SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display and Hanwha Solutions have jointly developed eco-friendly cushioning packaging made from post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics, the companies announced on December 23, 2024. This new packaging is tailored for electronic components and aligns with global sustainability efforts. The two firms collaborated over two years to achieve quality comparable [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is implementing new graphic health warnings and text messages on cigarette packages starting December 23, marking the fifth iteration of the country’s tobacco warning system, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on December 22. The revised warnings feature more direct messaging, replacing single-word cautions with complete sentences [...]
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 [...]
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, 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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]