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…
Counterfeit or substandard medicines adversely affect the health of millions of people and cost an estimated $200 billion annually. Their burden is greatest in developing countries, where the World Health Organization estimates that one in ten medical products are fake.
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced that from the 1st of July 2022, the country will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of select single-use plastics, including cutlery, straws, carrier bags, and trays, that it claims have “low…
The ‘use-by’ and ‘best-by’ dates printed on milk containers may soon become a thing of the past, giving way to more accurate and informative QR codes, says a report published recently by Cornell University in the USA.
With Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit just weeks away, here’s a rundown on the top-level experts who’ll be attending – and how you can meet them.
Avery Dennison has added to its portfolio of dual-frequency RFID inlays with the new AD Slim DF EM4425 tag designed for logistical, medical, and industrial applications.
Constantia Flexibles has launched what it claims is a recycle-ready, mono-material PP laminate with high chemical resistance for pharmaceutical applications.
Valser, a Coca-Cola brand, has launched beverage bottles without labels, which feature the product information and logo embossed into the bottle with the barcode printed on the top of the lid.
Ball Corporation has unveiled a new aluminium aerosol can made with its lightweight ReAl alloy while incorporating 50% recycled content and aluminium smelted using renewable energy sources in a bid to half the pack’s carbon footprint.
Constantia Flexibles’ Daniel Winkler discusses sustainability challenges and solutions as well as recent trends and developments in the flexible packaging market with Elisabeth Skoda.
Pernod Ricard is set to roll out a digital label system across its wine and spirits brands with QR codes that consumers can scan with their smartphones to access information on ingredients, nutritional values, and responsible alcohol consumption.
In the future, when ordering a shot of whiskey, the customer might ask the bartender to remove an edible fluorescent silk tag that could be found floating inside, even though it is safe to consume. This little silk tag, with a QR code, is a security measure that could reveal if the whiskey is fake…
Emballator Tectubes has introduced an integrated Twist off Recap solution for its mono-material Small Doses range that reportedly reduces material content by 10%.
