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…
Pressure has been mounting on the international community with growing numbers of businesses, NGOs and governments supporting a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution on a global scale. In this panel we bring together key stakeholders across the plastics value chain to ask why this is…
Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, argues that the industry has a choice to make: adapt or die.
ICPG reveals its portfolio of enhanced polypropylene solutions intended to replace polystyrene in rigid form-and-seal food packaging applications, in our latest Spotlight.
WWF has released a position paper that emphasises reduction and reuse as the key solutions for managing plastic pollution, while also setting out its principles for evaluating whether it is possible to establish a credible and effective chemical recycling system.
Schreiner MediPharm’s Freeze-Lock cryo label features an interlocking layer solution offering adhesive strength and readability for the processing, storage, and transport of deep-frozen medicine containers.
Packaging food products so that they’re protected from breakage and look attractive on the shelf can be tricky. In our latest Innovation Spotlight, we take a closer look at how delicate confectionery and baked goods can be packed vertically in a secure way with tailor-made packaging systems from…
According to a report by Plastics Recyclers Europe, new data points to a growing PET recycling market and future opportunities for DRS – although discordant policy implementation and recycling capacity continue to challenge the industry’s circularity goals.
Aldi announces that its own-brand rice will be available in fully recyclable, monomaterial PE packaging developed by Coveris, with the rollout expected across January and February 2022.
Danimer Scientific, Inc., and TotalEnergies Corbion are set to enter a long-term collaborative agreement for the supply of Luminy PLA, a bio-based polymer, to enhance the production of resins with blended PHA and PLA inputs.
