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…
Packaging and paper group Mondi has unveiled its collaboration with HKScan, a Nordic food manufacturer, to provide what it says is renewable paper-based packaging for its bestselling Falukorv sausage.
Avery Dennison, Estal and LEONHARD KURZ are set to co-launch ‘Make a Mark’, a collaborative platform for new developments in sustainable and innovative wine and spirits packaging.
Multinational chemicals company BASF announces IrgaCycle, additive solutions that it says will improve the properties of mechanically recycled plastics for different target industries.
Global life sciences company Bayer has partnered with the Free The Birds creative agency to redesign the packaging of its Berocca brand, in a bid to strengthen its market position and improve accessibility.
The European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) has released its report detailing how the European tube market fared in the first half of 2021 as it continues to face pandemic challenges.
Dow and Bolloré have joined forces on a pilot project which enables the use of recycled content in new food-contact packaging, which can in turn be recycled after use.
Counterfeiting has been a problem for the pharmaceutical sector for as long as it has been in existence; that being said, it’s clear that the age of e-healthcare and online purchasing brings an entirely new set of challenges.
Confectionary brand the Ferrero Group has announced that its Ferrero Rocher chocolate range will have a recyclable box, as part of its commitment to making 100% of its packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
Seven Fraunhofer Institutes have recently announced that they are pooling their expertise in the lighthouse project “Waste4Future”, which aims to increase energy and resource efficiency in the use of plastics. Elisabeth Skoda talks to professor Peter Michel, who is Head of the Polymer Applications…
Following last week’s announcement that it has reached its semi-industrial trial stage, the digital watermarking initiative HolyGrail 2.0 has reached another milestone – the successful validation of its first prototype detection sorting unit.
The next of our Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist interviews is with Jerry de Vos, creator of the Plastic Scanner - an open-source, low-cost device that he tells us can identify over 75% of all the plastics used by consumers around the world.
