It can be said with confidence: Pigment manufacturers thrive on incorporating sustainable materials in their products as well as improving their manufacturing process. Ink World, the industry’s news and information provider, invited experts in the ink sector to share their sustainability goals as well as their knowledge revolving around pigments.
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The printing segment has always been coping with supply chain pressures. With energy prices now skyrocketing, the industry is facing a new challenge. The shortage of paper in Europe has caused mill shutdowns and curtailments and some businesses are even on the verge of closing. How is the sector grappling with the energy crisis and other industry challenges?
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To meet the demands of today's world, the plant and mechanical engineering industry is gearing up their businesses for establishing a circular economy and higher levels of sustainability. But politics must also play its part to enable the industry to keep working on new solutions.
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To make take-out food packaging more sustainable, German company Vytal relies on artificial intelligence and algorithms. This is not only benefiting the restaurants, but also the customers and our environment.
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How to prevent paper liner residues from ending up in landfills? Materials In Works (MIW), a start-up based in Malaysia, lends a hand in combating global warming and environmental pollution, as it reinvents residual paper liner from the label packaging industry as recovered cellulose pulp.
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At the K 2022 trade fair, VDMA member companies focused on the circular economy and presented their technology highlights. LEONHARD KURZ showed how high-quality post-industrial recyclate can be obtained from production residues in the graphic industry.
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Mono-material coffee bags, thermoformed paper-based food trays: Packaging experts have been getting ready to step into the circular economy. But besides optimizing recyclability and balancing packaging function, producibility or logistics, there is a lot more that goes along with meeting the circular regulatory framework.
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The combination of digital and physical marketing is still uncharted territory for many brands. However, the American manufacturer Clinique is setting new standards for the industry with the launch of their new packaging including a NFC seal. The technology enables customers to receive skin care tips from experts via an app and to exchange information about them with other people. But what does this technology promise for marketing?
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The best solution for products, consumers and for our environment is where dedicated companies are working on, focused on the total environmental footprint of each packaging. The big question is: How?
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The lifespan of a recycled carton is expected to be much shorter than it is. In fact, the latest study conducted by Graz University of Technology disproves the widely believed mythos. The recyclability of fiber-based packaging materials, such as paper, cardboard, cartons and folding boxes does not amount to only 4 to 7 recycling cycles. On the contrary, cartons can be recycled at least 25 times without losing their material integrity. This mind-blowing finding opens new eco-friendly opportunities for the packaging industry.
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