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Surge in Vietnam’s Paper and Packaging Sector: VPPE 2025 Set to Showcase Innovation In a remarkable evolution of its manufacturing landscape, Vietnam’s paper and packaging sectors are witnessing significant growth. This momentum is driven by a decisive shift…
Pulpex, a packaging technology company co-founded by Diageo, has quickly grown in prominence with several CPGs working with the upstart. PepsiCo, which debuted a prototype of the world’s first fully recyclable paper bottle last year, and Unilever have…
Uniqlo Singapore is ditching its plastic shopping bags in favor of paper. The decision reflects a global move by the brand to become more environmentally friendly and reduce its reliance on single-use plastics. The new bags will retail at 10 cents each, with…
Japanese retailer Uniqlo has jumped on the sustainability train, eliminating the use of plastic bags in its stores and switching to eco-friendly paper bags later this month. The bags will cost 15c in an attempt to encourage customers to bring their own…
Countdown will begin selling recyclable paper bags at checkout, as the government ban on the sale and distribution of single-use plastic bags takes effect on July 1st. The paper bags will cost 20 cents each, and be made of Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC)…
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) continues to expand its portfolio to meet the environmentally conscious goals and demands of consumers with the newest addition to the Foopak suite of products: the new Bio Container for takeaway food. Constructed with folding boxboard…
Việt Nam imported US$682.1 million worth of paper products last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.86 per cent, reported the Việt Nam General Department of Customs. In December 2017 alone, Việt Nam imported $58.8 million worth of paper products, down 10 per…
Paper products dominate Indonesias global exports in two years, which was worth US$13.95 billion of the total wood products’ exports of $11.83 billion in 2016-2017. “These value are wood-based products with V-Legal documents, namely SVLK and FLEGT licenses,”…
The state-owned money printing company, Peruri, has set a target to build a currency paper factory in 2017, according to the companys President Director, Prasetio. Such a currency printing firm is badly needed because Indonesia does not have one so far,…
In line with the increasing popularity and knowledge of internet in the society, many online media have successfully attract readers and printed media advertisers. “This is what we call the twilight of print media,” said Communications and Informatics…
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