02 Dec 2022 --- This week in industry news, Bacardi removed all single-use plastic from its gifting range ahead of the holiday season. Also, Henkel commercialized its high-performance non-conductive die attach film, and Nextek’s COtooCLEAN project won the Alliance Prize in Circular Solutions for Flexibles. In brief: Festive newsBacardi reached its goal to remove 100% of single-use plastic from its gifting range by the end of 2023. Starting this month, all new gift packs in the Bacardi portfolio are plastic-free. This step will see Bacardi remove almost 275 metric tons of single-use plastic used annually, and has been achieved through innovative new designs that remove plastic or replace it with a sustainably sourced alternative. Besides using FSC-certified cardboard, the company is also pioneering the use of alternative materials. Bacardi says it is “the first” spirits company to use a new bio-based, 100% compostable packaging material in its Aberfeldy 12-year-old “Gold Bar” gift pack made from potato starch and cellulose fibers that replaces plastic vacuum packaging.
