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Last Nov. 21, one of the leading international packaging and material handling trade fairs, ALL4PACK Emballage Paris 2022, was held at Paris Nord Villepinte. It was an in-person exhibition for the first time after four years of absence due to COVID-19, which both exhibitors and visitors seemed lively and enthusiastic than ever before. At this four-day exhibition, about 4,500 experts and 1,100 exhibitors from 80 countries participated, which 50% of them came from out of France, allowing them to experience various products and materials. (ALL4PACK) With the theme of this year’s ALL4PACK, “Lead the Revolution,” the director of ALL4PACK Emballage Paris, Guillaume Schaeffer, said ‘The 2022 edition of ALL4PACK Emballage Paris will open the era of revolutions for this French trade show, which has become an international benchmark for the entire packaging and intralogistics ecosystem. We want to be the forerunner of new packaging solutions as well as the production chain.” Schaeffer also emph...

Various expos and exhibitions have briskly resumed from the pause due to the recent global pandemic, COVID-19 and recently held 2022 ESG-ECO EXPO KOREA is one of them. This year’s expo, which had been held online for a few years, was the very first time to have an on-site exhibition and received a lot of positive feedback. The 2022 ESG-ECO EXPO KOREA took place at the COEX on Nov. 9 - 11, hosted by the Ministry of Environment and organized by KEITI (Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute). Approximately 160 companies related to green infrastructure; including energy, architecture and mobility; green consumption, including products, distribution & service and food; and ESG management, including environment, social and transparent management; were participated and operated about 500 booths. This year’s exhibition not only showcased various eco-friendly technologies and products more than ever, but at the same time, various ESG professional forums and events were held...

With 1,300 companies and 66,000 visitors worldwide, the ALL4PACK Emballage Paris will be held at Nord Villepinte in Paris from November 21 to 24. In this exhibition, we expect to see packaging and equipment facilities and sustainable innovation solutions covering all four industries, including packaging, processing, printing, and logistics. rePAPER participates in the ALL4PACK with reliable solutions for the environment, such as RP-SERIES and REPA-COAT, which have 99.5% recycling, home composting, food contact stability, and packaging functionality. See you at the ALL4PACK exhibition, 21~24Nov 2022! If you would like to visit the repaper booth, please get in touch with us via the email below, and we will send you an e-invitation. widinsprit@repaper.kr

Greenwashing is deeply intertwined in many areas than we think. Last year, the International Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) found about 40% among 500 websites surveyed were misleading consumers with vague and ambiguous descriptions such as ‘eco’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘natural.’ How about containers and packaging? The purpose of packaging is to protect and preserve the contents of the product. Surely, the design on the packaging attracts consumers by showing the features of the product and exceptional container that is made with exceptional materials directly affects the sales. As we can see, packaging of a product plays a big role in marketing. So, let’s take a look at some greenwashings in the world of packaging. Dilemma of Cosmetics Container We often go to the mall to buy a gift on a special occasion for someone special. Even before you test them, you find yourself mesmerized by the upscale cosmetics with luxurious packaging or containers displayed under the lighting. The...

Recently, every country has been accelerating to finalize and implement the ban on single-use plastics that was at a halt for a while due to the pandemic. As it is reported that 8 million tons of plastic waste is dumped in the ocean every year, it has been destroying the marine ecosystem and has compromised seafood safety. Witnessing beautiful beaches being covered by piles of plastic waste, the world agrees that we need a more fundamental countermeasure. For this reason, rePAPER would like to understand and grasp each country’s approach and effort to solve this plastic pollution issue in the following two episodes. Today, we are going to start with the Americas who lead global economic flow and trend and European countries working for the environment as a unit?   1. Americas’ intense battle against plastic 1) The USA The legislatures of each state in North America began their journey to reduce the use of single-use plastics. As they influence the world's plastic consumption  ...

Jinju, a well-known city for abundant cultural assets and good education, was assigned as an innovative city by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in Korea and became even more vigorous with public institutions such as Korea Land and Housing Corporation, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, Korea Testing Laboratory, and many others settled in the region. KICET, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, is also one of them, located in Nam River in the city. As one of the government-funded research institutes, KICET was established for research development, test analysis, education of human resource of cutting-edge ceramic technology and covers a diverse range of fields including life, environment, energy, bio, medical, contributing to the improvement on the competitiveness of the ceramic industry. On May 3rd, there was a ‘ Training Business for Science and Engineering Expertise ’ held at an auditorium of KICET and rePAPER ’ s CEO, Yoon Cheol, gave a lectu...

As the amendment of Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources was resolved     at a Cabinet council on the 2 nd of June, Ministry of Environment officially announced that a refund- deposit system on disposable cups is set to start from June of 2022. The system asks a customer to pay a deposit to use a single-use cup at a cafe and give a refund when returning the container. In fact, it is not brand-new in Korea.   The First Introduction in 2002, and Homework It Left Ministry of Environment first introduced the deposit system on disposable cups in 2002 in order to reduce the use of paper cups and to improve the collecting rate. At that time, it was upon the voluntary agreement with 5 café chains and 13 fast food restaurants. The ministry charged $0.083 and $0.041 for deposit on a fast food cup and a coffee cup respectively, and the unreturned deposit was supposed to be used for environmental scholarship and funds for environmental conservation. Accord...