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…
Finnish paper company UPM has developed a new biocomposite material made with “up to 100% renewable resources” that utilises waste from pulp production.
The Packaging Europe team shares updates from industry experts on the latest developments and tips on working from home as we navigate through this unprecedented pandemic.
We’ve heard polyethylene furanoate described by some as the ‘polyester of the future’, and chemicals company Avantium is very much championing its environmental benefits. Victoria Hattersley spoke to CEO Tom Van Aken about why this is.
Aptar Food + Beverage, part of AptarGroup, Inc., and a leader in a broad range of premium active packaging systems and processing equipment for fresh-cut fruits, vegetables and seafood, has launched InvisiShield platform technology.
The first snapshot of the findings from what has been described as “one of the largest ever commercially funded quantitative studies into business recycling and waste management across Europe” has been published.
A new study from Princeton University and the USA National Institutes of Health (NIH) claims to show how long the novel coronavirus can survive on plastic, stainless steel, and cardboard.
Prior to the Bostik webinar on March 24th at 15:00 GMT on the role adhesives can play when creating sustainable cardboard packaging for consumer goods, we catch up with speakers Tyler Derus and Pascal Peroni.
