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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New report suggests ‘upward trajectory’ for bioplastics and chemical recycling innovation
Appleyard Lees has released this year’s ‘Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021’, which, based on the analysis of patent activity worldwide, appears to show a renewed interest in the development of bioplastics and chemical recycling.
Tetra Pak introduces smart packaging network for southern Europe
Tetra Pak has launched the Iberia connected experience, created in partnership with Appetite Creative, to engage consumers via QR code-enabled smart packaging.
Amazon Germany to reduce SUP in outer packaging
Amazon is aiming to stop using single-use plastics (SUP) for its outer packaging by the end of 2021 in Germany.
How can recycling frameworks account for flexible packaging?
A group of organisations that represent the European flexible packaging value chain have called for legislators to develop a recyclability framework that acknowledges the unique challenges and opportunities of flexible packaging.
Will consumers put their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability?
Are consumers ready to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability? That’s a question asked by every brand and retailer, and one that seems to have many different answers, according to Winfried Muehling.
MAX International releases dissolvable and liner free direct thermal label
MAX International Converters, Inc. unveils MAXDLF, which it claims is a “world first” dispersible, liner free direct thermal label.
Retail in the age of regeneration
A recent report from Avery Dennison, a platinum sponsor of our 2021 Sustainable Packaging Summit, looks into how companies can reshape their business models in order to embrace sustainability.
Dow launches PCR shrink film for bottled water with Lotte
Dow and Lotte Chilsung Co. have collaborated on a new collation shrink film (CSF) for bottled water made from material containing 20% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.
Food contact testing methodology for corrugated board developed by FEFCO
Responding to the gap in specific EU regulations for paper and board with food contact applications, the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) has developed a methodology for testing the compliance of printed corrugated board.
COP26’s lesson: Scope three emissions are part of the total package
Wouter van Tol, head of government, community affairs and sustainability at DS Smith, unpacks the key lessons learned from COP26.
Designing circularity into the styrenics value chain
Having established its full circularity credentials, the styrenics industry is now committed to implementing the principles of sustainable design in a practical and actionable way.
Flint Group introduces new chlorine-free coatings for heat sealing applications
Under the brand name NexisCode, Flint Group Packaging Inks has launched a new range of chlorine-free heat sealable coatings for the European market, designed for film, paper, and aluminium applications.