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…
Nominations have closed and the verdict of the Packaging Europe readership is in - so we can reveal the three finalists for our Readers’ Award! This is your chance to decide which innovation best addresses the environmental challenges we face.
For Amazon vendors and sellers, time is running out to meet the online retailer’s Frustration-Free Packaging (FFP) standard, before they’re hit with financial penalties.
Entries for the next Alufoil Trophy are now being accepted. The competition highlights best practice, and turns the spotlight on the most important areas of R&D and application innovation.
Avery Dennison has launched a new manufacturing facility in Romania. Based in Timisoara, it will help service the demand for smart labelling across the European market.
At FachPack 2019 (24 to 26 September in Nuremberg), at booth 7-316 in hall 7, FKuR will present a wide range of possible uses for biobased plastics which all contribute to the circular economy.
CuanTec, the blue biotech company based in Motherwell and Oban, have completed an investment round with Sky Ocean Ventures and Scottish Enterprise that will enable them to process at pilot production scale and finalise their formulations.
Today, we catch up with Terracycle CEO Tom Szaky and talk about Loop, a platform that transform the packaging of everyday items from single-use to multi-use, and a finalist in the Best Practice category.
Coveris, a leading European manufacturer of flexible packaging solutions, is launching new additions to its sustainable range of products at FachPack 2019 trade show.
Total Corbion PLA will be exhibiting at K from 16 – 23 October in Dusseldorf, Germany. The company will be co-exhibiting together with parent company Total.
Retailers who need to send wine bottles through the post can now do this both safely and in an environmentally friendly way thanks to Flexi-Hex®, an innovative 100% plastic free packaging system being launched today by Macfarlane Packaging
