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…
At drupa 2024, hubergroup Germany will present its water-based and food-contact packaging inks on three stands; and deliver four presentations regarding flexible, food, and recyclable packaging solutions, as well as digital colour communication.
Origin Materials and IMDvista have formed a strategic partnership with their sights set on the ‘world’s first’ commercial-scale PET cap and closure manufacturing system, aiming to unlock design-for-recycling for bottles.
Flexible Packaging Europe has attributed the rising prices of European flexible packaging materials in Q1 2024 to shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, driven by ‘escalating tensions’ in the Middle East.
Aptar Closures has designed its recyclable, single-component E-Disc Top closure for e-commerce applications in the beauty, personal care, and home care sectors, intending to prevent damage to products during transportation.
Research from GS1 warns that mislabelled or unclear food packaging has caused 56% of consumers with food allergies to suffer from an allergic reaction, with the company uplifting next-generation barcodes as an instantly-updatable resolution.
Packaging Europe’s industry-leading Sustainable Innovation Report is back for another year – and this time there’s more insights than ever before. The report digs into the most important packaging innovations and solutions of the past year, as reflected in the submissions to our 2023…
Earlier this year, Nestlé’s Maggi brand launched a new packaging format designed to cut down on plastic pollution. The noodles can now be prepared at home in a mug, as opposed to being prepared in the packaging itself. To learn more, we spoke with the team at Nestlé Australia.
Germany-based Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is an applied research organization that sets out to act as a driving force for the transformation towards a resilient and sustainable food and packaging industry, with a focus on three main strategic topics: health & wellbeing, bioeconomy & circular economy…
Hündgen Entsorgungs has entered a supply agreement to source, prepare, and supply Carbios’ industrial-scale bio-recycling plant with 15kt of post-consumer PET flakes every year from late 2026.
Smart Planet Technologies aims to facilitate a transition into paper-based flexible packaging with its recyclable nanocomposite coating – said to offer ten times the moisture barrier and twenty times the oxygen barrier performance of conventional polyethylene coatings.
Dow, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, and Kraton Corporation have apparently reduced the carbon footprint of two of Henkel’s hot melt adhesive formulas for end-of-line packaging.
Starbucks has partnered with Podback to collect used Starbucks At Home coffee pods from drop-off points or at kerbside, recycling them into beverage cans, supermarket crates, and more.
