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…
BOTTA EcoPackaging has revealed cable ties made from recyclable kraft paper in a move expected to help businesses cut down on unnecessary single-use plastics and lower their environmental footprints without compromising on tie strength or durability.
A survey by Gartner reveals that nearly half of supply chain organizations have formal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) objectives, rising year-over-year from 27% in 2022 to 49% in 2023 – yet 43% report higher attrition rates among underrepresented talent.
FachPack 2018 brought about 45,000 trade visitors (2016: 41,014) to Nuremberg from 25 to 27 September to learn about innovations and trends in the packaging industry.
Designed especially for coffee packaging, Sappi’s Algro Finess C coated flexible packaging paper aims to prevent fold or colour cracking while offering ‘superior’ printing and converting properties.
A new report from Rabobank warns that consumer demand to replace plastic packaging with paper is not a silver bullet in the pursuit of sustainability – citing higher energy consumption, increased carbon emissions, and the addition of extra materials that could prevent recyclability or…
Pharmapack 2024 – this year’s instalment of an annual event for pharmaceutical packaging, drug delivery, medical devices, and machinery – took place in Paris on 24-25th January. Remi Turbet Delof, global strategic account manager at Systech, runs us through the common threads in the solutions on…
This year’s Pharmapack Awards winners include an injection moulding technology that replaces plastics with pulp; a system that can turn standard prefilled syringes into dual-chamber solutions for lyophilized drugs; and an intra-nasal delivery device for comfortable and targeted drug administration.
According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the total European installed plastics recycling capacity saw a 7% decline in growth rate year-on-year and reached 12.5 million tonnes in 2022 – potentially putting Europe at risk of missing legislative targets.
Pringles recently announced a new 90% paper tube that is made of recycled paper and replaces the steel base of the previous design with a paper alternative. How does it compare with the solution it replaced, and what are its sustainability credentials? To find out, we caught up with Seàn Cairns,…
The World Bank has issued a seven-year, $100 million Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond expected to provide investors with financial returns through plastic and carbon credits generated in waste reduction and recycling projects in vulnerable communities in Ghana and Indonesia.
A new series of recyclable, paper-based induction heat seal liners from TekniPlex Consumer Products is designed to seal dry pharma, nutrition, and food products in bottles and jars with the same protective properties as conventional solutions.
