27 May, 2016 | Hits:2017
Switching to starch-based packaging for Mars and Snickers
EUROPE - Mars is in the final stages of launching a bio-based packaging material for its Snickers and Mars chocolate lines to reduce the carbon footprint of existing packaging materials, according to Thijs Rodenburg, CEO of Rodenburg Biopolymers, a producer of starch-based products that has been working with the confectionary company through the development process.
24 May, 2016 | Hits:874
WWF slams Asian brands for not reporting sustainable sourcing and packaging practices
ASIA - While global FMCG brands are among the leaders in implementing responsible sourcing policies, their Asian counterparts have only started to identify and manage these issues and fall badly behind global leaders, according to a hard hitting report published by WWF World Wide Fund For Nature (Formerly World Wildlife Fund) which suggests their failure to report may lead to vulnerabilities in their supply chains.
16 May, 2016 | Hits:729
Mitsui Chemicals China subsidiary first to get China Environmental Assessment Loan
CHINA - Tianjin Cosmo Polyurethane Co Ltd (TCPC), a Chinese 50:50 joint venture of Mitsui Chemicals and SKC Polyurethanes Inc, has received a “Platinum” ranking from SMBC China and became the first company to receive the newly launched SMBC China Environmental Assessment Loan of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (China) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
13 May, 2016 | Hits:1363
Bioplastics Focus in Packaging Business Insight Asia - May 2016
In the May issue NINE page Bioplastic Focus: Reports from NatureWorks’ conference Innovation Takes Root, Orlando Fla – it wasn’t all sugar & spice when Nestle fired a few well targeted shots.
13 May, 2016 | Hits:1114
No more free plastic bags in Indonesia
INDONESIA - The Indonesian government has taken the first step towards reducing waste from plastic bags by sending circulars to business leaders and modern retail chains in several cities asking them to try out a ‘plastic tax’ to encourage consumers to bring their own bags when shopping.
28 March, 2016 | Hits:1812
An Indian perspective on the anti-plastic lobby
INDIA - Indian local legislators have begun to implement rules regulating the use of plastic packaging in advance of national plastic Waste Management and Handling legislation, which had been due to be implemented before the end of 2015, that will effectively ban all non-compostable or non-biodegradable plastic packaging.
