06 Nov 2020 --- In packaging news this week, Symrise stopped using plastic cups at its corporate headquarters in Holzminden, Germany. The flavor and fragrance giant is switching to cardboard cups for tasting flavoring ingredients. ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, reported a record 51 percent EU beverage carton recycling rate in 2019. Henkel chemicals company introduced its plastic-replacement paper technology platform to Europe for paper cups, containers and e-commerce packaging.