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ACP criticises Defra over 'lack of action'

The Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) has criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for focusing on developing strategies and reports and "not having the resources to focus on action".

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CMUK fined for waste offences

CMUK (Visual Safety), the Poole-based first aid kit supplier, has been fined more than £6,000 for packaging...

BPF calls for energy minister in cabinet

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has urged Gordon Brown to appoint an energy minister to the cabinet...

M&S launches in-store ad campaign to highlight success of bag charging

Marks and Spencer has launched an in-store advertising campaign to mark the success of its scheme to...

Symphony to supply Grupo Bimbo

Grupo Bimbo, the Mexican producer of bakery products, is to use Symphony Technologies' d2w additive...

Business

PN readers split on call for energy minister

Packaging News readers are divided on whether government should take the British Plastics Federation's...

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Environment

Corus continues to fund Swansea steel recycling scheme

Corus Steel Packaging has decided to support a recycling incentive scheme in Swansea for a second year...

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Converting

Further Eastern European sales for Redpack

Norwich-based Redpack Packaging Machinery has expanded its presence in Eastern Europe with two new sales...

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Design

Student designs 'roll and return' transit pack

A packaging design student has developed reusable transport packaging from polypropylene that can be...

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Materials

Warren Board to stock Friskeby's Offset brand in UK

Warren Board, the cartonboard supplier, is to stock Fiskeby Board's Multiboard Offset brand in the UK.

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Crown builds drinks can plant in Slovakia

Crown Holdings, the global packaging company, has announced that it will construct a new beverage can...

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