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…
As part of a campaign to keep plastic ring carriers for multipack beverage cans out of general waste streams, Hi-Cone, in partnership with specialist recycling company TerraCycle®, has launched a UK-wide initiative
A recent study rooted in neuromarketing shows that designers and consumers may have different ideas about ‘good’ design – writes Ralph Olthoff, global marketing director for wine and spirits at Avery Dennison.
At Labelexpo 2019, BOBST announced the world premiere of its latest innovation – a hybrid label press, which provides the 'best possible combination of digital and DigiFlexo printing in a single press'.
Amcor has opened two e-commerce testing laboratories, one in Manchester, Michigan, US, and one in Ghent, Belgium. At both sites, the company’s packaging experts will test and certify packaging for customers from around the world.
Packaging and film specialist Bischof + Klein has won the German Packaging Award 2019. Company representatives from Lengerich and the Bavarian plant in Konzell received the award in the category of sustainability at FachPack in Nuremberg last week.
The Delegated Regulation EU2016/161 to the Falsified Medicines Directive came into force in February this year, creating a huge task for pharma companies and CMOs to update their systems to meet the deadline.
Innovation is usually perceived as being related to an additional feature on an existing product or service, or a totally new conception on a part or an industrial equipment.
PureCycle Technologies has successfully completed purified waste carpet from its Feedstock Evaluation Unit (FEU), transforming discarded carpet into clear, odourless, ultra-pure polypropylene (UPRP) resin.
