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Editor's comment: "Firstly, I would like to wish all our readers a very happy new year; I hope 2017 is successful for you all and that the industry continues to grow in the same encouraging way we’ve seen in recent months. For a look back…

Global labelling and packaging materials manufacturer Avery Dennison Corporation has signed a wind power purchase agreement (PPA) with Apex Clean Energy to offset 50 per cent of the company’s USA-based greenhouse gas emissions derived from…

Metsä Board has been recognised by CDP as a global leader for its actions and strategies to manage water more sustainably. This is the second consecutive year that the company has been positioned on the CDP Water A List, where only four per…

Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the 5p carrier bag charge in the UK. Following the announcement that there had been an impressive 75 per cent reduction in carrier bag usage, Richard Kirkman, technical…

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) congratulates its former director general, David Workman, on winning the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry award, at the UK Packaging Awards 2016 ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel…

Metsä Board has been identified as a global leader for its actions and strategies in response to climate change and has been awarded a position on the Climate A List by CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the international…

Editor's comment: "It’s been a month of some great industry-focussed events for the converting and printing industry. The RotoMetrics ‘Future of Print’ Open House took place at the end of September; I was there myself and heard each of the…

This week at Luxe Pack 2016 in Monaco, Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is showcasing a selection of fresh fibre folding boxboards and white linerboards designed to meet the demands of the most sophisticated packaging designs. Metsä…

The 20th Pro Carton ECMA Award trumped with a new record: more participants, from more countries, and even more entries. On September 15 the prizes were presented in festive surroundings at the ECMA Congress in Cannes – to an audience…

A recent study shows that plastic sacks are the most sustainable packaging solution for cement: AD*STAR cement sacks made of coated polypropylene fabric achieve considerably better results than sacks made of paper or recycled…