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PACKAGING NEWS

Henkel and Panverta collab Sun Chemical to
increase prices
for sustainable packaging announced prices increase
Sun Chemical has

across its solvent-based
white ink product line in
Together with Panverta minum oxide coating the US and Canada, effec-
CPP, manufacturers of cast (AIOx) films to less than 8 tive November 1, 2024. The
polypropylene (CPP) and cc/m2.day. The jointly manufacturer said the price
linear low density polyeth- developed innovations increase has been caused by
ylene (LLDPE) film, Henkel ensure that these vital oxy- rising key raw material
gen barrier properties for
Adhesive Technologies has dry food packaging can be costs coupled with material
developed films with an achieved when switching supply tightness.
improved oxygen barrier from multi-material designs ‘The current global mar-
layer that makes it possible to mono-material polypro-
to reduce the number of pylene (PP). ket situation necessitates
packaging layers to protect As mono-material packag- that Sun Chemical pass
dry foods from the environ- Henkel & Panverta CPP develop film for good barrier performance ing does not need to be sepa- along a portion of these
ment. rated into different price increases to offset
Dry food items such as all these requirements usu- Cakrakencana, one of the components, the recycling these challenges,’ said Chad
flour, rice or pasta can ally consist of several layers leading film manufacturers quality is increased while the Steiner, president of North
effort and cost of recycling is
quickly spoil or lose flavor of different materials. in Indonesia, has success- reduced. America packaging and
when exposed to air, light These composite materials fully provided a packaging From October 23 to 25, graphics at Sun Chemical.
or moisture. Packaging for are often difficult to recycle to improve the oxygen bar- packaging manufacturers ‘Sun Chemical will con-
dry foods must therefore be because they cannot be eas- rier performance of metal- and brand owners can see the tinue to monitor dynamic
airtight, light-proof and ily separated, the company lized cast polypropylene results of this collaboration at supply realities closely and
moisture-proof. High- said. Henkel’s cooperation (CPP) to less than 0.5 cc/ Henkel’s booth 1C17 at give every effort to mitigate
quality packaging that meet w i t h P T . P a n v e r t a m2.day and CPP with alu- Tokyo Pack 2024. continued escalations.’
Epson receives platinum rating 2024 Recoup Awards

from EcoVadis winners announced

Epson has earned a plati- UK’s charitable independ-
num rating for sustainability ent authority on plastics recy-
from EcoVadis. Epson’s latest cling, Recoup have
platinum rating places it in announced the winners of
the top 1 percent of all com- this year’s awards. Taking
panies and is a testament to place the evening before the 2024 Recoup Awards
its ongoing commitment and
notable improvements Recoup Conference, the rewards for recycling their
towards sustainable growth awards generated interest own-brand two and four-pint
over the past year. from across the plastics milk bottles by using Polytags
Epson has increased its resources and recycling value QR codes.
overall score from 77 to 83 Joins the top 1% of all companies with a score of 83 out of 100 chain with strong entries The winner of the second
points out of 100. This inde- mental care and social important to note that the received for all categories. award for ‘Best Plastic
pendent certification also responsibility. EcoVadis assessment criteria Presented by Stuart Foster, Product Development for
assures customers that Epson In the recent evaluation, have become increasingly CEO at Recoup, the first win- Recyclability or Re-Use’ was
is one of the most responsible Epson achieved outstanding stringent; this year, achiev- ner announced was for the presented to Berry Global for
and accountable companies rankings within its industry. ‘Best Innovation in its partnership with Abel &
in its sector. ing a platinum medal Equipment or Technology’
EcoVadis, the interna- It was ranked among the top required being in the top 1 award which was presented Cole, a pioneer in sustainable
tional ESG rating agency cov- 1 percent for both environ- percent of all assessed com- food delivery, to supply bot-
ers more than 220 industry ment and labor & human panies. to Polytag and Ocado Retail tles for its Club Zero
categories and evaluates over rights and in the top 2 per- Epson is making signifi- for their ‘Rewards for Refillable Milk delivery ser-
130,000 companies across cent for sustainable procure- cant strides toward its 2050 Recycling’ initiative. This ini- vice. The new polypropylene
180 countries, assessing their ment. Additionally, the goal of becoming carbon- tiative encourages recycling bottles can be refilled up to
operations and management company ranked in the top negative and underground by giving Ocado customers 16 times before being recy-
systems in terms of environ- 30 percent for ethics. It is resource-free. the opportunity to claim 20p cled.
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