Packaging
UPM introduces UPM Circular Renewable BlackTM, a groundbreaking innovation that redefines the role of black as a color in sustainable packaging. UPM Circular Renewable Black is the world’s first bio-based, near-infrared (NIR) detectable, carbon-negative[1] pigment, enabling premium packaging solutions that combine design excellence with full recyclability and a strong sustainability performance.
They made history in Italy with memorable feats of heroism, driven by the love for their country and by values that make theirs a unique outfit: this is the Alpine Corps, also known as the Black Feathers, which is holding its 87th muster from the 9th to the 11th of May 2014 in Pordenone. With 450,000 participants expected, producing around 350,000 kg of waste, the event has the potential to create a significant environmental impact. In order to alleviate the effect on the Pordenone ecosystem, the ANA (National Alpine Corps Association), the COA (Muster Organising Committee) and GEA, the Pordenone environmental services company, in collaboration with Novamont, global leader in the bioplastics field, have introduced different ecosustainable initiatives.
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