On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
The European Commission has revealed its Competitiveness Compass, a strategic framework combining the pursuits of competitiveness and climate neutrality through measures to bolster the innovation, manufacture, and sale of technologies, services, and clean products on an EU Single Market.
Gemma McGeough, partner and patent attorney at European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers discusses a packaging solution from Ricoh that sets out to provide better product protection during transit.
Hoping to entice consumers back to stores and improve their on-site experience, Starbucks now allows baristas to handwrite messages on to-go coffee cups, serves ‘for here’ beverages in ceramic cups, and offers free refills in its cafés.
Nissha Metallizing Solutions (NMS) and Tetra Pak have collaborated to create an aseptic beverage carton with a paper-based barrier, featuring paper from FSC-certified sources.
Sidel has unveiled its StarLITE-R STILL bottle base aiming to ensure reduced blowing pressure, 100% recycled PET (rPET) integration and high-speed production for water, juices, milk, and edible oil from 0.25L up to 2.5L.
Responding to consumer dissatisfaction with vacuum-packed minced meat, Iceland Foods is re-introducing plastic trays to its beef and pork mince products.
Biedronka is joining forces with Mondi in a closed-loop programme to supply, collect, and reproduce its corrugated packaging in line with the retailer’s plastic consumption and CO2 emission targets.
Dow has announced a collaboration with Brivaplast and TecnoGi to reprocess imperfect perfume caps for use in luxury footwear and leather goods, aiming to advance circularity by keeping high-quality materials in the loop for longer.
Global technology company Nissha has become a co-owner of Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures, with the investment set to enable a substantial scale-up of volumes to meet market demand.
Akarton’s Hexpand solution, a protective cardboard packaging material intended to protect fragile goods in transit while unlocking easy recyclability, is now licensed for production and distribution in Europe.
PPG has announced the expansion of its non-bisphenol A (BPA) HOBA internal coatings line with its PPG Hoba Pro 2848 coating, aiming to meet growing demand to package water, wine and other drinks in aluminum bottles.
