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…
AROL GROUP’s new TIRELLI ROBOSORTER is aimed at increasing the flexibility of low-speed feeding systems for triggers and pumps used in healthcare applications.
In our latest Spotlight, Sihl introduces its ARTYSIO brand, which offers innovative digital, aqueous inkjet printing solutions for packaging applications.
Schur Flexibles has developed an antibacterial varnish that can be applied to a range of its films, including those used for food packaging applications, to help to enhance point of sale hygiene.
A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation covers the “urgent actions” required by both businesses and policymakers to facilitate the transition to a circular economy for flexible packaging – with an intensification of measures needed across the flexibles value chain if it is to meet some of…
Refour’s RE-4 monomaterial is formed of air, minerals, and around 20-30% PP and can be recycled in public waste streams along with other plastics. We spoke to Torben Andersen, CEO of Refour, and Ida Feltendahl Frimer, marketing manager at Refour, about how the RE-4 material could act as an…
Aptar says it has been able to convert a prototype material containing PureCycle’s Ultra-Pure Recycled (UPR) plastic into multiple colours of hinged closures with performances similar to conventional resin.
The implementation of connected packaging has so far yielded mixed results for brands. Jeremy Yates, director of strategic partnerships at Happy Finish, discusses how brands can harness the potential of connected packaging by engaging consumers with clear calls to action, accessible technology,…
Henkel has announced that around 110,000 tonnes per year of fossil-based feedstock across its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses will be replaced with renewable carbon sources using BASF’s certified biomass balance approach.
The Perfect Sorting Consortium will bring together brand owners, universities, and an independent test and research centre to develop and test an AI decision model that could help with the separation of packaging that is not currently properly sorted.
Stora Enso says its new Cupforma Natura Aqua+ material is optimal for converting into paper cup lids for foodservice applications, as it does not absorb liquid and is recyclable in the same stream as paper cups and compostable in industrial settings.
Recent reports have suggested that consumers may be turning their backs on refillable packaging. What could explain this trend? According to Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, the packaging industry should keep one mantra in mind:…
