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…
Bremnes Seashore has announced that its BÖMLO salmon fillets will be available in packaging made with BASF’s chemically recycled Styropor Ccycled-based plastic, which it says is identical to conventional boxes made of expandable polystyrene (EPS).
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.
plastship has collaborated with Kraton, Chemetall and Baerlocher to provide a digital service that offers plastic convertors an overview of the interaction between recyclates and additives.
The World Economic Forum will collaborate with companies from the chemical sector, including Dow, BASF and Solvay, to move the Low-Carbon Emitting Technologies (LCET) initiative into its implementation stage by the end of 2023.
The collaboration between Tecnocap and BASF will see the former’s metal closures for food packaging be manufactured with BASF’s Hexamoll DINCH BMB, a non-phthalate and biomass balanced plasticiser that it says is based on renewable raw materials.
Multinational chemicals company BASF announces IrgaCycle, additive solutions that it says will improve the properties of mechanically recycled plastics for different target industries.
As part of a strategic partnership, BASF and Siemens Energy plan to accelerate the commercial implementation of new technologies designed to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
BASF and the Swedish packaging material manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs have jointly developed a new home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging.
We spoke with Tjalle Hijlkema, marketing manager for flexible packaging at BASF, to learn more about the importance of water-based inks to the success of packaging sustainability.
