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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Bain & Co notes stalling decarbonisation, misidentified sustainability metrics, and financial growth opportunities in paper industry
A new report from Bain & Co examines the landscape of the paper and packaging industry and identifies environmental roadblocks, including slow progress in carbon reduction efforts and consumers’ skewed perceptions of sustainable materials, alongside potential opportunities for economic benefit.
Paint the picture: How brands can navigate choices and satisfy consumers
The critical challenges facing companies in the packaging sector are clear: achieving sustainability objectives, ensuring that products are safe and convenient for consumers to use, and maintaining profitability. But how can these occasionally competing aims be reconciled? Mandi Alaterä, Senior…
New RFID label press embeds tags into existing primary labels
Meyers, a Minnesota-based creator of packaging, labels and retail displays has created a state-of-the-art RFID label offering that it says can improve quality, efficiency, and scalability of RFID label production. This eliminates the challenges most Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) brands face with…
Elopak: How to put sustainability at the core of your business
Elopak is a Norway-based supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment with a global outreach. It was also one
Australia’s ‘first’ infinite recycling R&D facility announced by Samsara Eco
Samsara Eco will open what is claimed to be Australia’s first infinite recycling research and development facility, where the start-up hopes to expand its enzymatic library and pursue its goal of recycling 1.5 million tonnes of plastic a year by 2030.
Heinz Snap Pot awarded for ‘circular’ integration of recycled plastic at Environmental Packaging Awards
The Heinz Snap Pot developed by Berry Global, which reportedly contains 39% ISCC PLUS-certified recycled plastic on a mass balance basis, has received a Gold award at the Environmental Packaging Awards.
Why must the packaging industry fully embrace data?
In our latest ‘In Conversation With’ interview, Antares Vision Group Supply Chain Visibility Solutions (formerly rfxcel) Business Development Director Simon Jones and Senior Director of Digital Innovation John McPherson explain to our readers why data is the future for the packaging value chain.
Quadpack completes mono-material wooden packaging range for beauty products
Quadpack’s full-wood, plastic-free Woodacity beauty packaging collection has reportedly expanded into a fully mono-material range and aims to offer a sustainable solution for the personal care and cosmetics industries.
The role of green chemistry and regenerative materials in packaging
The Principles of Green Chemistry are designed to help chemists make safe and sustainable choices for human and environmental health. Today, companies, governments, and higher education systems are integrating them into curricula and practice across the packaging industry. Dr. Charlene Smith,…
Greiner Packaging ‘repurposes’ existing Nomadic packaging format for new protein granola range
Greiner Packaging has worked alongside Nomadic to launch its new Protein+ Granola range in an ‘upside-down version’ of its Yogurt & Oat Clusters packaging format, designed for eating on the go and complete recyclability.
Mondelez rolls out recycling and sustainability messages via on-pack QR codes
Australia has become the proving ground for many major multinational brand owners to test smart packaging solutions. Now Mondelez International has launched Snacking Right – a new on-pack QR code that the company says can provide Australian consumers with current recycling and packaging disposal…
Avery Dennison presents linerless pressure-sensitive labels and developments in connected packaging
At Labelexpo Europe 2023, Avery Dennison will reveal two new decorative linerless solutions for pressure-sensitive labels featuring patented micro-perforation technology and its latest progress in connected packaging powered by its atma.io product cloud – setting its sights on both traceability…