Dow has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian recycler Lucro Plastecycle to develop a closed-loop packaging solution that recycles post-consumer PE film waste using Dow virgin resins, with first shrink films expected in India later in 2021.

SCG Packaging signed a contract with Duy Tan Plastics Manufacturing Corporation, Vietnam's leading rigid plastic packaging producer, on 9 February 2021 as part of its Vietnam expansion.

Südpack announced a partnership with Recenso on chemical recycling of plastic packaging materials. The article gives few details on the scope of the partnership.

Guala Closures signed an exclusive agreement with Oceanworks to source 100% recycled ocean plastic polymers for its wine and spirits closures. The first products will be T-bar closures in the Blossom range.

Orkla launched chips packaging made with certified renewable polypropylene from SABIC's TRUCIRCLE portfolio, converted into BOPP film by Irplast. The partners say the solution halves the carbon footprint of their value chain compared with traditional plastics.

Bacardi collaborated with Danimer Scientific to create a spirits bottle from Nodax PHA biopolymer made from plant seed oils, which biodegrades in 18 months. The bottle is due on shelves by 2023, starting with Bacardi rum in the US.

NOVA Chemicals signed a long-term agreement with Merlin Plastics, Canada's largest plastics recycler, to increase supply of post-consumer recyclate for consumer packaging. NOVA is also providing financing for a multi-million dollar recycling project.

Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia signed a Heads of Agreement with Dynapack Asia to develop a bottle-to-bottle grade PET recycling facility in Indonesia, starting with a proof of concept phase. The recycling could cut new plastic resin use by about 25,000 tonnes a year by 2022.

Chilean PET recycler Typack-Recipet is preparing a strategic alliance with Peruvian packaging company Colca, including a new packaging company for Peru's agricultural sector.

Ring Container Technologies, a plastic container maker and supplier of PET snack containers, has partnered with John B. Sanfilippo & Son on the recyclable SmartCAN PET canister as a replacement for composite snack cans.

Berry Global signed a deal to take in bales of recovered PE film, including LLDPE stretch wrap, from Georgia-Pacific Recycling at its Victoria, Texas plant. Berry is installing an extrusion line and repelletizing equipment, with processing expected to start in Q2 2020.

Mondi Kalenobel developed a recyclable polypropylene mono-material film replacing a multi-material laminate for Unilever's Knorr dry soup powder in Turkey. The packaging has been introduced to the Turkish market for selected Knorr designs.

Sulapac, a maker of microplastic-free materials, and Quadpack, a cosmetic packaging provider, signed a preferred partnership agreement to supply sustainable cosmetic packaging worldwide. Quadpack will launch the Sulapac Nordic Collection jars in spring 2020.

Danimer Scientific will supply several million pounds of biodegradable resins over a multi-year agreement for Genpak's new GenZero food packaging line. The partnership was announced on November 25, 2019.

L'Occitane extended its partnership with Loop Industries, which will supply 100% of the PET resin for its bottles from a joint facility with Indorama Ventures in South Carolina, letting L'Occitane reach its 100% recycled bottle goal ahead of 2025.

Dow and UPM Biofuels announced the commercialization of a packaging plastics offering made from UPM BioVerno renewable naphtha, which Dow will use to produce bio-based polyethylene at its Terneuzen plant in the Netherlands.

Henkel announced a partnership with ALPLA to invest over $130 million enhancing laundry detergent production at its Bowling Green, Kentucky facility, including a new bottle production area. ALPLA will hire 60 employees once construction is complete.

Royal Unibrew and Petainer collaborated to develop a lightweight PET bottle with 50% food-grade post-consumer recycled PET for 500ml Pepsi carbonated soft drinks, reducing CO2 emissions at Royal Unibrew's Faxe, Denmark plant.

Royal Unibrew and Petainer collaborated on a lightweight PET bottle containing 50% food-grade recycled PET for 500ml Pepsi carbonated soft drinks. The bottle is made from Petainer's preform at its Lidkoping, Sweden site, and the bottle design is used at Royal Unibrew's Faxe plant in Denmark.

