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…
Signode has introduced its new Octopus Prestige stretch wrapper, designed for high-volume operations and said to combine ‘record-breaking’ speed with improved reliability for end-of-line packaging.
Coveris and TIPA Compostable Packaging have entered an exclusive agreement to manufacture and market compostable labels for fresh produce in the UK, in response to increasing market demand and tightening regulatory requirements for the compostability of produce stickers.
Minebea Intec, a global manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technologies, is expanding the MiNexx product family and setting new standards in precision, connectivity and ease of use.
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to SIPA about its XFORM RENEW technology for rPET preforming, said to cut emissions and boost output, nominated in the Commercialized Machinery category.
drinktec 2025 will be bringing beverage and liquid professionals together in Munich from the 15th -19th September 2025, and Packaging Europe will be on the ground reporting on the key moments.
Greenback Recycling Technologies and Amcor aim to convert post-consumer flexible packaging into pyrolytic oil for food-grade plastics by installing an advanced recycling module at Amcor’s Heanor facility.
As Europe grapples with complications in its plastics recycling industry, could there be a silver lining for rPET in particular? Matt Tudball, Senior Editor for Recycling at ICIS, takes us on a deep dive.
ProAmpac’s ButterFresh Parchment butter wrap, designed to avoid both wax and PFAS, has received TÜV Austria’s OK Compost Home certification for home compostability.
TotalEnergies and CooperVision have incorporated certified renewable polypropylene, derived from feedstock like sunflower and rapeseed oils, into blister packs for certain contact lens products.
Europe’s glass industry is actively working towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 – but how will it achieve this, and what progress has it made?
European Plastics Converters (EuPC), Plastics Europe, and Petcore Europe urge the European Commission to maintain its €0.80/kg levy for non-recycled plastic packaging and earmark the proceeds to fund a circular economy for the plastics sector.
