CEFLEX News & Events
Changing how we produce and consume: New European Circular Economy Action Plan
Despite evident challenges of the global pandemic, government machinery to (re)shape our relationship and interactions with the environment continue to be launched. Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius stated "The new plan will make circularity the mainstream in our...
Connecting the loops: CEFLEX looks to drive engagement and action
To achieve the necessary speed and scale to deliver #MissionCircular, inciting action and engagement at face to face events and forums continues to be important. As CEFLEX starts its 2020-2025 roadmap, it is a busy week - and one that demonstrates a shift for the...
Boosting value and keeping materials in the loop: how do we increase the quality, and what end markets can we create?
CEFLEX Sustainable End Markets workstream is planning industrial scale trials delivering higher-value end market applications for flexible packaging. This work is building the business case for investment and delivery of a Quality Recycling Process, able to...
New ways to connect with your roadmap for a circular economy
2020 is the starting line for action on CEFLEX's roadmap for a circular economy. It is a turning point, moving from 'think tank' to 'act tank'. As we all begin this journey, listening to developments, connecting with others and bringing colleagues, customers and more...
Mondi supports Unilever with recyclable mono-material solution
Stakeholders Mondi and Unilever have collaborated to deliver innovative new polypropylene (PP) mono-material solution in Turkey for its Knorr dry soup powder range. The two companies collaborated to investigate the most suitable grade of special raw material and Mondi...
CEFLEX stakeholder Nestlé announce CHF 2 billion investment to lead the shift from virgin to food-grade plastics
CEFLEX stakeholder Nestlé has announced it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions. Building on its 2018 commitment to make...
Open consultation launched to further enhance and refine Designing for a Circular Economy Guidelines
After input and feedback from 100’s of CEFLEX stakeholders, an open consultation has been launched to hear from the wider flexible packaging industry and beyond. The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative (CEFLEX) has been collaborating with the...
Mondi accelerates efforts to create flexible packaging from post-consumer recycled plastic
Mondi Group, a global leader in packaging and paper, led Project Proof, a Pioneer Project facilitated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). The project has created a proof-of-concept prototype flexible plastic pouch incorporating a minimum of 20% post-consumer...
AMCOR launches AmLite Ultra Recyclable
Recyclable, excellent metal-free ultra high barrier packagingAmLite Ultra Recyclable is a unique line of ultra high metal-free high barrier packaging. It is recyclable packaging solutions that allows you to create an attractive package design while keeping...
SUMILON POLYESTER FILMS introduces new polyester film containing 85% post consumer recyclate
Sumilon EcoPet Sarl, Morocco has developed a special PCR resin suitable for making these films. This technology uses Post Consumer Pet bottles through mechanical recycling. These PCR bottles are washed 7 times, crushed, shredded, hot wash again and then...
Brand owners combine forces to address challenges to make flexible packaging circular
16 July 2019 - Companies that place packaged products into the market have started collaborating to develop more sustainable flexible packaging for the circular economy. The Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV) initiated a Community of Practice...
Polyplex and TPL announce the launch of Polyester films containing 70% post-consumer recyclate.
Polyplex one of the world’s largest thin BOPET film producers, has successfully developed Post-consumer Recycled PET films up to 90% PCR content, suitable for food packaging applications and launched these products in 2019.Polyplex is rapidly implementing this...
DuPont Teijin Films makes a significant step forward in chemical recycling with the LuxCR™ depolymerisation process
DuPont Teijin announces the launch of its new LuxCR™ depolymerisation process which upcycles post consumer waste into a variety of technically advanced BOPET films serving a wide range of applications and markets. To read more...Press ReleaseDTF rPET...
CELLPouch The sustainable packaging innovation
100% recyclable, 100% innovative - Ecological stand-up pouches by BBC Cellpack Packaging BBC Cellpack Packaging sets standards for convenience packaging with its new product CELLPouch, flexible stand-up pouches that are 100% recyclable. In addition to...
Transformative collaboration
Until now CEFLEX has been working away relatively quietly, with an inward focus on refining its agenda and getting initial workstreams started. Two years into its existence, the collaborative initiative is ready to start communicating its direction of travel to the wider world. Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes was privileged to be the first journalist invited to attend a CEFLEX general meeting – and came away deeply impressed.
Total associates with partners to create a closed loop recycling chain in construction films
Total and several partners along the construction value chain
have decided to associate to form the Clean Site Circular Project which aims at recycling
natural shrink hoods* wastes from the construction sector in closed system without film
performances degradation.
It has already been demonstrated that a closed loop ‘shrink hood to shrink hood’ is
industrially feasible and technically equivalent to virgin solutions. The film recipe has been
developed by Total. It requires the use of Total Lumicene Supertough® 22ST05
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