Smurfit Kappa unveils new integrated corrugated plant US OCC prices rise in the Southwest July 13 ANDRITZ to convert paper machine for sustainable packaging July 12 Mondi acquires Hinton Pulp Mill July 11 Australasia Woolworths breaks paper bag promise 8 June SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post Email MOST READ Europe & Central Asia Which is better for future packaging: disposable paper Legislation in France that banned single-use packaging May 05 Europe & Central Asia BASF presents new compostable packaging BASF is expanding its ecovio range by adding a May 05 Woolworths breaks paper bag promise According to Crikey, Woolworths, a grocery giant in Australia, has abandoned its plan to make all of its paper bags in the country and will continue outsourcing production to China and Vietnam {reg}The decision was made after realizing that the increased demand for paper bags, resulting from the phasing out of plastic bags, could not be met with local production alone. The company had previously announced a deal with Australian manufacturer Detpak to produce paper bags domestically. However, it became clear internally in mid-2022 that the goal could not be fulfilled. Woolworths confirmed that it will still work with two Australian manufacturers, Detpak and Opal, but the exact percentage of bags made in Australia is considered "commercial in confidence." The decision to abandon the goal was not communicated to the public. Woolworths has phased out plastic bags in line with its plan, and competitors Aldi and Coles have also stopped offering lightweight plastic bags. Free NEWSLETTER Please enable the javascript to submit this form FREE SIGN-UP MARKET DATA Vietnam 23 March VIEW Turkey 23 March VIEW Taiwan 23 April VIEW Russian Federation 23 May VIEW Lebanon 23 February VIEW China 23 May VIEW Turkey 23 February VIEW READ More market data
