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…
Managing production data, supported by fast-paced innovation, addresses the need to gain control of a more connected value chain and streamline fully integrated factories.
Smurfit Kappa has recently launched a new stand-up Pouch for olive oil. Part of its Pouch-Up® portfolio, the new pouch is available as a 1.5L unit, and weighs 17 times less than its glass counterpart.
At an In-House Exhibition on 23 May 2019 to mark the 45 year anniversary of the company's foundation, SOMIC presented the world-first SOMIC ReadyPack – a compact machine for single-component case packaging.
From a request of WPO Vice President Sustainability, Antro Säilä, Ernst Krottendorfer, Managing Director of Packforce, WPO member in Austria, prepared the Circular Packaging Design Guideline.
There is an urgent need to address packaging waste, a challenge that is widely acknowledged. The challenge has been finding solutions. A new material now makes recycling an option for previously hard-to-recycle high-barrier packaging
Pretium Packaging is introducing a new innovation approach for private label and independent brand companies at its new Pretium Innovation Center in Aurora, Illinois.
As a leader in solutions for PET packaging, among others, Sidel is well placed to give us a picture of how the industry is tackling the complex and often divisive sustainability issues the plastics industry is faced with.
A strong magnifying lens has been focused on the sustainability of materials, plastics generally being placed at the epicentre of debate and blame. But what about aluminium?
