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Shares of Loop Industries Inc (NASDAQ: LOOP) were falling Wednesday after the maker of sustainable plastic products confirmed that Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) terminated a multiyear contract. What Happened: Coca-Cola Cross Enterprise Procurement Group notified Loop Industries because it "did...

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) started off selling just one product in one size to one market more than 100 years ago, and today it is clear consumers will never drink the same product forever, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said during a CNBC interview. Global Brand Consumers want variety in all aspects of...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Plastics Industry Association (PIA) have announced a new program to help manage and prevent the accidental release of pre-production plastic pellets, sometimes called "nurdles,"  into the environment, but an environmental group says it does not go far enough...

High value plastics like the ones found in Coca-Cola Co> (NYSE: KO) discarded bottles can be recycled and reused into new bottles, according to company CEO James Quincey. What Happened Coca-Cola is able to re-use discarded bottles into new ones and the company is now experimenting how it can...

New research indicates that merchant shipping is likely responsible for a rapid increase in the amount of plastic bottles found in the world's oceans and that Asian merchant ships are the big polluters. Plastic bottles discarded into the ocean are now the fastest growing source of marine pollution...

DowDuPont Inc (NYSE: DWDP), one of the world's largest producers of plastics and packaging, is very much aware of the existence of the "plastic waste problem" and is taking action, according to the chemical company's CEO.   What Happened Plastic products is the "...

Industrial hemp is set to be a huge economic driver in the not-so-distant future, even more so than medical cannabis or even recreational marijuana, Cynthia Salarizadeh told Benzinga during a recent conversation – while discussing Salar Media Group and Civilized Media Group’s recent...

Leslie Bocskor, investment banker and president of cannabis advisory firm Electrum Partners, is one of the most passionate people in the cannabis industry Benzinga has come across. In a recent chat, Benzinga asked him to discuss a topic he was passionate about, an issue he found particularly...

The potential of the new three-dimensional printing technology cannot be denied. Early adopters believe 3D printers will revolutionize both mass manufacturing and supply chain logistics over the next several decades. A new 10-year forecast released last month by SmarTech Markets Publishing...