbook is to address how certified compostable food serviceware and packaging can play a vital role in sports venues, by facilitating organic waste diversion from landfills to composting facilities — I’ve just discovered that GSA is a NatureWorks lobby & promotional organisation
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Great Wrap Compostable Films to Hit US Market
The husband and wife duo will introduce its home compostable stretch wrap to the U.S. market in August, expanding its Australian brand to a growing eco-friendly customer base.
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Yum China Approach to Sustainable Packaging
Yum China’s Innovative Approach to Sustainable Packaging is Driving Meaningful Progress
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Haydale and NeoEnpla Partner on Graphene Food Packaging
Haydale supplies graphene to NeoEnpla for use in food packaging
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Eppendorf Tubes Made from Used Cooking Oil
Eppendorf’s bio-based tubes produced from 90% bio feedstock
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Bayer Launches Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging
Bayer and yet2 Launch Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging Sachets/Tubes, Bayer Renews Commitment to Open Innovation
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Tipa Goes in Full Greenwashing Mode
Here’s a flagrant example of greenwashing and what the compostable plastic industry should avoid at all cost.
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Packaging Made with Paptic Wins Scanstar Award
New sustainable vegetable packaging made of Paptic® material has been awarded a ScanStar in a Nordic packaging design competition organised by the Scandinavian Packaging Association.
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Sulapac and Schwan Launch Cosmetic Pencil Made from Sawdust
Global makeup supplier Schwan Cosmetics and Sulapac create a cosmetic pencil with a plant-based barrel to offer an alternative to conventional plastic
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Environmental Benefits of Mechanical and Chemical Recycling of Plastic Packaging
Technical and market substitutability of recycled materials: Calculating the environmental benefits of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic packaging waste
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The Alchemist Brewery Goes Plant Based Handles for its 4 Pack
The Alchemist brewery goes for biobased handles to replaces plastic handles
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Mondi and Dow Partner on Feminine Care Packaging
Mondi and Essity launch packaging for feminine care range made from post-consumer recycled and biomass balanced materials
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Indian Startup Launches Biodegradable Shampoo Sachets and Chutney Packets
This Goa startup’s alternative to plastic wrappers is made of corn starch
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Chemical Recycling Method for Pharma Blister Packaging
NUS Students develop new method to recycle pharma blister packaging
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Dark Wood Coffee Goes Compostable Packaging
Dark Woods Coffee, a speciality coffee roaster based in West Yorkshire, UK, has announced it has chosen home compostable packaging from Parkside for its range of hospitality and B2B supplied coffee beans.
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Tipa and Atlapac Partner on Compostable Mailers
Atlapac and TIPA Partner for fully compostable packaging
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Coke Goes PaperBoard Multi Packaging in NY
Graphic Packaging partners with local Coca-Cola bottler to launch United States’ first paperboard KeelClip™ packaging for multipack cans
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Parkside Joins HiBarFilm2 Consortium for Mono Materials Packaging
Parkside lends sustainable packaging expertise to Innovate UK-funded mono-material project
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Yunhong Launches Yunhong Biotechnology for Compostable
Yunhong CTI Ltd. Announces the Arrival of Yunhong Biotechnology, Inc.
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