Siegwerk launches ink that also acts as oxygen barrier
Siegwerk has launched a new white printing ink that also provides an oxygen barrier – an innovation that aims to combine two layers into one.
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IMA Group targets pharma and consumer goods by acquiring Sarong divisions
In an effort to strengthen its presence in the pharma and consumer goods sectors, IMA Group has closed the acquisition of Sarong’s Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions, forming IMA Sarong.
Freudenberg extrudes and moulds single-use biopharma component portfolio
Freudenberg Medical is applying its extrusion and moulding capabilities to a line of single-use tubing and bottle cap assemblies, y-connector manifolds, and more, seeking to secure and streamline fluid transfer and other biopharma processes.
Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Henkel’s rPET film made from household waste
Ahead of this year’s Sustainability Awards, we spoke to finalist Henkel about its entry in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category - an rPET film for blister packaging made from unused PET blisters and trays from household waste.
Entries open early for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025
Entries for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 are now open - earlier than usual - with participants from every part of the plastics recycling chain in Europe invited to enter.
TOMRA and Henkel’s detection systems seek to optimize sortability
TOMRA Recycling and Henkel have teamed up to advance the sortability of packaging, with one of TOMRA’s detection systems installed at Henkel’s test laboratory in Düsseldorf.
Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: BOTTA EcoPackaging’s paper cushioning bag
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to BOTTA EcoPackaging about its Eco-
All 27 Member States miss collection and recycling targets and face infringement procedure
The European Commission is commencing an infringement procedure against all 27 EU Member States for falling short of legally binding collection and recycling targets, including the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive’s expectation of recycling 55-80% of packaging waste by the end of 2008.
What lessons can be learned from brands missing their packaging sustainability targets?
Major brand owners like PepsiCo, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive have recently announced that they will fail to reach their sustainable packaging objectives. John Blake, a senior director analyst at Gartner who predicted this trend back in 2021, tells us more about the important learnings the…
Amkor backs USA’s semiconductor reshoring efforts with advanced packaging facility
Amkor has signed a non-preliminary memorandum of terms with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $400 million in proposed funding under the CHIPS and Science Act, set to result in the ‘largest’ outsourced advanced packaging and test facility in America.
BW Flexible Systems aims for high-speed stacking with new palletizer
BW Flexible Systems has launched the SYMACH 3500S palletizer, which it says delivers high-speed stacking and palletizing performance for bags, bales, crates and cases.
Upcoming project sets sights on high-quality LDPE recyclate from household waste
RWTH Aachen University’s Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV) has announced an industrial research project aspiring to combine the best recycling technologies available and boost LDPE recyclate quality in mechanical recycling processes.