Packaging

Iran War Drives Plastic Prices Up by Billions as Green Packaging Demand Triples in 2026

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Iran War Drives Plastic Prices Up by Billions as Green Packaging Demand Triples in 2026

Plastic prices hitting four-year highs has achieved something that years of sustainability pledges and consumer pressure could not: it has made alternative packaging commercially attractive almost overnight. For FMCG brands still weighing the cost of switching, the Iran war has effectively made that decision for them. South Korean cosmetic packaging manufacturer Yonwoo, a supplier to … Read more

Finish Makes Major Move to Paper-Based Packaging for Dishwasher Tablets Saving Millions of Plastic Pieces

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Finish Makes Major Move to Paper-Based Packaging for Dishwasher Tablets Saving Millions of Plastic Pieces

Forty-eight tonnes of plastic removed from a single brand’s packaging line annually is the kind of number that moves a sustainability claim out of the press release and onto the shelf brief. For Finish and its parent company Reckitt, that figure now has four years of engineering behind it — and more than 55 production … Read more