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…
Huhtamaki and Starbucks will trial compostable cups for cold beverages in select US locations, constituting moulded fibre lids and double-walled paperboard cups with a bioplastic liner.
Korean water producer Sansu has partnered with TotalEnergies Corbion to utilize its Luminy PLA bioplastics in cups and bottles, with Sansu’s affiliate WeCycle collaborating with Cass beer - official partner of the Paris Olympics Korean House - to collect used PLA cups.
SMA Nutrition is aiming to support its visually impaired consumers by putting NaviLens codes on all its product packaging, with the technology enabling visually impaired parents and caregivers to make informed purchasing decisions and get answers to feeding queries, in-store and at home.
At FACHPACK 2024, Constantia Flexibles will display its ‘industry-first’ print service for aluminium and PET die-cut dairy lids, alongside its range of sustainability-minded packaging solutions from a paper twist-wrap to a compostable coffee capsule lid.
Foundation Earth and EIT Food have formed the International Alliance for Food Impact Data, which intends to set international standards for the environmental scoring of food and drinks and display the information on a product’s front label.
Eviosys has revealed a new, lighter version of its metal Horizon overcap, thought to be ‘infinitely recyclable’ and save 33% of CO2 emissions compared to its previous design.
Berry Global is now supplying Abel & Cole with polypropylene bottles for its Club Zero Refillable Milk delivery service; the bottles are designed to be a lightweight alternative to glass and can apparently be refilled up to 16 times before recycling.
Domino Printing Sciences aims to support the transition into label-free beverage bottles with a range of Bottle Closure Printing Stations, designed to print variable data and machine-readable codes onto HDPE bottle caps and closures.
Brockmans Gin has announced its new lightweight bottle, which it says is designed with 51% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) and has 30% less glass weight on average than its direct competitors.
Over the previous football season, Packaging Europe got involved in a packaging sustainability collaboration with a local youth football team, with a view to learning about young consumer habits and behaviour. What results is a small-sample snapshot of differing behaviours, differing perceptions…
According to a recent report by RaboResearch – Rabobank’s analysis and knowledge team - the demand for recycled polymers has grown in the US and UK markets and is expected to continue to rise in the coming years, primarily driven by state regulation and company pledges in the US and EU-level…
Bonafarm’s Sole-Mizo is adopting SIG’s state-of-the-art Midi 12 Aseptic filling machine and carton packaging for its dairy products; the partners have set their sights on combined flexibility and high efficiency in the production process.
