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In a study published in the journal ChemSusChem, the team describes a process they created for converting β-pinene, a component found in turpentine, into pharmaceutical precursors that they then used to synthesize paracetamol and ibuprofen

Customizable shipping boxes and mailer boxes offer businesses a chance to transform their packaging into a powerful marketing tool. By expressing brand identity and enhancing the unboxing experience, these boxes leave a lasting impression on customers.

Sainsbury's is cutting the price of its own-brand toilet paper as supermarkets face pressure to do more to help people with the soaring cost of living. The retailer said its loo roll prices would drop by up to 11% as it passed on savings from the falling cost of pulp.

Valmet - a developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries - has introduced the Valmet Brown Stock analyzer to complement its online pulp quality analyzer family.

The paper division at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has reported that the prices being paid for recovered paper are falling due to low demand globally, with UK recyclers also warning that a fall in the packaging recovery note (PRN) price is hitting them.

Plastic has become the world’s most vilified material, especially for single-use packaging. It’s not only environmentally damaging; it’s become socially unacceptable. Paper is the environmentally superior alternative to plastic. Except, what if it’s not?

A simple technique to make paper bags stronger, even when wet, would make them more reusable—and they can still be used for biofuel at the end

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund eyes acquiring a “significant” minority stake in Middle East Paper Co. as the sovereign fund aims to broaden its investments in local businesses.

In 2022, industry leaders ExxonMobil, Cyclyx Intl., Sealed Air, and Ahold Delhaize USA announced the intention to be successful US launch of a circular food packaging proof-of-concept leveraging advanced recycling. During a successful demo, plastic waste was collected from grocery stores, diverting it from landfills.

Demand for sustainable packaging solutions, driven by growing environmental concerns, has been a key factor contributing to growth.