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Paper, Packaging Firms Likely To Turn Their Attention To New Projects: Moody's

European paper and packaging firms are likely to turn their attention to new investment prospects in the coming years, following a prolonged period of dele...

Dunapack Rambox To Develop New Bucharest Corrugated Packaging Plant

Dunapack Rambox, part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, has announced the commencement of construction works on a new corrugated packaging plant in Bolintin...

Plastic Bag Charges 'Don't Go Far Enough' To Reduce Waste, Study Finds

A UK study on the environmental impact of packaging waste has found that more than half of consumers (56%) believe existing measures to tackle plastic wast...

French Lawmakers Push For Ban On Plastic Water Bottles In Schools

Lawmakers in France's ruling party are pushing for a ban on plastic water bottles in school canteens from 2020 as consumers and governments become increasi...

Plastic Packager RPC Buoyed By Private Equity Interest

RPC Group is in talks on a possible sale to Apollo Global Management and Bain Capital, with the private equity interest in the fast consolidating market li...

PepsiCo To Use 50% Recycled Plastic In Its Bottles By 2030

Cola giant PepsiCo has announced that it aims to use 50% recycled plastic (rPET) in its bottles across the European Union by 2030. The company has...

SIG Combibloc Plans €1bn IPO To Cut Debt

Swiss packaging maker SIG Combibloc plans to sell €1 billion ($1.2 billion) worth of new shares "in coming months" to trim debt to...

Packager SIG Combibloc Joins Alliance To Improve Sustainability

Packaging firm SIG Combibloc has announced it is joining the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a non-profit whose aim is to promote better susta...