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Kuusakoski fully acquires SWEEEP Kuusakoski
The company has acquired the remaining 39% of the shareholding of SWEEEP Kuusakoski.
LYB teams up with Interpolimeri Spa to expand masterbatch and performance colours distribution
The pair’s strengthened partnership will see distribution expanded in Germany and Austria.
APR and ANIPAC to collaborate on strengthening plastics recyclability
The pair hopes to establish a technical and strategic cooperation that promotes best practices across the plastics value chain.
Orion S.A. release its 2025 sustainability report
The report highlights the company’s work in Sweden and South Africa.
PERIPLAST spotlights proven upcycling technology at Interplas 2026
Event attendees can find PERIPLAST in Hall 9, Stand Q89.

“Taking materials out of the litter stream and putting them into recycling”. Waqas Qureshi heard DEFRA and Exchange for Change discuss recent developments and future plans at the UK Soft Drinks conference.

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The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) has appointed Ellen Daniels as its first chief executive officer.

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Exchange For Change, the industry-led organisation delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, has confirmed the fees that will be paid to return point operators when the scheme launches in October 2027.

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Members of the Samoan and Pacific Islander community and environmental advocates protested outside Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ (CCEP) annual general meeting Thursday 28 May, calling on the company to reduce single-use plastic and bring back reusable packaging systems.

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Lizenzero, a brand of the circular economy service provider Interzero, has launched what it describes as a future-ready, feature-rich digital platform for packaging compliance in 31 countries.

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Could lifting weights actually help you live longer?
Regular weight training can significantly reduce the risk of early death, research suggests.
Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade
The uncertainty has weighed heavily on the 20,000 seafarers trapped in the Iran war zone.
More heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecast
Long-range summer forecasts have been issued and they point to warmer and drier condtions compared to average, as Simon King explains
Putin remains uncompromising on Ukraine, but is public discourse on war changing in Russia?
Russia is intensifying attacks in Ukraine but more than four years of war are causing concern even among Putin loyalists.
'Difficult' day for passengers due to Tube strike
Transport for London apologises as commuters face another planned walkout on Thursday.