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…
With the Sustainability Awards 2020 just nine days away, we talk with BASF, Borealis, Südpack and Zott - finalists in the ‘Pre-Commercialised Innovation’ about their collaboration to create food packaging made from chemically recycled PA and PE.
The EU-funded REFUCOAT project has successfully developed a new set of processes for producing bioplastics for food packaging from renewable materials, with the aim of replacing traditional fossil-based raw materials.
With not long to go now until the Sustainability Awards 2020, we talk with one of the finalists in the ‘Machinery’ category, Syntegon Technology, about its new machine that forms shaped paper pods.
Crown van Gelder, a Dutch paper manufacturer, will start selling paper made with sugar beet waste in January 2021, making it the first in the world to produce “sugar beet paper” on an industrial level.
We interviewed P&G to find out more about its PCR-containing Ariel pack, which is a finalist in the 'Driving the Circular Economy' category of our 2020 Sustainability Awards.
A new survey conducted by global packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa has revealed that European consumers are making a statement by demanding more sustainable packaging from brands before making online fashion purchases.
DS Smith has signed an exclusive partnership with Hanhaa, which will see it use innovative ParceLive technology to track, measure, and optimize delivery and conditions across the supply chain.
For our latest Innovation Spotlight, carton packaging specialist Elopak unpacks a number of its sustainability initiatives, including its most environmentally friendly carton to date.
