Biden EPA revives justification for coal utility mercury rule The Environmental Protection Agency a proposed rule restoring the legal foundation for limiting coal-fired power plants’ mercury emissions under the Clean Air Act, a finding the…

AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre, and mattress waste According to estimates by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), up to four million tonnes of end-of-life tyres…

OTTO Motors Launches World’s Smartest Autonomous Forklift OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) today announced the availability of OTTO Lifter, the smartest autonomous forklift on the market. With more than a…

Cambodia-EU trade up 4.6 percent to $4.98 billion last year Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the European Union (EU) was valued at 4.5 billion euros ($4.98 billion) in 2021, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, said a joint press release…

Recycling plastic bottles to make garments Bangladesh is set to become a major source of recycled yarn and fabrics made from plastic bottles as the country looks to capture more market share of global high value-added garment items such as…

Vietnam attracts nearly 5 billion USD of FDI in two months Foreign investors have poured nearly 5 billion USD in Vietnam so far this year, equivalent to 91.5 percent of that in the same time last year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency…

Teknor Apex Announces NEW Monprene TPEs that contain 25-35% recycled content – meeting consumer and regulatory demands for higher levels of recycled content in products. Trusted by major consumer brand owners and processors alike, Monprene…

Plastics Industry Association Announces 2022 Sustainability Innovation Award Winners The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has announced the winners of their 2022 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards. Presented annually, the…

Sneak Peek at our new`J` line brochure We are proud and happy to present to you our brand-new brochure for the IMPRIMA `J` line at Labelexpo. We want our valued partners to have some background in advance of the show. To reinforce the fact…

UNITED CAPS Issues Interim Sustainability Report UNITED CAPS, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today issued an interim sustainability report outlining its sustainability targets and how its sustainability strategies…

World Centric Announces New 4-Can Fiber Carrier Rings, 100% Compostable Alternative to Traditional Polyethylene Plastic World Centric has announced today its new compostable 4-can fiber carrier rings. The company's new Fiber Can Rings are…

Warby Parker partners with Eastman to launch new demo lens molecular recycling program  Warby Parker, the eyewear brand with a mission to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style, today announced a new partnership with…

A Sustainable View of Packaging in 2022 and Beyond. There are many aspects of what we used to think of as normal life that has been irreversibly changed by two factors: the pandemic and the climate crisis. And the packaging industry is not…

ARCHROMA LAUNCHES NEW PFC-FREE AND AMMONIA-FREE  CARTASEAL VWAF BARRIER FOR ODORLESS PAPER-BASED FOOD PACKAGING Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the launch of Cartaseal VWAF, a…

Sustainability as a driver: Green, greener – Arburg Lots of companies are talking about it at great length, but Arburg is taking action! When it comes to environmental protection, there is hardly a term more frequently used than…