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…
Reifenhäuser Blown Film is displaying the ‘world’s first’ 18-micrometre MDO-PE film at drupa 2024; it is said to reduce thickness by 25% compared to previous films and unlock the use of fully recyclable, low-carbon mono-material flexibles.
BOBST and Henkel have combined their skillsets in a bid to pursue optimized machine operations, environmentally conscious adhesives, paper-based flexible packaging barriers, and more.
As drupa 2024 approaches, BOBST has revealed recent developments in its packaging machinery, including energy and cost tracking via the cloud, compatibility with fibre-based and recyclable packaging, reduced waste and energy consumption, and increased productivity.
BOBST and tesa have announced that they will collaborate to create joint solutions for high-quality flexographic printing and provide more cohesive support systems for their customers.
BOBST has announced the 3D CONFIGURATOR online tool – compatible with its DIGITAL MASTER modular label press series – which is thought to integrate digital and flexo technologies into one workflow and allow label converters to visualise their ideal press configurations, thus enhancing their…
The global manufacturer of print and packaging technologies, BOBST, has revealed the NOVAFOLD, the latest addition to its folder-gluer range for packaging printers and converters.
BOBST launches the MASTERLINE DRO, a full line solution that it says will provide convertors with high-volume production on simple boxes and added-value packaging with qualitative printing and die-cutting.
Packaging and label equipment and services supplier BOBST, along with its collaborators, has announced the launch of its ‘Generation 2.0’ samples of high barrier flexible packaging solutions designed for recyclability.
Düsseldorf’s giant K show is the world’s biggest plastics event, and its three-yearly cycle serves as a snapshot of how the industry is shifting. Tim Sykes visited K 2019 to pick out some key packaging trends and takeaways.
A white paper by BOBST based on interviews with leading brand owners, talking about the challenges they face around the colours on their brand packaging, and how they consider more digitalized colour solutions in their packaging production workflows.
Eric Pavone, business development director, BU Web Fed at Bobst, talks about the real industry shift from what he perceived as sustainability being used as a marketing approach, to companies dedicating huge budgets and setting self-imposed deadlines.
Cheap - quality - safe - green: Energy Sciences introduces its Gelflex EB ink, facilitating game-changing printing implications for flexible packaging and new collaborations to bring recyclable materials to market
