PABOCO

Alpla plans to start full-scale manufacturing in Denmark / Production of 20 mn paper bottles per year

ALPLA

Packaging maker takes majority stake in Paboco / Significant production increase planned for 2024

CARLSBERG

Paper beer bottle with PEF liner / Market tests in eight European countries

AVANTIUM

Offtake agreement with Carlsberg / Further step in commercialisation of PEF / Fibre beer bottle to be trialled at European summer festivals

AVANTIUM

Carlsberg brewery strengthens PEF collaboration / Covid-19 negatively affects 2020 financial results / Delay in negotiations on FDCA plant construction

PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY

Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions

EXCELRISE

Merger of subsidiaries into single entity / Expansion of recycling capacity planned at five French sites

CARLSBERG

Danish brewery teams up with global packaging producers to encourage cradle-to-cradle product design / European partners include Arkema, Rexam, RKW and Petainer

UK PACKAGING INDUSTRY

2% growth per year to 2017 / Rising demand for lightweight and convenient formats / Canadean report

CARLSBERG

Danish brewery plans to manufacture PET bottles in Hamburg