Avery Dennison Release White Paper Explaining How Packaging Can Power Circularity

Avery Dennison Corp. has released a new white paper, “Pressure-sensitive labels and their role in making packaging circular,” that explores how innovative pressure-sensitive labels can help packaging circularity. The white paper reports that most CPG growth comes from green brands and shows how pressure-sensitive labels can be part of the solution. It explores the state […]
Afera Releases Position Paper on Mass Balance Chain of Custody

Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association, has released a new position paper on mass balance chain of custody as part of the work undertaken by the Advocacy Workstream of Afera’s Flagship Sustainability Project (AFSP). In the paper, Afera stated that it endorses the mass balance approach as a valid transitional mechanism for increasing circular content […]
Kodiak Targets Paper and Packaging Industries with Acquisition

Kodiak, a supplier of specialty chemicals for the steel, automotive, energy, and aerospace industries, announced the acquisition of Southern Adhesives and Coatings. Kodiak’s second acquisition in 2024, the new acquisition strategically enables the company to target the paper and packaging industries. Kodiak reports that the company continues to grow in specialty niche markets, offering customers […]
FEDRIGONI SELF-ADHESIVES: Paper Facestock from Recycled Natural Fibers

F-Jet Natural Fibers is an innovative self-adhesive solution that redefines indoor short-run advertising, challenging the dominance of traditional monomeric films and thus reducing the use of plastics. Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives’ new creation for large-format digital printing is developed with a paper facestock composed of post-consumer recycled natural fibers and free of plasticizers (such as PVC, PE, […]
The Renewable Carbon Initiative Outlines the Importance of Chemical and Physical Recycling in New Position Paper

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), a global network of more than 60 companies dedicated to supporting and accelerating the transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon for all organic chemicals and materials, has published a position paper outlining the importance of chemical and physical recycling and what is needed to realize its potential. In a […]