MARINE LITTER

G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments

NESTLE

Food and beverage company aims to have 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025

UNILEVER

Collaboration with Indorama and start-up Ioniqa to convert PET waste into food-grade material / Decision on sole head office reached

SAUDI ARABIA

Certain packaging plastics required to be oxo-degradable / Customs checks since December 2017

BRITVIC

Soft drinks firm confirms 2019 closure of Unilever co-owned factory in UK / Hundreds of staff will lose jobs

UNILEVER

KKR to buy global Spreads unit for EUR 6.8 bn

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"

UNILEVER

Plastic sachet recycling technology launched / Pilot plant planned in Indonesia / Waste collection schemes to be established

UNILEVER

Consumer giant to use only recyclable plastic packaging / MacArthur membership renewed

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

WEF, MacArthur Foundation and plastics industry in joint declaration on combatting marine litter / “New Plastics Economy” initiative presents strategies for recycling at Davos

DANONE

Food giant joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Promoting the circular economy

PACKAGING RECYCLING UK

"Reflex Project" advances flexible plastic recycling options / Guidelines established for packaging designers, retailers and converters

SERIOPLAST

New plant starts up in Turkey / Containers for Unilever / Latest expansion for Italian blow moulder

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Leading global industry players and cities join to form The New Plastics Economy initiative / Ellen MacArthur report serves as blueprint / Three-year project aimed at achieving a system-wide transformation

MARINE LITTER

UK Parliament Committee studying impact of microplastics / Greenpeace poll finds vast majority in favour of phase-out in cosmetics / British Plastics Federation concurs

UNILEVER

Zero landfill in Europe / Latest achievements in sustainable living plan

PRECISION

Hans Van Der Looij named regional manager Europe

COVERIS

First industrial injection compression system up and running / Joint development with Unilever and Plastisud

RKW

Jelle Westerterp becomes sales director of Nonwovens

US RECYCLING

First three investments to contribute to landfill reduction / USD 100m for recycling projects / Cooperation of global brand owners

PACKAGING RECYCLING

“Reflex Project” makes inroads in recyclability of multi-layer packaging and NIR sorting systems / UK-based programme to set the groundwork for a circular economy for flexible packaging

PACT GROUP

Acquisition of Jalco / Deal strengthens presence in FMCG sector

WEENER

Lindsay Goldberg sells German rigid packaging producer to 3i for EUR 250m / Plans for future growth through “buy-and-build strategy”

YEAR IN REVIEW 2014

Part 3 – Packaging: M&A activity in the plastics packaging sector continues / Global competition changes the landscape / La Seda bankruptcy sale almost wrapped up / Coca Cola's sustainability drive hits a snag

PACKAGING RECYCLING

UK project launched to improve recyclability of flexible packaging / Collaborators include Dow Chemical, Nestlé and Unilever