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…
Marking Earth Day 2024, John Lewis has signed up to environmental organization Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative - an effort to source better packaging materials and ensure the protection of critical forests around the world.
BASF, SABIC, and Linde are launching operations at the ‘world’s first’ demonstration plant to heat its large-scale steam cracking furnaces with renewable electricity; it is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 90% compared to conventional technologies.
After the Grand Opening of its Cirrec plant in Duiven, Faerch Group aims to process used PET trays from household waste in Benelux, Germany, and Sweden at an input capacity of 60,000 tonnes – aiming to ensure that 3 billion items of rigid food packaging it sells yearly are ‘truly circular’.
Investment company Taranis has announced an investment of €10 million into cleantech company Pryme, which converts plastic waste into valuable products through pyrolysis technology.
Digital embellishment provider Scodix has unveiled its first AI (artificial intelligence) tool - Scodix AI - ahead of drupa 2024, aiming to address growing demand for automation tools among print providers and designers.
Ahlstrom has revealed LeafSaver, a specimen collection card designed to store and transport DNA samples from plants, fungi, insects, and parasites at ambient temperatures – thus reducing the environmental impacts and costs of cold chain transportation, the company says.
ICA Sweden is implementing Stora Enso’s moulded wood fibre trays for flowers in place of traditional polystyrene alternatives, claiming that the transition reduces CO2 emissions by up to 81%.
Industry association Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) says the European industry is making a united call to prevent the risk of de-industrialization by relaunching Europe’s competitiveness.
PreZero has entered into a partnership with the Packaging Cockpit – a tool that calculates the technical recyclability and life cycle assessment of packaging systems.
Parkside has announced its Recoflex range of recyclable, paper-based flexible packaging materials, said to offer durability, barrier performance, and heat sealability in several market applications.
In the run-up to INC-4, which takes place in Ottawa later this month, Packaging Europe looks back at the Global Plastic Treaty’s development from day one – the key talking points, reactions from across the packaging industry, and where it stands today.
