Packaging News
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Tetra Pak to invest US$119m in French facility expansion in readiness for transition to tethered caps
FRANCE – Tetra Pak, a multinational food packaging and processing company headquartered in Switzerland, is planning to invest €100 million (about US$119 million) in a project to…
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South African packaging manufacturers Consol, Mpact expand production capacities to meet demand
SOUTH AFRICA – South African glass packaging manufacturer, Consol Glass is set to re-embark on its R1.5 billion (US$106.69m) investment in a new factory which…
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Turning plastics into food: UK scientists convert post-consumer PET into edible vanillin
UK – A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom have developed a novel solution of addressing post-consumer PET, converting…
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Kenya Association of Manufacturers launch body to address post-consumer waste
KENYA – The Kenya Association of Manufactures (KAM), has launched the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (KEPRO) to promote collaboration, seek commitment by waste value…
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Tanzania Breweries Limited eliminates use of PET packaging in production lines, shifts to aluminium cans
TANZANIA – Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL), a subsidiary of AB InBev, has completely eliminated the use of polyethylene terephthalate plastic (PET) bottles in packaging of…