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…
In a step towards installing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology across its facilities, enfinium is launching a carbon capture pilot at an energy-from-waste site that claims to capture one tonne of CO2 emissions from the plant’s operations daily.
kp (Klöckner Pentaplast) is preparing to deliver a series of expert presentations at FachPack 2024, taking place 24-26 September at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany.
Ravenwood has revealed its new promotional flash labeller as a standalone applicator or as an integrated option with any linerless applicator in the Nobac 5000 range.
Biobased materials startup LignEasy has received a €1m investment to support the company’s scale up and provide capital injection and connection to EIT InnoEnergy’s ecosystem, with the first pilot plant due to be fully operational at the end of October.
At the University of California, Berkeley, a new chemical process claims to ‘essentially vaporize’ polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixed-plastic waste into building blocks for repolymerization into new plastics.
SÜDPACK and LEIBINGER have tested the suitability of continuous inkjet inks for printing on recyclable films for foods sterilized after being packaged, with a combined packaging and printing solution expected to save food manufacturers time and ensure investment security.
In a new whitepaper published by checkweighing system manufacturer Fortress Technology, the company reviews the environmental benefits of sharing best practice in the global whole and skim milk powder market.
Every Can Counts has announced that this summer, it helped festival goers across the UK and Ireland recycle over 100,000 cans – a 59% year on year increase – while spreading the word about the importance of recycling.
UPM Specialty Papers, Henkel, and Koenig & Bauer have conceptualized a heat-sealable ‘doypack’ confectionary pouch, bringing together recyclability, high barrier properties, and suitability for both traditional and digital printing methods.
For all our talk about the “mountains of packaging waste” created in the European Union every year, we rarely see actual physical evidence of this on our continent. Some other parts of the world aren’t so lucky.
Green Heart Solutions is using Futamura’s NatureFlex cellulose film to produce compostable flexible sachets for Chilean health food producer Soy Silvestre’s wheatgrass shots and avoid single-use plastics.
Dart Container Corporation and PulPac have announced a strategic partnership to install the first Dry Molded Fiber production line in North America, PulPac Scala.
