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…
SYSTEMIQ is a B corporation created in 2016 to drive achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement by transforming markets and business models in three key economic systems: land use, materials and energy.
A new study intends to provide insights into the ‘environmental deterioration’ of plastic carrier bags made from different polymer types under littering conditions.
In order to meet the demand from the market for alternative packaging materials, the two companies LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH and Koehler Paper Group have developed in conjunction with MULTIVAC a cardboard composite
Providing better fresh produce, bakery products and proteins, by producing packaging for extending their shelf-life and quality, is the core objective of the EU-funded NanoPack Project.
Ammeraal Beltech will showcase a number of i products on show on stand E68 in Hall 9.1 which, according to Meat Industry Segment Manager Sander Bakker, ‘bring a new era of hygiene, high performance, and cost efficiency to meat processing'.
AstroNova GmbH, European headquarters of AstroNova Inc. (RI, USA), is extending its Product Identification range with new approved labelling for direct foodstuff contact.
In what looks like an unintended consequence, China’s recent ban on importing rubbish for recycling looks set to have an impact on the European corrugated waste market.
The MultiBio project, led by a group of Swedish experts and coordinated by RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, is aiming to create new bio-based products from excess waste sludge produced from wastewater effluent at pulp and paper mills.
In this feature, Duncan Hall, UK sales and marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems, explores how businesses can benefit from the latest innovations and technologies in packaging.
Aseptic cartons have enjoyed growing popularity thanks to benefits such as enabling ambient distribution, offering product protection, cube efficiency and convenience.
