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Enviro has developed new type of recovered carbon black with improved properties

Scandinavian Enviro Systems has developed a new type of recovered carbon black with improved dispersion properties. The new type of carbon black has been developed to meet demand from the tire and rubber industry. The new type of carbon black has been produced for some time at Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk, Sweden, and has acquired […]

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DS Smith launches industry-leading R&D and innovation centre: ‘R8’

DS Smith, leading provider of sustainable, fibre-based, packaging, today announces the launch of its global Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation Centre, ‘R8’. The new facility is an industry-first and allows DS Smith, its customers, and partners to accelerate the research and development of radically new packaging fulfilment solutions. Located near Birmingham in the UK,

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JUXTA Nomad micro-autonomous stores debut with first retail partners

JUXTA, the global technology and micro convenience company, launched in August, is seeing rapid take up with businesses in the EV value chain and multiple retail partners ready to adopt the innovative solution across the USA. The first customers to experience the JUXTA Nomad were Renewal 2023 festival goers in Buena Vista, Colorado, last month.

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Plastic ban for businesses to put the planet first

The UK government introduced a nationwide single-use plastic band Sunday 01 October 2023, supported by local councils. Businesses are no longer allowed to supply, sell or offer single-use plastic cutlery, plates, bowls, trays, containers or balloon sticks.  The ban comes as part of the government’s attempt to combat climate change by tackling plastic pollution, littering

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The Business Show 2023!

The world’s largest business show is back for 2023, returning to the ExCeL London on the 22nd and 23rd of November, with co-located shows Working From Home Live, the Retrain Expo, and Going Global Live. This edition of The Business Show will host an audience of 30,000 SMEs and startups, providing all the help and

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UPM selects Brenntag as sole European distributor of its new bio-based MEG

UPM Biochemicals has announced that it has selected Brenntag SE, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, as sole distributor of its sustainable bio-monoethylene glycol (BioMEG) UPM BioPura™ in Europe. The new distribution agreement will bring UPM BioPura™ to market, unlocking further commercial opportunities, while accelerating the introduction of sustainable forest-sourced materials into

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Future-ready foodservice packaging: kp infinity® takes centre stage at St. Helens site

Klöckner Pentaplast (‘kp’), a global leader in flexible packaging solutions, celebrated its St. Helens site’s full transition to the production of Expanded Polypropylene (EPP)-based kp Infinity® this week, with an exciting open house event. Industry partners, customers and the local media were invited to the event on 21 September, to learn more about the facility’s

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Plenitude inaugurates its first 50 MW photovoltaic plant in Kazakhstan

Plenitude (Eni) inaugurates today, with the attendance of local authorities and the Ambassador of Italy to Kazakhstan, Marco Alberti, its first photovoltaic plant in the Republic of Kazakhstan, close to Shaulder village in the Turkistan Region. The facility, with a 50 MW installed capacity, further expands Plenitude’s international portfolio and its presence, through its subsidiary

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