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AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings shares experience of sustainability reporting and latest can packaging innovations in new white paper
A new white paper that shares best practices and explores how metal packaging manufacturers – and the food and beverage industry – can successfully navigate regulatory changes and sustainability reporting across the value chain has been published by AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings.
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