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Bulletproof teams with rising fashion star for Nivea Soft limited edition

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Design agency Bulletproof has teamed up with fashion designer Nicola de Main to create a new limited edition pack for Nivea Soft.

Petainer introduces PET bottle with 25% recycled content

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Petainer has developed a PET refillable bottle, claiming to “further improve the sustainability of what is already one of the most environmentally friendly forms of beverage packaging.”

Coke welcomes Wrap’s bottle report

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Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has welcomed the recent report on kerbside collection of plastic bottles by Wrap as a positive step forward in improving the UK’s household recycling capabilities.

Plastic pots cause problems for bottle reprocessors, says Wrap

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The collection of non-bottle rigid plastic packaging, such as plastic pots and tubs, by councils is causing feedstock problems for plastic bottle reprocessors, according to new guide by Wrap.

Plastics recycler Arvensis secures £150k funds to battle rising costs

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Plastic packaging recycler Arvensis has secured £150,000 in funds from Finance Yorkshire to cover working capital following the last year’s huge rise in plastics costs.

Coke opens revamped NZ bottle plant

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Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (CCANZ) has opened a NZ$15m (US$12m) bottle plant at its Woolston facility in Christchurch.

Regain Polymers acquires Express Recycling

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Regain Polymers has announced that is has acquired Express Recycling & Plastics in order to expand its plastics recycling business.

Recycling minister: ‘We can meet ambitions of Waste Review’

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Recycling minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach has said he is confident in government’s and industry’s ability to improve recycling rates, as he looked to reassure the sector that Defra supports packaging.

Axion: Plastics recycling will be key 2012 focus

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Increasing UK plastics recycling tonnages will be a key focus for 2012, according to Axion Consulting director Keith Freegard.

€1.9m for food contact recycled plastics project

A 12-strong European consortium has secured €1.9m of EU funding to develop processes to add value to recycled plastics for food contact applications.

British Glass questions glass-to-plastics switch

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British Glass has hit back at claims plastic packaging can cut carbon emissions compared to its glass equivalent.

Zeller launches new headstand valve cap

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Zeller Plastik has launched a new standard lightweight 55mm headstand valve dispensing closure targeting the jams and condiments markets.

Plastic firms in Germany expect raw material prices to soar

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Germany-based plastic packaging companies expect higher raw material prices in 2012, according to a new survey.

Linpac to sell Allibert arm to PE group One Equity Partners

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Linpac Group has agreed to sell its returnable transit packaging business, Linpac Allibert, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.

Tri-Star unveils new deli pot

Tri Star Deli pots

Tri-Star Packaging has announced that it has developed a new deli pot for the food sector.

   

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