Let's clarify right away that we will be talking about industrial hemp. And about how one of the major European companies, in partnership with a Ukrainian company, offers a real scalable alternative to cellulose products not made from trees.
We are already tired of being surprised by news from the world of packaging. Almost every one of them destroys some templates in determining the optimal packaging for a particular type of product. And this news causes rather bewilderment and surprise, and only then admiration.
An interesting development was presented last week by a small British company Mighty Mouthcare. They put up for pre-order reusable toothpaste dispensers and replacement blocks for them, with the paste itself. What's interesting?
The spring-summer season is beginning, when you want to bask in the warm sun. But very soon the sun will turn from pleasantly warm to frankly scorching. This means it's time for sunscreens. And we all remember the not very pleasant feeling of greasy hands after applying the cream. And if there is a sandy beach around...
It is no secret that after small single-dose packages there is a very large amount of plastic waste. Due to the size, such packaging is more difficult to collect and dispose of, and the small size creates the illusion that this is not “critical” waste. But when a lot of small packages accumulate, this becomes a big problem.
Can paper packaging be airtight? Of course, yes. That is the claim made by the Swedish company Billerud, which introduced the new heat-sealable packaging paper ConFlex HeatSeal.
Chinese company YUTOECO has unveiled its latest development, FluoZero™, a PFAS-free grease-proof coating technology for molded paper food packaging. What's so interesting about it, you ask? Let's find out more.