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Volvo electric-car spin-off Polestar has increased prices by between $3500 and $4000 just weeks after going on sale in Australia.

Unilever is poised to package its laundry detergent in the first paper product bottles that contain liquids without leaking. Hair care products will be next.

Seventh Generation, which was knee-deep in sustainable packaging when it was hardly even a thing, is waiting for their CPG peers to sense the urgency and catch up—now.

Solenis Collaborates with Pulpex to Scale Eco-friendly, PET-free Paper Bottle July 19, 2021 Pulpex is the world’s first widely recyclable, brandable paper bottle; the eco-friendly paper bottle is designed to hold a wide range of liquids. WILMINGTON, Del. (USA) – Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is joining forces with Pulpex Limited and its global consortium partners to collaborate on the ongoing evolution of the Pulpex eco-friendly paper bottle. Pulpex is a new wo...

Unilever is set to launch what it says is the first-ever paper-based laundry detergent bottle.

A prototype has been developed and will be available in Brazil next year, with a UK rollout expected later in 2022

Stora Enso scales up production of fibre-based bottles with Pulpex Premium Beauty News (Photo: Stora Enso) 23 May 2021 Finnish paper maker Stora Enso has started supplying Pulpex with the materials required to test large-scale production of paper bottles. Pulpex is a joint venture between Diageo (which owns brands like Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness) and Pilot Lite (a venture management company). Last year, Diageo announced a cardboard bottle for its Johnnie Walker brand as early as 202...

Absolut replaces plastics from bottle necks as part of paper-based bottle development The Absolut Company has unveiled the latest milestone in its mission to create a fully paper-based drinks bottle, having replaced the plastic used to shape bottle necks, with a bio-based barrier. The company is now seeing if bio-based materials can work as the barrier inside the bottle. Image: Absolut Last year, the Absolut Company announced a trial of 2,000 paper-based bottle prototypes across Sweden and the ...

Good things in new bottles The formed fibre products are manufactured by pressing wood-based pulps into three-dimensional shapes. 17th May 2021 Stora Enso, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, and UK-based Pulpex, have joined forces to industrialise the production of paper bottles and containers made from wood fibre pulp. Pulpex is a sustainable packaging technology company established by Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, and Pilot Lite, a venture management company. Pr...

Dive Brief: Pulpex, a packaging technology company co-founded by Diageo, has partnered with Finnish renewable materials company Stora Enso to mass produce 100% recyclable bottles and containers made from sustainably sourced, formed wood fiber pulp. The companies plan to have a high-speed production line operational in 2022. Pulpex will use Stora Ensos formed fiber material to create paper bottles for global brands in applications including alcohol and nonalcohol beverages and liquid foods, al...