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…
A new process developed by Coperion has made it possible for PET flakes to be processed back into bottles again without first pre-drying them into pellets.
Nextek’s innovative NEXTLOOPP project is on a journey to create food-grade packaging from recycled polypropylene. We spoke with the organization to learn more about this initiative.
Staying still is not an option in the packaging industry. Repeating the same techniques and offering the same ideas doesn’t mean timeless quality, but rather outdated concepts that don’t embrace progress.
Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr Isabell Schmidt, the managing director at IK, the German plastic packaging industry association.
We talked to Graham Houlder, managing director at CEFLEX, to unpack the potential implications of changes to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
In his second of his two On Second Thoughts… columns, Dominic Hogg asks: are current European EPR guidelines really enough to motivate brand owners to switch to more sustainable packaging formats?
The 2020 global pandemic will have a deep and enduring effect on packaging supply chains, according to a new dedicated study on the topic from Smithers.
