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.

A 100 per cent recycling target by 2050 for the world’s aluminium drinks cans has been set by industry leaders at COP 28. Aluminium producers, recyclers, rolling mills, can makers and industry associations have set the target having stressed the need for enhanced recycling to support the IEAs Net Zero 2050 goal. Currently more than 70 per cent of aluminium beverage cans are recycled into new products but this figure falls short of making the complete contribution necessary for achieving the 1.5-degree target.

In research published in Advanced Science, investigators drew inspiration from the octopus to develop an adhesive that achieves strong attachment and controlled release on varied substrates in wet and underwater environments. The feat could have numerous applications in fields ranging from healthcare and underwater robotics to infrastructure repair. By studying the octopus’s suckers—specifically, the exposed disc-like portion called the infundibulum—the researchers designed an elastic, curved stalk with a membrane that can change its shape and adhere to multiple surfaces. Underwater, the octopus-inspired adhesive strongly attached to complex objects from lightweight shells to large rocks and soft gel beads with different roughness, curvature, and hardness. The adhesive could be rapidly attached to these objects over many cycles and over long times and then be quickly released on demand.