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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UPM Specialty Papers offers certified compostable label face papers for stickers
UPM Specialty Papers has developed two certified industrially and home compostable label face papers in a bid to meet the compostability and recyclability requirements of the upcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Plastics Treaty should roll out DRS, close recycling loops, and ensure transparent reporting, says TOMRA
TOMRA has made ten recommendations for a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Plastics Treaty, including mandatory targets, closed-loop recycling, transparent reporting, and the use of deposit return systems.
The European Plastic Pact is dead. Can we bring it back to life?
On the 15th of September, with little fanfare or explanation, the European Plastic Pact announced that it would cease operating. In this article, Emma Samson, marketing communications manager at Searious Business, asks: if the Plastic Pact covering the largest and arguably the most-circular…
Certified circular EVA copolymers unveiled by Repsol
Repsol has revealed its range of ISCC PLUS certified circular EVA copolymers – reportedly the first of their kind on the market – and aims to help establish a circular economy for polyolefins, alongside lowering its own virgin raw material consumption.
ABB to build Swedish robotics hub to optimise output, lower emissions, and save resources
ABB will invest $280 million into a new, state-of-the-art Robotics Campus in Västerås, Sweden in an effort to expand its production capacity by 50%, boost its supply to the European market, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve resources.
Itero Technologies and Brightlands Chemelot Campus join forces to build pyrolysis plant
Itero Technologies has signed a commercial realisation agreement with Brightlands Chemelot Campus to build a chemical recycling plant anticipated to recycle 27kT of plastic waste every year.
Open-source net zero roadmap revealed by Mars
Mars, Incorporated has published its Net Zero Roadmap, an open-source action plan documenting its plans to have carbon emissions across its value chain by 2030, invest $1 billion in driving climate action, and more.
PepsiCo: EU packaging rules should embrace refill at home
Is the EU’s proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation missing a critical element? In this article, Archana Jagannathan, chief sustainability officer at PepsiCo Europe, argues that the regulation does not go far enough due to its omission of refill at-home bottling solutions and refillable…
30 years of thermal transfer overprinting with Markem-Imaje
In this edition of The Spotlight, Markem-Imaje celebrates 30 years of innovation in thermal transfer overprinting (TTO) and examines how the evolution of its pioneering SmartDate® series has played a pivotal role in addressing key challenges for businesses in productivity, efficiency, and speed.
Walmart right-sizes delivery packs with automated solution from KNAPP and Packsize
Walmart has adopted technologies from KNAPP and Packsize to right-size cartons at its distribution facilities – a move thought to have lowered the retailer’s cardboard waste and more than halved its use of filler material.
Durst showcases automated label printing solutions, LED and UV inks, and more
Durst Group has revealed a computer vision and artificial intelligence solution aspiring to automate print quality, improve efficiency, and reduce both set-up time and waste in digital print.
FINAT pursues harmonised data generation for label life cycles and carbon footprints
FINAT revealed its Product Carbon Footprint and Life Cycle Analysis initiative at Labelexpo 2023, hoping to establish objective criteria for customers to measure and generate data regarding the environmental impact of their products and processes.