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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Apple and Amkor to build advanced packaging facility in Arizona
Apple and Amkor plan to build the largest outsourced advanced packaging facility in America, with Amkor packaging Apple silicon produced at the nearby TSMC fab.
Sustainability Awards 2023 Winner Interview: Procter & Gamble’s ECOCLIC box for liquid laundry capsules
Following Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards which took place in Amsterdam this November, we spoke to Samantha King, vice president of research and development at Procter & Gamble about the company’s win in the commercialized Renewable Materials category with its ECOCLIC box for liquid…
Neste reports doubled plastic waste processing capacity in second half of 2023
Neste claims to have doubled the amount of plastic waste processed at its Porvoo refinery in the latter half of 2023, reaching over 6,000 tons, and plans to develop the location into a renewable and circular solutions site.
Packaging Europe’s most popular stories from 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, here are our most popular stories from the past year – from the EU’s hotly debated PPWR proposals to L’Oréal’s packaging sustainability approach. Give this article a read for a rundown on the most important stories from the packaging industry in the past 12 months.
€2.5 million in seed funding to help Woola replace protective plastic with wool
Woola has raised €2.5 million in a funding round and is expanding its wool-based alternative to protective plastic packaging into the luxury goods market.
University of Adelaide uses light to accelerate conversion of PE waste into valuable chemicals
At the University of Adelaide, a team of researchers hopes to contribute to a circular economy by using polyethylene waste as a feedstock and applying light-driven photocatalysis to convert it into useful chemicals.
In-mould labels applied to JOZO salt shakers in cross-sectoral collaboration
JOZO’s decorated saltshaker tubes have adopted a new, user-friendly dosage cap and MCC Verstraete’s NextCycle IML labels in collaboration with SFA Packaging, CIRCPACK, and Veolia, with the end goal being circular packs that produce high-quality recycled polypropylene.
Corrugated cardboard tray from DS Smith to reduce plastics in Panvita’s meat line
Panvita Group is adopting the DS Smith Easy Bowl corrugated cardboard tray in a bid to lower plastic consumption across the Ave meat product line by over 1.6 million pieces of packaging every year.
European Council’s ‘general approach’ to PPWR receives criticism from industry players
After the European Council announced its ‘general approach’ for upcoming negotiations with the European Parliament surrounding the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, UNESDA, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE), European Bioplastics (EUBP), the Permanent Materials Alliance, and…
European Council reveals negotiating position in further development for PPWR legislation
The European Council has introduced a ‘general approach’ on a proposal for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – intended to reduce waste generation in the EU, harmonize the internal packaging market, and drive the pursuit of a circular economy – in preparation for negotiations with the…
Sustainable Packaging Summit: Approaching the paper vs plastic dilemma
Approaching the paper vs plastic dilemma.
Sustainable Packaging Summit: Renewables
Assessing the strategic opportunity for renewable packaging materials.