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Irish MEP Welcomes EU Plastic Waste Bill

An Irish MEP has welcomed the recent launch of an EU strategy which aims to recycle 55% of plastic packaging waste and ban landfilling separately collected...

Smurfit Kappa Sees 4% Revenue Increase In Third Quarter

Paper-packaging group Smurfit Kappa has posted a 4% increase in revenue in the third quarter of the year, reaching €2,121 million. The company...

Coca-Cola HBC Ireland 'Key' To Bottler's Global Sustainability Success

Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has played a key role in the company being named 'sustainability leader in the beverage industry' by the Dow Jon...

Coca-Cola Ireland Launches Limited Edition Diet Coke Cans

Coca-Cola Ireland has launched a new range of limited edition designs for Diet Coke cans. The company says that the designs are inspired by the brand's...

Last Chance For Pakman Awards 2017 Entries

Nominations for the third annual Pakman Awards are due to close just weeks from now on Thursday, August 31. The awards are designed to celebrate excellence...

Smurfit Kappa Delivers 5% Growth In First-Half Results

Smurfit Kappa showed a growth of 5% for the first six months of 2017 with 'strong demand in most markets' according to its recently published half year re...

Cork City Becomes First Council to Stop Using Disposable Cups

Cork City Council has become the first local authority in the country to stop supplying single use disposable tea and coffee cups in their offices. From...

Smurfit Kappa Packaging Sets Standard

Paper-packaging group Smurfit Kappa has received a seal of approval for its performance packaging technology, from a leading German research and servi...