On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
The European Commission has revealed its Competitiveness Compass, a strategic framework combining the pursuits of competitiveness and climate neutrality through measures to bolster the innovation, manufacture, and sale of technologies, services, and clean products on an EU Single Market.
Markem-Imaje is gearing its continuous inkjet printer, the 9712 bi-jet coder, towards products requiring ‘significant amounts’ of on-pack information, claiming to complete print jobs that would normally require two machines with one.
Ranpak has combined automation and protective paper technology into three integrated solutions that apply recyclable and biodegradable pads or void fill to e-commerce and industrial packages, seeking to reduce the labour and training required of human operators.
Systech has introduced its ST16 Semi-Automated Multi-Aggregation Station for pharmaceutical manufacturers, CMOs, CDMOs, re-packagers and distributors, aiming to optimize productivity and improve efficiency.
The Compleat Food Group has removed plastic trays from its high-volume pork pie packaging; it now expects to reduce its plastic consumption by 110 tonnes and save 430 tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually.
The Packaging Europe editorial team kicks off the New Year with its predictions for the packaging industry in 2025, from business trends and legislation to popular materials and technological advancements.
ULMA Packaging has revealed TSA 400, an automatic traysealer for low-to-medium production environments; it is designed for easy integration and operation, high production performance, and energy efficiency in a range of packaging applications.
With SEE’s new retention packaging system, e-commerce and fulfilment companies are expected to meet demand for same-day deliveries while eliminating unnecessary void material.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and intralogistics group Mecalux have begun a five-year collaborative project to accelerate the integration of self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) in logistics.
Montech Conveyors Corp. has announced its new line of SOLTB belt conveyors, aiming to optimize processes for packaging materials and energy converters such as fuel, battery and solar cells.
Aiming to boost its manufacturing capacities by 40%, DS Smith has invested €34.4 million into its Hungarian operations, including new converting equipment, an updated corrugator, and three ‘eco-classrooms’ for children.
Ferag and Sparck Technologies have designed a continuous, ‘one-touch’ process to prepare boxes automatically, from order-picking to dispatch, in a ‘first’ for the e-commerce industry.
