Sidel’s Octeville site has been awarded the Gold Medal by sustainability assessors, EcoVadis, following a comprehensive review of its supply chain strategy at both local and corporate-group level. Sidel was also positioned in the top five percent of reporting companies in 2024 by EcoVadis, highlighting the company’s commitment to its sustainability practices and transparency. “We’re thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal for our EcoVadis … [Read more...] about Sidel positioned in top 5% by EcoVadis sustainability rankings
Packaging
Syensqo achieves breakthrough in mechanical recycling of PVDC multilayer food packaging
Giving used food packaging a second life and advancing recycling of PVDC within the polyolefin waste streams Syensqo, a leading global provider of advanced performance materials and chemical solutions, is pleased to announce the successful completion of an ambitious recycling initiative. The results of comprehensive trials have proven that multilayer food packaging structures with Ixan® polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) can effectively be recycled into valuable feedstock for other applications … [Read more...] about Syensqo achieves breakthrough in mechanical recycling of PVDC multilayer food packaging
Carlsberg Bulgaria goes for cutting-edge filling technology
For the first time ever, Carlsberg Bulgaria is canning its beer itself – thanks to the use of proven technology and KHS’ comprehensive service. The making of beer has a tradition here: in 1882, brewer Franz Milde opened what’s now one of Bulgaria’s oldest breweries in the city of Shumen in the east of the country. Nationalized in 1944, Shumensko Pivo, as the company called itself, produced around 350,000 hectoliters of beer per year in the 1960s – in part with the aid of a filling system … [Read more...] about Carlsberg Bulgaria goes for cutting-edge filling technology