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…
UK-based packaging supplier Kite Packaging has announced the launch of its purpose-built mobile packaging laboratory, which allows it to bring machinery and systems directly to customers.
SIG announced today that it will invest €12 million in a pilot plant of its new European technology centre, which will be located near its packaging plants in Linnich, Germany.
Swedish Plastic Recycling (SPR) is set to invest €98 million in a new facility that it says will be able to recycle “practically all kinds of plastic packaging” – completely without CO2 emissions.
Amcor and Michigan State University’s (MSU) School of Packaging today announced a new partnership, with the aim of promoting future talent, greater innovation, and responsible packaging.
With its acquisition of a significant minority stake in the Slovak company Panara, the ALPLA Group is stepping up its activities in the field of bio-based and biodegradable plastics.
The 2020 global pandemic will have a deep and enduring effect on packaging supply chains, according to a new dedicated study on the topic from Smithers.
Mondi is expanding its paper-based MailerBAG range with the aim of replacing plastic packaging in e-commerce with a recyclable solution made of responsibly sourced, renewable materials.
To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2021, Marie Sandin, vice president for projects, engineering and plant automation at Tetra Pak, talks about her experiences and why involving more women in the packaging industry is so important.
In March 2021, IVK Europe reported on the wave of force majeure statements from European raw material suppliers and its consequences for manufacturers of products made of plastics
