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Glass Bottles Persist in Pharmaceutical Packaging, Despite Fragility Concerns

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In the pharmaceutical industry, glass bottles continue to play a significant role in packaging both over-the-counter and prescription medications, despite ongoing challenges with breakage and contamination risks. While glass containers are prized for their ability to preserve drug integrity, their fragility has prompted pharmaceutical companies to seek alternative solutions, including [...]

LG Transforms Packaging with Recycled Cartons

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of companies are taking proactive steps towards establishing resource recycling systems. On Monday, LG Household & Health Care announced a significant initiative in which the company will utilize paper crafted from recycled aseptic drink boxes for its cosmetics and toothpaste packaging. Aseptic boxes are typically employed as [...]

Jeju Island to Gradually Replace Parcel Packaging with Reusable Materials

JEJU, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The provincial government of Jeju Island has outlined a plan to gradually replace plastic parcel packages with reusable materials in order to minimize plastic usage. The provincial office on Wednesday announced its target of reducing plastic usage by 50 percent by 2040 while increasing the recycling rate to 100 percent. [...]

Popular Snacks Transformed with New Packaging

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular snacks that are familiar to consumers have been transformed with new packaging that allows them to be consumed using a single hand. Local confectionery makers are releasing, day after day, smaller products that can conveniently be eaten using only one hand. Starting with Indian Corn Snack, which was [...]

SK Global Chemical to Acquire Arkema’s Functional Polyolefins Business for 335 mln Euros

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Global Chemical Co., a chemical affiliate of South Korea’s energy giant SK Innovation Co., said Tuesday it will acquire French chemical firm Arkema S.A.’s functional polyolefins business for 335 million euros (US$369 million) in the latest move to boost its packaging business. SK Global Chemical said the acquisition [...]

Samsung Electronics to Replace All Plastic Packaging with Eco-friendly Materials

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is launching a major ‘green’ initiative by pledging to replace all plastic packaging with eco-friendly materials. The consumer electronics giant announced on Sunday that it will now use paper and eco-friendly materials for product packaging, as part of a campaign to address environmental problems surrounding resource [...]

E-Mart Announces Adoption of Eco-friendly Packaging

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — E-Mart Inc. revealed yesterday that it will be adopting eco-friendly packaging that would allow plastic containers belonging to its own brand products to be recycled with ease. Colored plastic bottles and caps will be replaced with colorless plastic. In addition, product labels will be made easier to remove. E-Mart [...]

Tobacco Industry Alarmed by New Graphic Warnings

SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health has added graphic photos to packaging for electronic cigarettes, taking the tobacco industry by surprise. Electronic cigarettes created quite a stir in the industry after their release last year in Korea. But after the government’s strong drive against them, producers have yet to come up [...]

By 2025, all of McDonald’s Packaging to Come from Renewable, Recycled or Certified Sources; Goal to Have Recycling Available in All Restaurants

OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) announces goals to improve its packaging and help significantly reduce waste to positively impact the communities the company serves around the world. By 2025, 100 percent of McDonald’s guest packaging will come from renewable, recycled, or certified sources with a preference for Forest Stewardship [...]

Samsung to Introduce Eco-friendly Plastic Package for TV Accessories

SEOUL, Korea, Feb 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to follow eco-friendly manufacturing practices, Samsung Electronics began using bio-plastics to package TV accessories such as remote controllers and handbooks. By using agricultural feedstocks such as sugar cane as one of the base materials, the electronics giant developed the bio-plastic film for the past seven [...]