O-I Glass, Inc. and Germany’s Krones AG signed a strategic collaboration agreement that aims to elevate glass by innovating together and to jointly create solutions for the growing glass market. “For O-I, glass is the preferred packaging solution in a world that increasingly values health, premium products and the environment. Not only does it maintain the integrity of the products and protects the environment, as customers and consumers intend, but it also offers magnificent opportunities for establishing brands and implementing sustainable solutions,” explains Andres Lopez, President and CEO at O-I. “This agreement is the first step that O-I and Krones are taking together in order to offer clients completely integrated, end-to-end solutions in the future.” Focus areas include improvements in glass filling and packaging line speed and efficiency; enhanced agility and flexibility of responding to market trends; development of innovative and sustainable glass systems; and advancements in digital solutions such as direct-to-glass digital printing technology.

Novolex® announced that it is adding easy-to-understand recycling instructions to more of its plastic bags and packaging. The announcement comes just weeks after Novolex revealed plans to increase its capacity to recycle plastic bags. Novolex, an industry leader in packaging and foodservice products, will add the How2Recycle® Store Drop-off label to products across its business units. These include products from Shields® such as poly mailers for shipping applications and security bags frequently used in the banking industry; and products from Hilex®, including the iconic “Thank You” plastic T-shirt bags, produce bags for conventional and organic items, and the Load & Seal™ Tamper Evident Deliver Bags, which are growing in demand as to-go orders increase at restaurants.

Diversey has introduced the TASKI Jontec Care floor care program, a next-generation range of state-of-the-art floor cleaning products designed to deliver the best results for any type of hard floor without intentionally added fluorinated levelling agents. The product line extends the lifetime of flooring, enhances appearance, reduces maintenance costs and offers customized solutions for all floor types in any working environment. Rigorously tested by application experts and through customer trials, the TASKI Jontec Care range guarantees premium performance. With no intentionally added fluorinated levelling agents, the TASKI Jontec Care range is better for users and for the planet. Fluorinated levelling agents are replaced by the latest advancements in chemistry and material science, providing equal or even superior product performance.