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…
Total Corbion PLA, global technology leader and producer of PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics and lactide monomers, has announced that PLA resins from Bonsucro certified sugarcane are now available for commercial order.
The European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted its report amending the European Commission's proposal for a revision of the Fertilisers Regulation.
Economic and demographic trends are key determinants of packaging market growth within any particular country. As an economy and real personal disposable incomes grow, then so too does consumer demand for packaged products.
What if I told you that every material that’s made with fossil fuels today can be made from a tree tomorrow?, asks Karl-Henrik Sundström, CEO of Stora Enso
Technological innovation is the key to provide a personalised and functional response to convenience or comfort criteria that prevail in the purchase decision of the final consumer.
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board on 21 June 2017 to serve a two-year term.
At the G7 environmental summit in Bologna this past weekend, Novamont has announced it has taken a unilateral decision to introduce a 40% minimum threshold for bio-based content in all of its MATER-BI bioplastics.
The European project KARMA 2020, where AIMPLAS participates, will develop a waste valorization technology in the poultry industry to obtain new biodegradable packages.
On 30 and 31 May, Valencia will be again the meeting point of the food plastic packaging sector with the celebration of the third edition of MeetingPack.
Eighteen months on from COP 21, the city of Paris is honouring its commitments by launching the first phase of the separate collection of food waste produced in Parisian households with the support of Novamont.
