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Section: Sustainability

Barilla's Flagship Pasta Plant Showcases Integrated Robotics

Barilla’s flagship pasta manufacturing plant in Parma, Italy, boasts a fully automated, lights-out distribution facility, equipped with 120 laser-guided vehicles and 35 robotic systems.

September 23, 2022

Barilla’s flagship plant in Parma, Italy, operates 120 laser-guided vehicles.

Perdue, Bayer Aim to Reduce CO2e by 1 Million Metric Tons

The two companies have launched the first agrifood value chain business-to-business collaboration under Bayer’s new ForGround platform, which is expected to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions at scale in the long term.

September 21, 2022

Ethicon Chooses Eastman Renew for Sterile Barrier Packaging

By using the copolyester for its medical device sterile barrier packaging, Ethicon will be able to reduce plastic waste and increase its sustainability profile.

September 21, 2022

Eastman, Ethicon

Bimbo Bakeries USA Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award

The company currently uses more than 490 million kWh of green power annually—101% of its overall electricity use.

September 20, 2022

Nivea Pursues Sustainable Packaging from Every Angle

Beiersdorf uses the 4R approach of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Replace to develop industry-first sustainable packaging for its personal care products.

September 16, 2022

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Recyclable Toothpaste Tube from NICE Prevents 3,000 Tons of Landfill Waste

China multinational NICE Group collaborates with Dow and Amcor in APAC to develop a recyclable, all-plastic toothpaste tube for its extensive portfolio of toothpaste brands.

September 14, 2022

China’s NICE Group has switched to the new recyclable, PE/EVOH tube for all of its toothpaste brands, including it Cnice gum and tooth care line.

Tiny Bottle for Concentrated Mouthwash Replaces 10 16-oz Plastic Bottles

Aromatherapy oil-based mouthwash from GuruNanda comes in a concentrated formula packaged in a 2-oz glass bottle that holds 300 doses and reduces plastic packaging by 99%.

September 12, 2022

The 2-oz bottle of mouthwash concentrate holds 300 doses, which is equivalent to 160 oz of non-concentrated mouthwash, resulting in the elimination of 10 16-oz plastic bottles.

Darigold Breaks Ground on $600 Million Washington State Facility

The facility’s proximity to rail lines and global shipping ports will help the Northwest Dairy Association realize transportation efficiencies for products going to domestic and global customers.

September 9, 2022

Processing Equipment

Heat Pump System

The GEA system for spray dryers more than halves a plant’s consumption of fossil fuels and its associated carbon footprint.

September 8, 2022

Gea Add Cool System

Conagra Brands Wins 4 Sustainability Awards from ProFood World

Reducing water usage, paper waste, compressed air, steam, and vacuum leaks as well as recycling projects from four facilities were honored at PAC EXPO Las Vegas 2021.

September 7, 2022

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Biomimicry Institute Highlights Startups in Circularity, Waste Reduction

The Ray of Hope Prize identifies nature-inspired startups from around the globe and fosters their growth by providing sustainable business training, communications support, and opportunities for non-dilutive funding.

September 6, 2022

Images are representative of the mycoremediation process. 1. Lab Cultivated fungi applied to shredded waste materials. 2. Waste is myceliated on-site at manufacturers, recyclers, and waste management companies. 3.Biomaterial can be rendered for commercial and or industrial use into new products.

Processing Equipment

Cartoner Ushers Bumble Bee Out of Plastic Shrink, Into Paperboard Multipacks

An enterprise-wide focus on sustainability pushed Bumble Bee Seafood to reinvent multipacking in a more readily recyclable, paperboard format. A 'Rolls Royce' of a cartoner certainly helped.

September 2, 2022

Printed paperboard cartons are opened out of magazines of 2D blanks by way of mechanical gripers, plus an “elegant” air-assist carton opening feature to ensure the cartons fully open.

Hormel Foods Issues 16th Annual Global Impact Report

The report shares company’s progress toward its corporate responsibility and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals in fiscal 2021.

September 2, 2022

Bayer and yet2 Launch Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging

Bayer Consumer Health looks to external technologies to help accelerate its efforts to achieve its goal of 100% recyclable or renewable packaging by 2030.

September 2, 2022

Pharmaceutical Carton

Colbert Packaging Corp.

The packaging passes scientific testing for low migration, low odor, and low VOC.

September 1, 2022

One Clean Carton

PACK EXPO Connects CPGs to Sustainable Solutions Suppliers

CPG and OEM collaboration from day one is the name of the game.

September 1, 2022

Avery Dennison Launches Program to Enable Liner Circularity

Avery Dennison and Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s Polyester Film division launch a new program where Mitsubishi will offer a closed-loop process for PET liner recycling.

August 30, 2022

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Sustainable Medicines Packaging Awards Finalists Announced

The winners will be announced at Connect In Pharma, a new annual event connecting innovators in pharma and biotech to the world’s leading suppliers and manufacturers.

August 29, 2022

Sustainable Meds Packaging Awards 3 Logos Final

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