Canada Fibers Ltd. and Enviroplast have entered an exclusive supply agreement under which CFL will supply post-consumer plastic film to Enviroplast's recycling plants for making recycled LDPE pellets.

Nestle and Danimer Scientific announced a collaboration to develop biodegradable water bottles based on Danimer's Nodax PHA. PepsiCo, an existing Danimer partner, may also gain access to the resins developed.

Saudi Pallet Manufacturing Company signed a 90 million US dollar memorandum of understanding with SABIC to manufacture Paxxal plastic pallets for export and develop local supply chain initiatives. The agreement was signed on 28 January 2019 in Riyadh during the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program launch.

Songwon Industrial and RPC bpi nordfolien intend to manufacture 20kg polyethylene bags containing 50% recycled PE. Songwon is expected to begin the transition in the coming months.

Nestlé announced a partnership with Danimer Scientific to develop biodegradable water bottles using Danimer's PHA polymer Nodax. The partnership supports Nestlé's commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

Loop Industries formed a strategic alliance with Uhde Inventa-Fischer, a Swiss engineering company owned by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, to promote sustainable PET and polyester production using its waste-to-resin process.

SABIC signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based PLASTIC ENERGY for feedstock supply to its European petrochemical operations. The two intend to build the first commercial plant in the Netherlands, anticipated to start production in 2021.

Chinese brewer Great Leap Brewing agreed to collaborate with British PET packaging provider Petainer on producing petainerKeg kegs next year at a new blow-moulding facility in Tianjin.

Unilever and Veolia agreed to collaborate on processes and technologies for a circular economy on plastics waste, including used packaging collection, supporting Unilever's target of 25% recycled plastic content by 2025.

Bockatech and Borealis AG agreed to jointly develop reusable and recyclable foam injection moulding solutions for lightweight plastic packaging.

United Caps and Braskem have partnered to supply GREENER bio-sourced plastic caps and closures based on I'm green polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol. The first two closures target dairy products and still drinks.

Craft brewer Oskar Blues worked with Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Berry Global and Ampacet to develop a printed co-extruded shrink film for its 24-can cases, which cut its packaging costs by 40 percent.

Packaging maker Faerch Plast joined Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Tesco and waste firm Viridor in a circular-economy project to recycle black plastic into new food-grade packaging. Recycling starts in July 2018 at Viridor's Rochester facility in Kent, with an initial target of 120 tonnes per month.

Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Berry Global and Ampacet are collaborating with Oskar Blues to produce the first printed collation shrink packaging in the US for its 24-can variety cases. The packaging was piloted in 2017 and has grown more than 300 percent through national retailers.

Newark, New York flexible packaging maker Maco PKG became the third North American licensee of Dow's PacXpert stand-up pouch technology, to manufacture, sell and co-pack it in North America.

Mondi highlights its 15-year partnership with Cherat Packaging, which uses Mondi sack kraft paper exclusively to make two-ply cement bags for Pakistan's cement market.

Hollar & Greene has entered a partnership with Tosca to lease reusable plastic containers for delivering cabbages from farms to its retail stores. The deal covers Tosca's 6425 and 6428 RPCs.

Solegear Bioplastic Technologies and Braskem announced a three-year partnership in which Solegear will use Braskem's I'm green bio-based polyethylene to produce and distribute household recycling containers under its good natured brand.

Danone and Nestlé Waters launched the NaturALL Bottle Alliance with California startup Origin Materials to develop 100% bio-based PET bottles made from non-food feedstocks. The partners expect first bottles in stores by 2020.

Qatar's Muntajat signed its first international agency marketing agreement with Total at K Trade Fair 2016 in Dusseldorf. From January 2017, Muntajat will market Total's metallocene polyethylene and polystyrene grades in the Middle East and Egypt.