BillerudKorsnäs unit in Karlsborg now back to full production

Due to rapidly increasing feedstock and logistic costs coupled with continued strong demand for plastic products, Berry Global’s raw material suppliers have informed us the previously announced 5th polyethylene price increase will be implemented effective December 1, 2020. In addition, those same suppliers have announced an additional increase for January 1, 2021 which, should it go into effect, will be the subject of a future announcement. Because of the December 1st resin increase, Berry Global will implement a price increase of 6% - 8% (product line specific) on all Can Liners, Food Bags, Table Covers, Aprons, Bibs, Poly Boots and Poly Gloves. This increase will take effect with all orders placed on or after February 8, 2021. Berry Global reserves the right to limit the size of orders to historical quantities to better serve the anticipated demand of our customers. All orders must call for immediate delivery.

Timber is exposed to demanding circumstances during storage, loading and transportation. "We have developed a new packaging that consists of 70 percent recycled material, without compromising on quality. SCA Wood will be the first on the market with packaging that has such a high proportion of recycled plastic," says Tom Rautakorpi, product specialist at Trioworld. The packaging is manufactured by Trioworld and is estimated to result in 54 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to the same product made from virgin plastic. "To increase our already significant climate benefit, it is important to gradually reduce the remaining emissions. We have long been looking at what we can do better regarding the packaging, and it is positive that we can now make progress in this area," says Jerry Larsson, President of SCA Wood.

Amcor announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite’s nanocoating technology to enhance both recyclable and compostable packaging. In the proof-of-concept phase of the project, Nfinite’s coating technology will be applied to Amcor’s existing recyclable and compostable packaging material. The objective is to deliver an oxygen barrier to improve performance for recyclable and compostable packaging. Once validated, the next stage of development will seek to ensure the products are optimized to Amcor’s manufacturing processes and analyze additional substrates, such as bio-based materials to create more sustainable applications.