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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Changing the face of product authentication through blockchain
Komposite, a creative products development company, founded by Noam Krasniansky has launched a new blockchain technology that, it claims, will solve the counterfeit problem that challenges brands worldwide.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and University of California Berkeley aim to convert CO2 into packaging feedstock
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced a collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) which aims to develop scalable methods of converting captured CO2 - initially into sugar, but eventually into packaging feedstock.
Scientists develop new method for destroying ‘forever chemicals’
Scientists from Northwestern University claim to have developed a process that destroys PFAS compounds – leaving behind only benign end products.
New verification platform makes supply chain integrity accessible to all
True Pedigree, a technology company helping brands protect themselves from losing revenue due to counterfeit and grey market products, has launched GenuScan, which it claims is a ‘powerful’ new platform that lets users determine the provenance, destination, and legitimacy of products by scanning…
Albert Heijn and Coca-Cola to remove plastic handles on multipacks
Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands, and Vrumona are to stop using plastic handles on all their soft drink and water multipacks in Dutch supermarkets. This move is expected to save around 40,000 kilos of plastic each year and improve the recyclability of the rest of the pack.
Are designers truly responsible for 80% of a pack’s environmental footprint?
The statistic that design is responsible for 80% of a pack’s footprint is frequently cited across the packaging value chain. But where did this figure come from, and how much faith should we really put in it? According to Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, it’s time to bust…
Veolia launches collection and recycling scheme for LDPE garden product bags
Veolia will collaborate with garden product brand Miracle-Gro and Dobbies Garden Centres to collect low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags with the aim of reprocessing them into new products including garden furniture, plastic films, and new bags.
Amcor to sell factories in Russia
Amcor has announced that it will sell its three factories in Russia, which represent around 2-3% of its total sales, with the transaction expected to be completed in the second half of its 2023 fiscal year.
KP Snacks unveils 25% plastic packaging reduction for crisps brand
KP Snacks has announced a 25% reduction in flexible plastic packaging across its premium crisps brand Tyrrells, a move it claims will save 113 tonnes of plastic annually.
A look at mergers and acquisitions in the UK corrugated market
How attractive are UK paper packaging manufacturing plants to investors? Neil Osment, Managing Director of paper packaging industry analysts NOA, tells us more.
BMW Group announces plans to increase recycled and bio-based content of logistics packaging
BMW Group has announced a series of projects aimed at introducing more recycled and bio-based content into its packaging alongside reducing the carbon emissions across its supply chain by 20% per vehicle.
Attract employees to packaging industry by advertising environmental and technological progress, says FEFPEB president
Rob van Hoesel, president of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB), is calling upon the packaging sector to incentivise staff to apply for and remain in careers by highlighting its sustainable practice, amongst other perks.