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…
Coca-Cola now sells single-serve drink portions in 7.5-oz mini cans, with the format intended to suit on-the-go consumption and benefit new flavour trials.
A new report involving 115 reuse companies across Europe offers the most comprehensive snapshot yet of how reusable packaging systems are performing, what is holding them back, and what they need to scale. One of the key contributors, New ERA tells us more about what the future holds for this…
What is the current outlook for Europe’s manufacturing sectors – and what must be done to support them? In the aftermath of the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, we consult multiple industry players for their perspectives on promoting EU-made resources, lowering carbon and energy costs,…
When the EU Commission adopted the Single Market Strategy last year, it identified fragmented rules around waste and labelling as barriers to progress and prioritised creating a harmonized packaging labelling system for consumer sorting. Marzia Scopelliti-Kübler, senior public affairs manager at…
Cortec has announced that all of its VpCI-126 bags are now made with 20% minimum recycled content, a move hoped to help suppliers and end-users keep up with increasing global recycled content mandates.
As Germany transposes the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation into national law, the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) have cleared up common misconceptions about plastic recycling rates, glass waste collection, and more.
FuturaGene has announced that its new gene-edited eucalyptus, approved by Brazil’s National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio), aims to reduce chemical inputs and energy consumption in industrial processing.
Carlsberg has launched limited edition can and pack designs to celebrate Lunar New Year, featuring the company’s Hop Leaf and motifs to represent the Year of the Horse.
Earthnutz is the latest company to adopt Sonoco’s paper-based can, said to contain up to 64% post-consumer recycled content, for its high-protein peanut crisps.
Germany has transposed the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation into national law – raising recycling quotas for various materials and revising licensing and financing rules.
Metsä Group has announced that the demo plant for its new Metsä LigO lignin product has started up in Äänekoski, Finland, said to have a nameplate capacity of two tonnes of a new type of lignin product per day.
